Effectiveness of the Training Program on Knowledge, Time Management Skill Level, Psychological Well-Being, and Perceived Academic Performance among Senior Nursing Students

Background: Time management is about controlling the use of a nonrenewable, valuable resource and maximizing its optimal use. Practicing time management skill level helps students identify and change habits or activities that waste time, enabling them to achieve their desired goals more efficiently. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate effectiveness of the training program on knowledge, time management skill level, psychological well-being, and perceived academic performance among senior nursing students. Methods: 125 senior nursing students were involved in a quasi-experimental study that was carried out in in the faculty of nursing affiliated with Al-Azhar University. Data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire, as well as pre and post-test of Knowledge about Time Management, the Time Management Questionnaire (TMQ), the Flourishing Scale, and the Perceived Academic Performance Questionnaire. Results: The current study shows that using the training program improved knowledge, time management skill level, psychological well-being and perceived academic performance with a statistically significant difference between the pre and post program, the knowledge of senior nursing students before (13.89±2.71) and after (23.51±3.29) with t=93.846 and p <0.001. Time management skill level of students was improved after receiving the training program, The mean of senior nursing students ' Time Planning (Short- Range Planning), Time attitudes and long-range planning in posttest was compared to the pretest (28.89±3.1, 24.40±3.2 &20.85±2.9. respectively) with a statistically significant difference between the program phases (52.95±6.42 vs 74.15±9.21) with t=21.112, p<0.001. Conclusion: The study concluded that the effective training program showed positive correlations between knowledge, time management skills level, psychological well-being, and perceived academic performance. Recommendations: Nursing students should begin early study of time management, from the moment they enroll in nursing college, by training them in time management skill level, and this training should continue throughout their years of study.