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New Graduate Nurses’ Clinical Competence, Clinical Stress, and Intention to Leave: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan
Joint Authors
Cheng, C. Y.
Tsai, Hsiu-Min
Chang, Chia-Hao
Liou, Shwu-Ru
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This longitudinal research study aimed to develop a pregraduation clinical training program for nursing students before graduation and evaluate its effect on students’ self-perceived clinical competence, clinical stress, and intention to leave current job.
A sample of 198 students returned the questionnaires before and after the program.
They were followed up at 3, 6, and 12 months after graduation.
Results showed that posttest clinical competence was significantly higher than pretest competence, positively related to clinical competence at 3 and 12 months, and negatively related to clinical stress at 3 months.
The clinical competence at 3 months was positively related to clinical competence at 6 and 12 months, and clinical competence at 6 months was related to intention to leave at 12 months.
Intention to leave at 6 months was positively related to intention to leave at 3 and 12 months.
Clinical stress at 3 months was positively related to clinical stress at 6 and 12 months, but not related to intention to leave at any time points.
The training program improved students’ clinical competence.
The stressful time that was correlated with new graduate nurses’ intention to leave their job was between the sixth and twelfth months after employment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cheng, C. Y.& Tsai, Hsiu-Min& Chang, Chia-Hao& Liou, Shwu-Ru. 2014. New Graduate Nurses’ Clinical Competence, Clinical Stress, and Intention to Leave: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cheng, C. Y.…[et al.]. New Graduate Nurses’ Clinical Competence, Clinical Stress, and Intention to Leave: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cheng, C. Y.& Tsai, Hsiu-Min& Chang, Chia-Hao& Liou, Shwu-Ru. New Graduate Nurses’ Clinical Competence, Clinical Stress, and Intention to Leave: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050889
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050889