The Effects of Imagery Training on Outcomes of Clinical Competence, Voluntary Practice Time and Nursing Skills.
10.5977/jkasne.2017.23.1.76
- Author:
Su youn KIM
1
Author Information
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Gangdong University, Korea. suyounk01@daum.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical competence;
Nursing;
Imagery;
Students
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence*;
Evaluation Studies as Topic;
Humans;
Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2017;23(1):76-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore the effects of imagery training on outcomes of clinical competence, voluntary practice time and basic nursing skills performance during a core basic nursing skills course. METHODS: The design was a pre-post test design with two groups consisting of 88 nursing 3rd-year students. Clinical competence was assessed with a pre-post test, and basic nursing skills' performance and voluntary practice time were assessed at the post-test point. Data were collected from March, 2016 to June, 2016. RESULTS: The pre-post differences of all subcategories of clinical competence were significantly improved in the experimental group (p<.05). but the control group did not show significant differences in the teaching/coordinating and professional development areas (p>.05). The experimental group practiced 1.33 hours more than the control group in voluntary practice. The two groups showed no significant difference in basic nursing skills' performance (p>.05). CONCLUSION: Imagery training during a core basic nursing skills course showed positive effects on nursing students' clinical competence improvement and increase of voluntary practice time.
