Investigation of the status and influencing factors of identification on nursing students among gynecological patients

Abstract

Objective To explore the status and influencing factors of identification on nursing students among gynecological patients. Methods Questionnaire which was self-designed were utilized to collect data from 284 patients in Gynecology Department, West China Second University Hospital. Results The score of identification of patients was above the average(4.08±0.42). Specifically, subscale of cognition obtained the highest average score (4.32±0.81)and subscale of trust obtained the lowest average score (3.82±0.51). Single factor analysis showed that different age, diagnose, educational level, income, career of nurses would lead to different identification on nursing students , the results have statistical significance (P<0.05). The results of multiple regression revealed that different age, diagnose and educational level were related factors of identification on nursing students among gynecological patients (P<0.05). Conclusions In order to improve the trust level of patients, it is very important for nursing teacher to strengthen the skill training and nurse-patient communication training on nursing students, and also to have positive communication with patients according to their individual differences at the aspects of age, career and income. Key words: Nursing students; Internship; Identification; Influencing factors; Investigation