J Korean Crit Care Nurs.  2024 Feb;17(1):57-67. 10.34250/jkccn.2024.17.1.57.

Factors influencing the clinical competence of nursing students

• Kang K
• Im M

• KMID: 2553101
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.34250/jkccn.2024.17.1.57

Abstract

Purpose
: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the clinical competence of nursing students.
Methods
: The participants of this study were 209 nursing students who were in 3rd and 4th grade. The collected data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results
: Clinical competence had positive relationships with self-leadership (r=.59, p ＜.001) and resilience (r=.64, p ＜.001). Clinical competence was influenced by resilience (β=.45), self-leadership (β=.20), and grade (β=.20), with an explanatory power of 44.9%.
Conclusions
: Based on these results, it is suggested that future nursing education should develop a curriculum that enhances students’ personal abilities such as self-leadership and resilience, rather than only teaching knowledge and skills.

Keyword

Nursing student, Leadership, Resilience, Clinical competence; 간호대학생, 리더십, 적응유연성, 임상수행능력