Status quo and influencing factors of the core competence of nursing undergraduates

Abstract

Objective To explore the status quo and the influencing factors of the core competence of nursing undergraduates. Methods In August 2016, a total of 183 undergraduate nursing students who practiced in a Class Ⅲ Grade A hospital in Wuhan were selected by convenience sampling method. All the nursing students were surveyed by Competency Inventory for Nursing Students (CINS) , General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Measure Scale of Autonomous Learning Competencies. Results The total scores of CINS, GSES and Measure Scale of Autonomous Learning Competencies were (4.07±0.32) , (2.57±0.50) and (3.57±0.27) respectively. Family location, professional volunteering, general self-efficacy and self-learning ability were the factors influencing the core competence of nursing undergraduates (P<0.05) . Conclusions According to the characteristics of nursing students, nursing educators and managers should take corresponding measures to improve their core competence by improving their self-efficacy and autonomous learning ability. Key words: Students, nursing; Education, medical, undergraduate; Core competence; Self-efficacy; Self learning ability