Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i41/103902
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 41, Pages: 1-8
Original Article
Soon-Ook Choi1 , Sang-Hee Kim2 , Do-Young Lee3 and Jin-Kyoung Park4 *
1Department of Nursing, Bucheon University, Simgok 1-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, 420735, South Korea; [email protected] 2Department of Nursing, Baekseok Culture University, 393Anseo-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, 330705, South Korea; [email protected] 3Department of Nursing, Ansan University, 155, Ansandaehak-ro, Sangrok-gu, Ansan-si, 15328, South Korea; [email protected] 4College of Nursing, Incheon Catholic University,12, Haesong-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22000, South Korea; [email protected]
*Author for correspondence
Jin-Kyoung Park College of Nursing, Incheon Catholic University,12, Haesong-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22000, South Korea; [email protected]
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the level of state anxiety among the nursing students before their initial clinical experience and also to examine factors that influenced on their level of anxiety. Methods/Statistical Analysis: In order to achieve the purpose of this study, a survey has been conducted on freshmen students who attended three different nursing colleges from November 24th to December 5th, 2014. An analysis has also been implemented by using data collected from 207 students. Multiple regressions were utilized for the data analysis by using SPSS WIN 18.0 program. Findings: As for variables that influenced on the level of anxiety among nursing freshmen students before their initial clinical experience, factors including satisfaction on major (p<.001), satisfaction on campus practice (p=.021), traitanxiety (p<.001), competency of core nursing skill (p<.001), self-efficacy (p<.001) turned out to be significant. Before their initial clinical experience of nursing students, variables of Trait-anxiety (β=.366, p<.001), self-efficacy (β=-.173, p=.017), and major satisfaction (β=.135, p<.047) explained the level of anxiety. In addition, the explanation power of these variables turned out to be 30.8%. Improvements/Applications: What is required to relieve anxiety before initial clinical experience among nursing students in the future includes self-efficacy enhancing programs, major satisfaction, and trainanxiety relief.
Keywords: Competency of Core Nursing Skill, Nursing Students, Self-Efficacy, The State Anxiety before Initial Clinical Experience, Trait-anxiety
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