A Study on the Clinical Practice Experiences on Nursing Activities of Nursing Students

Cho, Mi-Hye; Kwon, In-Soo

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2007;13(2):143-154.
Published online December 31, 2007.

Cho, Mi-Hye;Kwon, In-Soo;

¹Department of Nursing, Jinju Health College
²College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University

간호학생의 임상실습 중 간호활동 경험 정도

조미혜, 권인수

¹진주보건대학 간호과
²경상대학교 간호대학

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical practice experiences of nursing students who completed the courses of nursing curricula in college. Method: The data was collected using a questionnaire with 191 task elements in 8 nursing standards specified by the Korean Nurses Association(2003), from December 2004 to January 2005. Three hundred thirty-three nursing students from five three-year and five four-year colleges of nursing were selected for respondents. Result: The nursing activities which over 70% of the students had performance experiences with were 23 items(12.04%) practiced frequently in clinical settings, simple, low in malpractice risk and noninvasive in characteristic. In addition, the nursing activities which under 30% of students had performance experiences with were 87 items(45.55%). The nursing activities which over 70% of students had only observation experiences with were 20 items(10.47%). Also, the nursing activities that over 30% of students didn't have any experiences with were 19 items(9.95%) not frequently seen in the clinical setting. Conclusion: It is concluded that the students are not fully qualified as the new nurses of the future. Therefore, every effort to develop a more effective clinical nursing education in school, clinical settings and in students themselves is needed.

Key Words: Nursing education, Nursing student