The Importance Of Motivation In Nursing

Motivation is a very important factor in the learning process. It can influence the quality and quantity of learning, sets the stage for either failure or success. It is the nurse educator 's responsibility to understand that motivation is “a personal characteristic or state, but it is also an effect of a specific learning context” (Creţu, 2015, p.751). “Motivation is considered a fundamental psychological resource contributing to positive therapy outcomes” (van der Kaap-Deeder, et al., 2014).

Motivational Axioms According to Bastable, Gramet, Jacobs, & Sopczyk (2011), motivational axioms are rules that set the stage for motivation and include the stage of optimum anxiety, learner readiness, realistic goal setting, learner satisfaction/success, and uncertainty-reducing or uncertainty-maintaining dialogue. Learner Satisfaction/Success Satisfaction is a very important factor in motivating the learner to learn new stuff, pay attention, perform the tasks, or to ask the question when clarification is needed. The satisfied learner, either student or patient, can boost

215). This model focuses on the continuum of three processes, including compliance, adherence, and therapeutic alliance, where power between educator and learner shifts, depending on the process and progress of this process. The role of a learner in this model is often described as active and responsible, and forms an alliance with an educator to achieve the goal of self-care. Therapeutic alliance between the patient and therapist is an important component of the behavior change process, because there is a moderate but consistent positive relationship between patient ratings of the therapeutic alliance and outcome (Connors et al.,