Validation of a Path Model on Clinical Practice Competency of the Nursing Students

Abstract

This study examined the fitness of a path model on the relationship among critical thinking, career identity, nursing professional self-concept, satisfaction of clinical practice, and clinical practice competency for nursing students. The subjects consisted of 581 nursing students and data was collected through self-report questionnaires. The data was analyzed by the SPSS and AMOS programs. Critical thinking, career identity, nursing professional self-concept, and satisfaction of clinical practice showed a direct effect on clinical practice competency for nursing students. Critical thinking and career identity showed an indirect effect on clinical practice competency for nursing students. Critical thinking and career identity showed a direct effect on nursing professional self-concept and satisfaction of clinical practice for nursing students. We consider the cause which affects the clinical practice competency of student nurses and study on the reasonable and effective curriculum and teaching and learning program.

Convergence Factors Influencing Clinical Practice Satisfaction of Nursing Students

“…If our study had included students with clinical experience of more than 3 terms, it would have had similar results to those of previous study. Clinical practice satisfaction showed lower or higher levels than those of other studies [27,37,38]. This result can be depended upon research participants and education strategy in nursing.…”

A Structure Model of Clinical Nurses’ Silence on Patient Safety

“…Ullstrom et al [15] studied nurses and doctors in Sweden regarding the difficulties they experienced with respect to patient safety silence and concluded that medical professionals desire to reject silence on patient safety, and this was impeded by the lack of organizational resources and peer-level support structure. On the other hand, existing literature on patient safety among nurses in Korea generally relates to the level of perception of patient safety by medical professionals [16], attitudes toward patient safety [17], and factors influencing safety engagement among nurses [18] with a general lack of studies on patient safety silence by medical professionals as well as tools to measure the level of silence by nurses.…”

Effects of Academic Resilience and Interpersonal Competence on the Happiness of Nursing Students

“…연구대상자들의 학과만족도 역시 행복감에 영향을 미치는 요인 으로 나타났는데, 이는 선행연구와 같은 결과이다[21]. 소그룹 콜라 지작업을 통해 구성한 간호대학생의 행복의 의미에 대해 높은 취업…”