A Study on The Influence between Self-directed Learning and Nursing Student's Satisfaction of Clinical Practice

Effects of a Self-Directed Clinical Practicum on Self-Confidence and Satisfaction with Clinical Practicum among South Korean Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study

“…Similarly, Lee and Shin [5] suggested that self-directed feedback practice was effective in improving self-confidence in basic nursing skills. Several studies have also reported that the most effective factor in increasing self-confidence in nursing students was SDL ability, with higher SDL ability being associated with higher self-confidence [16,22]. Shahrouri [15] stated that SDL allows students to take responsibility and control their learning to be meaningful.…”

“…Thus, they were able to enjoy the clinical practicum. Several studies have reported that the most influential factor on satisfaction with a practicum was SDL ability [5,8,16]. It was considered that the effect size of SDCP was large [21] on satisfaction with clinical practicum because of this background.…”

“…However, one study reported nursing students being dissatisfied with SDL in clinical settings [3]. Identifying resources for learning and basic self-management ability can have the greatest influence on satisfaction with the clinical practicum, and could result in dissatisfaction with SDL [3,16]. It can be difficult to find resources in classroom and clinical settings, which may lead to a decrease in students' satisfaction with the clinical practicum [12,14].…”

“…They develop their learning goals, a process that includes identifying the resources for educational purposes, choosing and implementing suitable learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes [13][14][15]. Nursing education needs to develop an educational program that would help nursing students learn and explore nursing plans by themselves, thereby improving their self-confidence [13,15,16].…”