The mediating effects on the relationship between campus life adaptation and clinical competence.

BACKGROUND

The solution to the shortage of nursing staff is to improve the quality of nursing education and training rather than to increase the admission capacity. It is necessary for the university to establish the current level of nursing education and find ways to improve it. The clinical competence of nursing college students is an ability to perform the desired nursing role to solve the nursing needs of the subjects in the clinical field, which is an important aspect of nursing students' practical training. Therefore, to improve the quality of practical training, it is necessary to improve the clinical competence of nursing students.

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of social support and resilience on the relationships of campus life adaptation and clinical competence.

DESIGN

This study is of a cross-sectional, descriptive correlation design.

METHODS

Characteristics of the respondents, campus life adaptation, social support, resilience, and clinical competence were collected, using self-reported questionnaires, from July 1 to September 10, 2017. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA with Scheffe post hoc, Pearson correlation coefficients, the 3-steps multiple regression statistics of Baron and Kenny.

RESULTS

Social support and resilience had a partial mediating effect on the relationships of campus life adaptation and clinical competence. In addition, clinical competence increased as more male nursing students enrolled and more students adapted well to the nursing department.

CONCLUSIONS

The result of this study is expected to be used as evidence data for the development of a program to improve the clinical competence of nursing students.