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- Title
The significance of theory and clinical placement for students' nursing competence.
- Authors
Kirchhoff, Jörg W.
- Abstract
Background: Theoretical knowledge and clinical placement are the main components of nursing education. There are a number of studies that have focused on students' assessments of theory and clinical placement in nursing education. Few studies have focused on the significance of theory and clinical placement courses for nursing students' professional competence after completing their nursing education. Objective: The study aimed to examine nursing students' assessments of theory and clinical placement courses and their self-reported nursing competence. It also aimed to look more closely at the significance of theoretical knowledge and clinical placement for students' nursing competence. Method: This is a cross-sectional study of nursing students at an educational institution in Norway who completed their education in 2019. The data were collected using an online questionnaire. Nursing competence was measured using the Nurse Professional Competence Scale Short Form $NPC Scale--SF%. The response rate was 63%. Results: In terms of preparing them for the nursing profession, nursing students attribute statistically significant greater importance to clinical placement than theory courses in their education. The students have high scores in all competence areas, but score highest in the competence area 'Value-based nursing care' and lowest in 'Development, leadership and organisation of nursing care'. The analysis shows a correlation between students' assessments of theory and clinical placement courses and several of the nursing competence areas. Theory courses have somewhat greater significance for nursing competence than clinical placement courses. Conclusion: The study shows that students consider clinical placement courses to be the most important for their future nursing career. It also shows that theory courses have a somewhat greater significance for students' nursing competence than clinical placement courses.
- Subjects
NORWAY; SELF-evaluation; CROSS-sectional method; SCALE analysis (Psychology); INTERNSHIP programs; COURSE evaluation (Education); RATING of students; HEALTH occupations students; QUESTIONNAIRES; VALUE-based healthcare; NURSING; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CLINICAL competence; DATA analysis software; NURSING students; EVALUATION
- Publication
Norwegian Journal of Clinical Nursing / Sykepleien Forskning, 2024, p1
- ISSN
1890-2936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4220/Sykepleienf.2024.94772en