J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2016 Aug;22(3):283-293. 10.5977/jkasne.2016.22.2.283.

Effects of the Reeducation of Core Fundamental Nursing Skills on Clinical Stress, Critical Thinking Disposition and Self-Confidence in Nursing Skills of Senior Nursing Students

• Yeom YR
• Choi KB

• KMID: 2350999
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2016.22.2.283

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to study the effects of the reeducation of core fundamental nursing skills on clinical stress, critical thinking disposition, and self-confidence in nursing skills of senior nursing students.
METHODS
A quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were recruited from two nursing colleges. The sample consisted of an intervention group (n=33) that participated in the educational program and a control group (n=32). The data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Data analyses utilized χ²-test & t-test.
RESULTS
After the reeducation of core fundamental nursing skills, senior nursing students had less clinical stress (t=-2.089, p=.041) and more self-confidence (t=1.008, p=.318) in nursing skills. However, it had no effect on critical thinking disposition (t=1.008, p=.318).
CONCLUSION
Reeducation of core fundamental nursing skills is important to the nursing profession. Also, nurses who are self-confident in their nursing skills are less stressed about improving the quality of their work due to the reeducation of core fundamental nursing skills. Therefore, it is vital for nursing colleges to reeducate core fundamental nursing skills to their students before graduation.

Keyword

Education; Skills; Stress; Self-confidence; Nursing students

MeSH Terms

Education
Humans
Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Nursing*
Statistics as Topic
Students, Nursing*
Thinking*