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Shuang Hu1,2, Jia Chen2, Renzhou Jiang3
1School of Nursing, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
BMC Nursing
|June 1, 2022
Summary
Nursing students
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
- Clinical Skills Assessment
Background:
- Internship experiences are crucial for developing nursing students' caring abilities.
- A gap exists in evaluating undergraduate nursing students' caring ability pre- and post-internship in China.
- This study addresses the need for comprehensive assessment of nursing students' caring skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the changes in undergraduate nursing students' caring ability.
- To compare caring ability scores before and after clinical internships in China.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 305 undergraduate nursing students from three hospitals in Changsha, China, participated.
- The Caring Ability Inventory measured caring ability pre- and post-internship.
- Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests.
Main Results:
- Out of 300 participants, overall caring ability scores significantly increased post-internship (P < 0.05).
- Improvements were noted in the cognitive and patience dimensions of caring ability.
- No significant change was observed in the courage dimension of caring ability (P > 0.05).
Conclusions:
- Undergraduate nursing students in China exhibit low initial caring ability levels.
- Internships positively impact and significantly improve nursing students' overall caring ability.
- Nursing education should prioritize and integrate caring ability development into internship programs.
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