EFFECT OF TIME MANAGEMENT’ EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON FRESHMAN NURSING STUDENTS ACADEMIC’ PROCRASTINATION AND ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

Background: Looking specifically at the higher nursing education, the students are confronted with new responsibilities and expectations, which requires time management. Regardless of that, the student' numbers who reporting issues with procrastination is expanding. Also, it has been recognized that positive time management behavior quickens students 'achievement, whereas negative time management behaviors decrease students' achievement. Aim: To examine the effectiveness of a time management training program intervention on freshman nursing students' procrastination and academic achievement levels. Design: A Quasi-experimental design was used. Setting. This study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing ? Cairo University. Sample. A purposive sample consists of sixty of nursing students that accepted to take part in the research and met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The sample was divided equally into two groups, namely, experimental and control groups. Tools. Data collected by using a five instruments, namely, 1): Demographic Data Sheet, 2): Time Management Inventory (TMI), 3) Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students (PASS), 4) Knowledge Test (Pre / Post-Test), 5) Students' Academic Achievement ‘Auditing Checklist. Results: The results showed a marked significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the post intervention regarding the overall self-reported 'time management skills, overall time management ‘knowledge, procrastination levels and academic achievement levels. Conclusion: Improving time management knowledge and skills through educational intervention would dimension nursing students' procrastination levels and enhancing their academic achievement. Recommendation: integration of time management interventions in the course-related tutorial to help freshman nursing students make a study arrangement, set week by week learning goals particularly, for newcomers, who complain about time management issues.