Preparation for high-acuity clinical placement: confidence levels of final-year nursing students

dc.creator	Porter J
dc.creator	Morphet J
dc.creator	Missen K
dc.creator	Raymond A
dc.date	2013-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:23:02Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:23:02Z
dc.identifier	1179-7258
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8b9d8652d76f4aacba9334fe36f9d525
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29541
dc.description	Joanne Porter, Julia Morphet, Karen Missen, Anita Raymond School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Churchill, VIC, Australia Aim: To measure final-year nursing students’ preparation for high-acuity placement with emphasis on clinical skill performance confidence. Background: Self-confidence has been reported as being a key component for effective clinical performance, and confident students are more likely to be more effective nurses. Clinical skill performance is reported to be the most influential source of self-confidence. Student preparation and skill acquisition are therefore important aspects in ensuring students have successful clinical placements, especially in areas of high acuity. Curriculum development should aim to assist students with their theoretical and clinical preparedness for the clinical environment. Method: A modified pretest/posttest survey design was used to measure the confidence of third-year undergraduate nursing students (n = 318) for placement into a high-acuity clinical setting. The survey comprised four questions related to clinical placement and prospect of participating in a cardiac arrest scenario, and confidence rating levels of skills related to practice in a high-acuity setting. Content and face validity were established by an expert panel (α = 0.90) and reliability was established by the pilot study in 2009. Comparisons were made between confidence levels at the beginning and end of semester. Results: Student confidence to perform individual clinical skills increased over the semester; however their feelings of preparedness for high-acuity clinical placement decreased over the same time period. Reported confidence levels improved with further exposure to clinical placement. Conclusion: There may be many external factors that influence students’ perceptions of confidence and preparedness for practice. Further research is recommended to identify causes of poor self-confidence in final-year nursing students. Keywords: high acuity, clinical placement, confidence
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Dove Press
dc.relation	http://www.dovepress.com/preparation-for-high-acuity-clinical-placement-confidence-levels-of-fi-a12920
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1179-7258
dc.source	Advances in Medical Education and Practice, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 83-89 (2013)
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
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dc.title	Preparation for high-acuity clinical placement: confidence levels of final-year nursing students
dc.type	article