Health Commun.  2018 Jun;13(1):43-51. 10.15715/kjhcom.2018.13.1.43.

Affecting Factors on Satisfaction of Clinical Practice in Nursing Students

• Gil E

• KMID: 2416060
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2018.13.1.43

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of nursing student's communication ability, nursing professional intuition and self-esteem on clinical practice satisfaction.
METHODS
Descriptive cross sectional study design was used. Data were collected from 223 nursing students using self administered surveys at a university located in a D metropolitan city in Chungcheong area. Data were managed using SPSS 20.0.
RESULTS
As a result of regression analysis on clinical practice satisfaction and variables, regression analysis of clinical practice satisfaction and variables revealed that regression model was significant (F=31.80, p < .001). The adjusted coefficient of determination(adj. R2) was .358 and the explanatory power was 35.8%. The most important factors affecting the satisfaction of clinical practice were nursing professional intuition (β .371, p < .001), department satisfaction (β=.251, p < .001), communication ability (β=.166, p=.004), and grade (β=.133, p=.016).
CONCLUSION
Nursing students should improve their communication ability, nursing professional intuition and department satisfaction in order to increase the satisfaction of clinical practice.

Keyword

satisfaction; communication; professionalism; self esteem

MeSH Terms

Communication
Humans
Intuition
Nursing*
Professionalism
Self Concept
Students, Nursing*