J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2024 Nov;30(4):305-318. 10.5977/jkasne.2024.30.4.305.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the variables related to the confidence in performing core nursing skills of nursing students

• Kim SH
• Lim JM

• KMID: 2562283
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2024.30.4.305

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to identify the variables related to the confidence of Korean nursing students in performing core nursing skills and to examine the effect sizes of correlations between the related variables and that confidence.
Methods
A meta-analysis was conducted upon 37 Korean master and doctorate degree dissertations and academic journal articles.
Results
The related variables were categorized into four domains: task competencies, socio-emotional competencies, professionalism competencies, and personal thinking competencies. The effect size of the variables related to confidence in performing core nursing skills were, in order, task competencies (effect size, ESr=.47), socio-emotional competencies (ESr=.45), professionalism competencies (ESr=.40), and personal thinking competencies (ESr=.33).
Conclusion
The results of this study are valuable when giving consideration to the variables related to nursing students’ confidence in performing core nursing skills for developing management and education programs to enhance those core nursing skills.

Keyword

Nursing; Students; Clinical competence; Meta-analysis