Time Management Abilities of Nursing Students in Boromrajonani College of Nursing, Yala

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to (1) study the level of time management ability of
nursing students in Boromarajonani college of nursing, Yala (2) compare the average time management
ability of nursing students in Boromarajonani college of nursing, Yala by gender and GPA (3) compare
the average time management ability of nursing students in Boromarajonani college of nursing, Yala
by academic’s year. The samples were 162 nursing students of Boromarajonani college of nursing,
Yala who were study in academic year 2016. Selected sample by random sampling method without
replacement. The instrument was developed by the researcher. The content validity index (CVI)
was 0.80. The reliability of Cronbach’s coefficient alpha was 0.82. Data were analyzed by frequency,
percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The research found
that (1) time management ability of nursing students in the Boromarajonani college of nursing, Yala
was at a moderate level (M = 3.43, SD = 0.36). (2) Time management ability between male and female
students was significantly higher than male students (p<.05). The time management ability between
students have GPA 2.00- 3.00 and GPA 3.01-4.00 is not different. (3) Time management ability of
nursing students in Boromarajonani college of nursing, Yala in each academic’s year has ability to
manage time in term of planning and evaluation different significantly (p <.01). Targeted time spending
was significantly different (p <.05). The analysis of tine using was not significantly different (p> .05).