Effects of Clinical Learning Environment on Clinical Practice Stress and Anxiety in Nursing Students.
10.11111/jkana.2015.21.4.417
- Author:
Eun Young KIM
1
;
Seung Hee YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Korea. blue11998833@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical learning environment;
Clinical practice stress;
Anxiety;
Nursing education
- MeSH:
Anxiety*;
Cooperative Behavior;
Education, Nursing;
Hospitals, Teaching;
Humans;
Learning*;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2015;21(4):417-425
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors in the clinical learning environment that affect clinical practice stress and anxiety in nursing students. METHODS: Participants were 210 senior nursing students from two universities who had completed their clinical experience. Data were collected from self-report questionnaires and analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 Program. RESULTS: The mean scores for the clinical learning environment, the clinical practice stress, and anxiety were 3.16+/-0.68, 2.98+/-0.66, and 43.74+/-10.18 points, respectively. The regression analysis showed that the clinical learning environment contributed to 13% of the stress and 20% of the anxiety in the nursing students with the conditions controlled for general characteristics, department satisfaction and social support. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the clinical learning environment should be carefully assessed to reduce nursing students' stress and anxiety from clinical practice. Therefore, collaboration between nursing universities and teaching hospitals is necessary to optimize clinical learning environment.
