Nursing Student’s Competence in Clinical Education
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https://doi.org/10.46648/gnj.255Keywords:
The Clinical Education Assessment tool (AssCE), student nurse, clinical competence, nursingAbstract
Background & Aim: Assessing nursing students' competence in clinical education provides information about students' learning outcomes. Having a good the academic competence in clinical learning has always been desirable for student nurses. However, there are very few scales and studies examining the academic competence of student nurses. The aim of this study is to assess learning outcomes in Turkish student nurses using the clinical education assessment tool (AssCE). Methods: A descriptive data form, and the AssCE tool were used to collect data. Intern nursing students' clinical education was evaluated by the clinical nurse instructors using the AssCE tool. Results: The mean age of the student nurses was 22.3±0.5 years (range: 22-24 years), 90.1 % (n=81) of the students were woman, all of these were fourth-year nursing students. The mean score of AssCE was 3.99±0.71; ranging from 3.43 to 4.19.According to the instructors of the nursing students, they are highly reflectng their competencewith their own self knowledge 49.4%, ethical awarenes 46.9%, safety awareness 46.97%, scientific awareness 45.7% and their own carries out nursing care measures 34.4%. Conclusion: According to clinical instructors in the study, student nurses performed at a "good" level. It is recommended that student nurses should be supported to improve their skills and knowledge in order to improve their nursing performance. Keywords: The Clinical Education Assessment tool (AssCE), student nurse, clinical competence, nursing.
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