Influence of Professional Self-concept and Self-leadership on Clinical Competence in Nursing Students.
10.7739/jkafn.2016.23.4.373
- Author:
Hwa Jin DONG
1
;
Mi Suk CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing Science, Jeonju University, Jeonju, Korea. worldvision5@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Professional self-concept;
Self-leadership;
Clinical competence;
Nursing students
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence*;
Humans;
Jeollabuk-do;
Nursing*;
Professional Practice;
Self-Assessment;
Students, Nursing*;
Thinking
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2016;23(4):373-382
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done in order to identify nursing students' professional self-concept, self-leadership and clinical competence and to analyze the correlation among the variables and the factors influencing clinical competence. METHODS: The research participants were 294 senior nursing students in the nursing departments of 3 universities located in Jeollabuk-do. The students had completed 3 semesters of clinical practice. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Multiple Regression. RESULTS: Participants' scores for professional self-concept, self-leadership, clinical competence were 2.78±0.36, 3.63±0.47, 3.80±0.40 respectively. Professional self-concept, self-leadership and clinical competence had positive correlations. Factors influencing nursing students' clinical competence included professional self-concepts in professional practice, self-expectations in self-leadership, constructive thinking, self-compensation and self-criticism in that order, and these variables explained 48%of the variance in clinical competence. CONCLUSION: Based on these results, it is important to develop and apply educational programs to increase professional self-concept and self-leadership in order to improve nursing students' clinical competence.
