The Effect of Knowledge Management to Nursing Practice Based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Principles and Nursing Techniques Practicum

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to compare nursing practice based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy between the students who had been supervised by knowledge management process and those who had been normally supervised in Principles and Nursing Techniques Practicum. The sample of 88 second year nursing students at Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Chon Buri was randomly assigned into two groups; 44 students in the Knowledge Management group and other 44 students in the regular curriculum group. The Post-test Only Control Group Design was used. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and independent t-test.

Results revealed that

1. The nursing practice scores based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of students who had been supervised by knowledge management process were significantly higher than the scores of those in the regular curriculum group (p < .05).

2. Comparison the nursing practice scores based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy between two groups in sub-scale, the data revealed that students who had been supervised by knowledge management process reported higher scores of sufficient and knowledge sub-scale than those students in the regular curriculum group (p < 0.05).

This finding suggests that the application of knowledge management process would improve the nursing practice based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.