J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2010 Aug;17(3):362-370.

Study on the Present Status of Practicum of Fundamentals of Nursing and Test for Competency of Nursing Skills

• Kim JI
• Kim K
• Paik H
• Sohng KY
• Eom M
• Oh SY
• Lee W
• Chang OJ
• Jeon HS
• Lee DS

Abstract

PURPOSE
In this study the present status of the practicum in Fundamentals of Nursing and test for student competency in nursing skills were surveyed. METHOD: Participants included 72 nursing schools. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and SPSS 17.0 for data analysis.
RESULTS
Credits for Fundamentals of Nursing, credits for practicum and hours per credit were 2.93, 7.34, and 2.14 respectively. Number of students per practice unit, full time assistants and students per assistant were 28.6, 0.6, and 20.2 respectively. Utilization of CPX room and OSCE room for practice was 5.6%, and 9.7% respectively. Of the school, 32.0% included clinical practice in the practicum. 90.3% provided an open lab but only 48.4% had full-time assistants for these clinical practice areas. Testing for nursing skill competency was performed twice a semester in most schools. Utilization of standard patients and high fidelity models for testing was 8.3%, and 23.6% respectively. The test was thought to be inappropriate in 33.4% of the schools.
CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest that to improve the outcomes, the practicum for Fundamentals of Nursing needs to be changed to include expansion of facilities and human resources, utilization of standard patients and high fidelity models and development of appropriate test methods.

Keyword

Nursing; Education; Competency

MeSH Terms

Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Pyridines
Schools, Nursing
Statistics as Topic
Thiazoles
Pyridines
Thiazoles