Factors Influencing Clinical Competence in Nursing Students.
10.7739/jkafn.2014.21.3.283
- Author:
Eun Su DO
1
;
Young Sook SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Kyongbuk Science College, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical competence;
Resilience;
Leadership;
Nursing Students
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence*;
Education;
Health Education;
Humans;
Korea;
Leadership;
Mental Competency;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Students, Nursing*;
Thinking
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2014;21(3):283-291
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to explore clinical competence and factors related to competence in nursing students. METHODS: Data were collected using structured questionnaires from 210 students in three different schools located in D, B and P metropolitan cities, Korea. Data were using PASW (SPSS) 18.0 program, and included t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlations coefficients, and multiple regression analyses. RESULTS: There were positive correlations between clinical competence and ego-resilience (r=.40. p<.001), critical thinking dispositions (r=.58, p<.001), and self-leadership (r=.14, p=.043). Variables such as critical thinking dispositions, ego-resilience, satisfaction with clinical practice education, health status and academic performance explained 48% of variance in clinical competence. CONCLUSION: According to the above results, a specific education program for clinical competence of student nurses is needed to increase critical thinking dispositions, ego-resilience, satisfaction with clinical practice education, health status and academic performance.
