Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Clinical Skill Competence of Nursing Students.
- Author:
Moon Sook YOO
1
;
Youn Jung SON
;
Il Young YOO
;
Sung Kyung HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, 366-1, Ssangyong-dong, Chunan Si Chungnam, Korea. yjson@sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Student;
Nursing;
Self-efficacy;
Clinical competence
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence*;
Curriculum;
Humans;
Korea;
Mental Competency*;
Nursing*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Seoul;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2006;13(3):343-350
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the relationship between self-efficacy and clinical skill competence of nursing students. METHOD: The participants in the study were 375 student nurses enrolled in 3rd & 4th year of a BSN program in Seoul and Gyeongi province, Korea. Data were collected from December 12, 2004 to November 30, 2005 using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 11.0 Win program. RESULTS: The average score for self-efficacy was 3.21+/-0.60, and for clinical skill competence 2.80+/-0.42. The self-efficacy score showed a significant difference according to student's year in college (t=2.494, p=0.013), and GPA score (t=4.299, p=0.000). The clinical skill competence score showed a significant difference according to year in college (t=5.351, p=0.000), GPA score (t=2.997, p=0.003) and satisfaction with course (F=5.214, p=0.006). There was a significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and clinical skill competence (r=0.224, p=0.000). CONCLUSION: These findings show that there is a need to develop strategies to improve self-efficacy for student nurses in Korea. And also, it is recommended that programs to improve clinical skill competence need to be included in nursing curricula.
