Background: Theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom setting is necessary to enhance the clinical performance of nursing students in the same way that the latter reinforces what is learned in the classroom. However academic grade does not always reflect the competence of students in clinical setting. This study was conducted to determine a possible correlation between student academic performance in the nursing specialization subjects and their clinical performance. Design and Method: The research employed a descriptive non-experimental approach using existing data sets. The grades of three batches of Omar Al-Mukhtar University College of Nursing (Libya) students were retrieved from the Office of the College Registrar and subjected to statistical analysis. Pearson Product Moment Coefficient was utilized to determine the relationship in the changes and movement of the two variables, Academic and Clinical Performance. Result: Positive correlation between academic and clinical performance was observed from the three groups of students considered in this study. Correlation was noted to consistently increase from the third to the fourth year for the two most recent batches of students suggesting enhanced appreciation of theoretical and clinical nursing among students. Students who perform well in the classroom setting performed similarly well in the clinical setting. Conclusion: The Academic Performance of 3rd and 4th year BS Nursing students of Omar Al-Mukhtar University College of Nursing correlates well with their Clinical Performance. This indicates that an academic performer rates as well in their clinical focus and may be attributed to their increased appreciation of nursing as they reach a higher year level.

Nursing Informatics is becoming a trend in the nursing

Grading is the process of applying standardized measurements of varying levels of achievement in a course. Grading measures the students' academic capability. Database Management System plays a vital role in recording information of any kind. Grades or students mark can be recorded in a repository. As the student performs, all academic measures were recorded into the database system, over the years it accumulated to a large amount.

The research used quantitative study with natural experiment design for analysis of respondent performance in INP 3 exam procedures in CPR, Heimlich maneuver, insertion of catheter and NGT, and identification of instruments which will be referred as advance nursing procedures. Study participants are 4th year students of INP 3 of College of Nursing from Tobruk University. Result of the study shows that the students are competent enough in advance nursing procedures and fit to work as nurses in the future with an overall mean of 67.13, were repeaters has a mean of 59.97 and 70.59 for regular students. A significant difference were observe with a p-value of 0.000669 between the two groups.

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