Attitude of Under-graduate Nursing Students towards Clinical Duties - A cross sectional study

Background: Caring is a state of "feeling and demonstrating concern and empathy for others, showing or having compassion”. Care is practiced by nurses and nursing students in clinical settings, so clinical education is an essential and integral part of nursing education. Aim: To identify the caring behaviors of undergraduate nursing students of KPK. Methodology: The design was cross-sectional descriptive conducted in the private and public sector nursing institutes of KPK from august 2022 to September 2022. The sample size was 259 using simple random sampling, while the instrument used was a caring behavior inventory (CBI-24) having a Chronbach alpha of 0.96. Mean and standard deviation was calculated for continuous variables while the chi-square test was applied for the association between demographic variables and caring behaviors through SPSS 20. Results: The finding reveal that males were in the majority (86.9%) compared to female students (13.1%). The overall mean score of assurance was higher 39.5±7.6, followed by respecting 22±4.8, while the knowledge and skills mean score was 19.3±4.7, and connectedness 10.8±3.12. The overall caring behaviors of females were 95 ± 4 higher than male 91.3±1.7. The students of 8th semester caring behaviors were 98.7±1.5 higher than other semesters mean score. Implications: The study will help the nursing institutes and nursing instructor that how nursing students perceived, barriers in caring and how to improve the caring behaviors of undergraduate nursing students in clinical settings. Conclusions: Our study suggests that caring behaviors are perceived by students from the 1st semester of the nursing program. The caring behaviors of the students were significantly associated with gender and semester. Keywords: Care, nursing students, clinical duties, caring skills

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confidence: 99%

Investigating the Caring Behaviors of Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bibi¹,

Khan²,

Haseena³

et al. 2023

“…At the beginning of the programme, students attend theoretical studies, and they are gradually introduced to the clinical setting. In the nursing education program, clinical education is considered an essential and integral component 1 . As academic learning plays a vital role in any education program, similarly, clinical practice is the heart of nursing and provides a framework that is critical for the advancement of the health care system 2 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Perceived Health Competencies among Nursing Students and its Correlation with Self-Esteem - A Multi Institutional Study

Nazir,

Ilyas

et al. 2023

Background: Perceived health competency is a measure that predicts the behavior and outcome of individuals and enhances the self-confidence level of health care providers, while self-esteem is the skills and emotions that show the individual how to respect and not underestimate themselves. Aim: To determine the prevalence of perceived health competencies among nursing students and to investigate its relationship with self-esteem. Method: The study was conducted in the ten nursing institutes of Khyber Pukhtankhwa from December 2022 to February 2023. The design was cross-sectional analytical having sample size of 358 using sample random sampling method. The instruments used to assess perceived health competency were the perceived health competence scale (PHC) and the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire. Pearson correlation was used for association of self-esteem and perceived heath competencies. Results: Among the participants, the majority of the students were male (58.1%) compared to female students (41.9%). The level of perceived health competencies among majority (72%) nursing students was higher (72%). The level of self-esteem among majority (78%) of the participants was average. Furthermore, the findings revealed that health competency (behavior) were strongly associated with self-esteem (r = 0.089), while outcome was moderately correlated with self-esteem (r = 0.039). Conclusion: Nursing students health competencies (behavior) were higher among nursing students, which are strongly correlated with self-esteem, which will promote health-promoting behaviors among nurses. Furthermore, postgraduate students outclass other students in self-esteem and health competencies. Practical implication: Nursing students with low perceived health competence may be at risk of low self-esteem. Low self-esteem affects the health-promoting behaviors of students, which will affect their academic and clinical competencies and, in the long term, affect the quality of care and patient outcomes. Keywords: Self-esteem, health education, health behaviors, perceived health competencies, health promotion, nursing students

“…Care is practiced by nurses and nursing students in clinical settings, so clinical education is an important and integral part of nursing education. Therefore, the nursing institutes prepare students for these challenges 10 . Published studies where examined and caring behaviors of nursing students are addressed in limited studies are ignored in the context of Pakistan.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating the Caring Behaviors of Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bibi¹,

Khan²,

Haseena³

et al. 2022

Background: Caring is a state of "feeling and demonstrating concern and empathy for others, showing or having compassion”. Care is practiced by nurses in clinical settings, so clinical education is an essential and integral part of nursing education. Aim: To identify the caring behaviors of undergraduate nursing students of KPK. Methodology: The design was cross-sectional descriptive conducted in the private and public sector nursing institutes of KPK from august 2022 to September 2022. The sample size was 259 using simple random sampling, while the instrument used was a caring behavior inventory (CBI-24) having a Chronbach alpha of 0.96. Mean and standard deviation was calculated for continuous variables while the chi-square test was applied for the association between demographic variables and caring behaviors through SPSS 20. Results: The finding reveal that males were in the majority (86.9%) compared to female students (13.1%). The overall mean score of assurance was higher 39.5±7.6, followed by respecting 22±4.8, while the knowledge and skills mean score was 19.3 ± 4.7, and connectedness 10.8± 3.12. The overall caring behaviors of females were 95±4 higher than male 91.3±1.7. The students of 8th semester caring behaviors were 98.7±1.5 higher than other semesters mean score. Implications: The study will help the nursing institutes and nursing instructor that how nursing students perceived, barriers in caring and how to improve the caring behaviors of undergraduate nursing students in clinical settings. Conclusions: Our study suggests that caring behaviors are perceived by students from the 1st semester of the nursing program. The caring behaviors of the students were significantly associated with gender and semester. Keywords: Care, nursing students, clinical duties, caring skills