PROFESYONEL BİR MESLEK OLARAK EBELİK: LİSANSÜSTÜ PROGRAM ÖĞRENCİLERİ NE DÜŞÜNÜYOR? TEK DURUMLU BİR ÖRNEK OLAY ÇALIŞMASI
Midwifery As A Profession: What Do Postgraduate Students Think About? A One-State Case Study
Yazar: Kızılca Çakaloz, Damla; Çoban, Ayden
Dergi: Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Vol. 22 No. 4, 2018
Anahtar kelimeler: Health Care Administration ; Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi ; Professionality,Professionalization process,Midwifery,Profession ; Profesyonellik,Profesyonelleşme Süreci,Ebelik,Meslek

ÖZ Amaç: Bu araştırmanın temel amacı; ebelik lisansüstü programı öğrencilerinin profesyonel bir meslek olarak ebelik hakkındaki görüşlerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Nitel araştırma biçiminde desenlenen çalışmada, “tek durumlu örnek olay yöntemi” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Ebelik Bölümü’nde lisansüstü eğitim gören ebeler oluşturmaktadır. Örneklem seçmede; amaçlı örneklem türlerinden “ölçüt dayanıklı örneklem” tekniği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini 8 lisansüstü öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Veriler yüz-yüze gerçekleştirilen bireysel görüşmeler yoluyla “yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği” ile toplanmış ve değerlendirilmesinde, tüme varımsal içerik analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Lisansüstü ebeler profesyonelliği sürekli eğitim içinde olma, gelişime açık olma, kanıt temelli uygulama yapma, bağımsız karar verebilme, etik davranma, empati yapma, bütüncül yaklaşım ve işini sevme olarak ifade etmişlerdir. Ayrıca farklı servislerde çalışmanın profesyonelleşme sürecini ve meslekte iş doyumunu olumsuz etkilediğini vurgulamışlardır. Öğrencilerin tamamı ebelik mesleğinin toplumda hak ettiği konumda olmadığını ve bu durumun servislerde farklı eğitim seviyelerinde çalışan ebelerin olmasından, görev tanımı, politika ve örgütlenme eksikliğinden kaynaklandığını bildirmişlerdir. Ayrıca örgütlenmenin meslek gelişimi için önemini bilmelerine rağmen çok az öğrenci derneğe üye olduğunu bildirmiştir.Sonuç: Araştırma sonucunda, öğrencilerin profesyonelleşme kavramı açısından yeterince bilgiye sahip oldukları ancak fiziki ve sosyal koşulların eksikliği, yaşanılan zorluklar nedeniyle profesyonelleşmeyi devam eden bir süreç olarak gördükleri belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar, ebelik mesleğinin toplumsal statüsünün geliştirilmesi ve çalışma şartlarının zorluklarına yönelik yeni düzenlemeler yapılması gerekliliğini düşündürmektedir.Anahtar Sözcükler: Profesyonellik; Profesyonelleşme Süreci; Ebelik; MeslekABSTRACTMidwifery as a Profession: What Do Postgraduate Students Think About? A One-State Case StudyAim: The main objective of this research is to determine what the postgradute education students think about midwifery as a profession. Methods: In this research figured by the qualitative research method, "one-state case study technique" has been used. The working group of this research consists of midwifes who are continuing their postgraduate education at Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Health Sciences."The criterion-based sampling" technique has been used when selecting the samples amongst the purposive sampling types. The samples of this research have been collected from 8 postgraduate students. The data have been collected by "semi-structured interview technique" applied via individual face-to-face meetings. The interviews have been recorded with the permission obtained from the participants, and the acquired data have been assessed by inductive content analysis technique.Results: The postgraduate midwifes consider the midwifery as being in a continuous education, being open for improvement, handling prove-based applications, being able to make independant decisions, sticking to ethical rules, emphatizing, having an integrated approach and loving your job. Futhermore, they emphasised that working in different departments/areas of specialization negatively affects the professionalization process and job satisfaction. All students stated that the midwifery was not in a well-deserved place as a profession in society, and this situation was caused due to the midwifes who have different educational backgrounds, and due to the lack of mission, policy and organization. Moreover, although they know the importance of organization for professional development, few students reported that they are members of the association.Conclusions: As a result of this study, it was determined that the students had enough information in terms of professionalization concept but they considered professionalization as an on-going process due to the lack of physical and social conditions, and difficulties they faced. These results make us think about the necessity of making new regulations to improve the social status of midwifery as a profession and to decrease the level of difficulties in working conditions.Keywords: Professionality; Professionalization Process; Midwifery; Profession

Aim: The main objective of this research is to determine what the postgraduteeducation students think about midwifery as a profession. Methods:In this research figured by the qualitative researchmethod, "one-state case study technique" has been used. The workinggroup of this research consists of midwifes who are continuing theirpostgraduate education at Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of HealthSciences."The criterion-based sampling" technique has been used whenselecting the samples amongst the purposive sampling types. The samples of thisresearch have been collected from 8 postgraduate students. The data have beencollected by "semi-structured interview technique" applied viaindividual face-to-face meetings. The interviews have been recorded with thepermission obtained from the participants, and the acquired data have beenassessed by inductive content analysis technique.Results: The postgraduate midwifes consider the midwifery as being in acontinuous education, being open for improvement, handling prove-basedapplications, being able to make independant decisions, sticking to ethicalrules, emphatizing, having an integrated approach and loving your job.Futhermore, they emphasised that working in different departments/areas ofspecialization negatively affects the professionalization process and jobsatisfaction. All students stated that the midwifery was not in a well-deservedplace as a profession in society, and this situation was caused due to themidwifes who have different educational backgrounds, and due to the lack ofmission, policy and organization. Moreover, although they know the importanceof organization for professional development, few students reported that theyare members of the association.Conclusions: As a result of this study, it was determined that the students hadenough information in terms of professionalization concept but they consideredprofessionalization as an on-going process due to the lack of physical andsocial conditions, and difficulties they faced. These results make us thinkabout the necessity of making new regulations to improve the social status ofmidwifery as a profession and to decrease the level of difficulties in workingconditions.