Effects of Direct Practice of Newborn Health Assessment on Students' Nursing Clinical Competence and Self-Efficacy
Child Health Nursing Research
; : 117-125, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effect of direct practice of newborn health assessment on nursing student's clinical competence and self-efficacy and to propose effective strategies for clinical education on newborn care. METHODS: Design was a nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental study. The direct practice program was composed of a lecture, demonstration, drill and feedback using a manikin, and repeated direct practice regarding newborn health assessment. Participants were 65 student nurses taking the pediatric nursing practicum in the nursery room at M hospital. The experimental group (n=33) participated in the direct practice program for newborn health assessment and the control group (n=32) received the traditional practice method. Nursing clinical competence was assessed by two nurse investigators and structured questionnaires were used to measure self-efficacy. RESULTS: The experimental group's clinical competence was significantly higher than that of the control group (t=-4.82, p=.000). However no significant difference was found between the two groups for self-efficacy (t=1.264, p=.211). CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that the direct practice program is effective in improving nursing student's clinical competence, but it was not effective in increasing self-efficacy. Direct practice in various clinical education settings is recommended and longitudinal effects be evaluated.
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Main subject:
Pediatric Nursing
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Research Personnel
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Nursing
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Clinical Competence
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Education
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Manikins
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Nurseries, Infant
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
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Newborn
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Child Health Nursing Research
Year:
2016
Type:
Article