| Literature DB >> 25813131 |
Jee Won Park1, Chun Ja Kim1, Yong Soon Kim1, Moon Sook Yoo1, Hyera Yoo1, Sun Mi Chae2, Jeong Ah Ahn1.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships among critical thinking disposition, general self-efficacy, leadership and clinical competence, and identify the factors influencing clinical competence in nursing students.Entities:
Keywords: Clinical competence; Critical thinking disposition; General self-efficacy; Leadership; Nursing students
Year: 2012 PMID: 25813131 PMCID: PMC8813344 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2012.24.3.223
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Baseline Characteristics (n=153)
| Characteristic | Mean±SD or No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, yr | 21.18±2.31 |
| Gender | |
| Woman | 142 (92.8) |
| Man | 11 (7.2) |
| Nursing school year | |
| 2nd year | 68 (44.5) |
| 3rd year | 45 (29.4) |
| 4th year | 40 (26.1) |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 57 (37.3) |
| Catholic | 27 (17.6) |
| Buddhist | 4 (2.6) |
| None | 64 (41.8) |
| No response | 1 (0.7) |
| No. of sibling | |
| 1 | 29 (18.9) |
| 2 | 63 (41.2) |
| 3≤ | 33 (21.6) |
| No response | 28 (18.3) |
| Type of graduating high school | |
| Science major | 121 (79.1) |
| Liberal arts major | 32 (20.9) |
| Subjective academic achievement (range, 1~5) | 3.12±0.86 |
| Low | 32 (20.9) |
| Medium | 66 (43.1) |
| High | 54 (35.3) |
| No response | 1 (0.7) |
SD: Standard deviation.
Degree of Critical Thinking Disposition, General Self-Efficacy, Leadership, and Clinical Competence (n=153)
| Variable | Min | Max | Mean±SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical thinking disposition Score range, 1~5 | 2.23 | 4.69 | 3.44±0.45 |
| General self-efficacy Score range, 1~5 | 1.00 | 4.71 | 3.51±0.57 |
| Leadership Score range, 1~5 | 2.00 | 4.95 | 3.55±0.53 |
| Clinical competence Score range, 1~5 | 1.84 | 4.93 | 3.42±0.56 |
SD: Standard deviation.
Comparison of Critical Thinking Disposition, General Self-Efficacy, Leadership, and Clinical Competence according to General Characteristics
| Variable | Critical thinking disposition | General self-efficacy | Leadership | Clinical competence | ||||
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| Mean±SD | t or F (p) | Mean±SD | t or F (p) | Mean±SD | t or F (p) | Mean±SD | t or F (p) | |
| Nursing school year | ||||||||
| 2nd yeara) | 3.32±0.37 | 4.61 (0.011) | 3.35±0.50 | 8.04 (<0.001) | 3.42±0.48 | 3.94 (0.021) | 3.20±0.55 | 15.19 (<0.001) |
| 3rd yearb) | 3.49±0.45 | 3.50±0.52 | 3.60±0.51 | 3.45±0.50 | ||||
| 4th yearc) | 3.58±0.51 | 3.78±0.65 | 3.70±0.59 | 3.76±0.44 | ||||
| Scheffe | a)<c) | a)<c) | a)<c) | a)<b)<c) | ||||
| Religion | ||||||||
| Yes | 3.45±0.46 | 0.39 (0.697) | 3.50±0.60 | -0.08 (0.940) | 3.53±0.54 | -0.32 (0.749) | 3.45±0.54 | 0.91 (0.150) |
| No | 3.42±0.42 | 3.50±0.52 | 3.56±0.51 | 3.37±0.58 | ||||
| No. of sibling | ||||||||
| 1 | 3.36±0.34 | 2.08 (0.130) | 3.60±0.45 | 1.05 (0.352) | 3.47±0.55 | 2.11 (0.125) | 3.37±0.61 | 1.62 (0.201) |
| 2 | 3.49±0.50 | 3.51±0.63 | 3.62±0.56 | 3.53±0.56 | ||||
| 3≤ | 3.31±0.43 | 3.39±0.55 | 3.38±0.51 | 3.33±0.56 | ||||
| Type of graduating high school | ||||||||
| Science major | 3.41±0.44 | -1.41 (0.161) | 3.51±0.57 | 0.16 (0.870) | 3.52±0.53 | -1.07 (0.285) | 3.45±0.56 | 1.27 (0.205) |
| Liberal arts major | 3.54±0.45 | 3.49±0.58 | 3.64±0.52 | 3.31±0.51 | ||||
| Subjective academic achievement | ||||||||
| Lowa) | 3.26±0.39 | 7.90 (0.001) | 3.21±0.44 | 10.71 (<0.001) | 3.31±0.52 | 7.21 (0.001) | 3.13±0.43 | 16.06 (<0.001) |
| Mediumb) | 3.38±0.45 | 3.44±0.56 | 3.50±0.50 | 3.32±0.55 | ||||
| Highc) | 3.61±0.42 | 3.74±0.55 | 3.73±0.51 | 3.72±0.49 | ||||
| Scheffe | a)<b)<c) | a)<b)<c) | a)<c) | a)<b)<c) | ||||
SD: Standard deviation.
Correlations of Critical Thinking Disposition, General Self-Efficacy, Leadership, and Clinical Competence
| Critical thinking disposition | General self-efficacy | Leadership | Clinical competence | |
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| Critical thinking disposition | 1 | |||
| General self-efficacy | 0.41 (<0.001) | 1 | ||
| Leadership | 0.77 (<0.001) | 0.32 (<0.001) | 1 | |
| Clinical competence | 0.40 (<0.001) | 0.37 (<0.001) | 0.46 (<0.001) | 1 |
Factors Influencing Clinical Competence in Nursing Students
| Model | Variable | B | SE |
| t | p | R2 | adj R2 | F (p) |
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| Model 1 | (Constant) | 1.72 | 0.27 | 6.30 | <0.001 | 0.210 | 0.205 | 39.83 (<0.001) | |
| Leadership | 0.48 | 0.08 | 0.46 | 6.31 | <0.001 | ||||
| Model 2 | (Constant) | 1.36 | 0.27 | 5.09 | <0.001 | 0.309 | 0.299 | 33.25 (<0.001) | |
| Leadership | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 5.58 | <0.001 | ||||
| Nursing school year | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.32 | 4.61 | <0.001 | ||||
| Model 3 | (Constant) | 1.30 | 0.26 | 5.01 | <0.001 | 0.358 | 0.345 | 27.52 (<0.001) | |
| Leadership | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.33 | 4.73 | <0.001 | ||||
| Nursing school year | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 3.88 | <0.001 | ||||
| Subjective academic achievement | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.24 | 3.38 | 0.001 |
SE: Standard error.