Correlation between Clinical Competence, Clinical Decision Making, and Perceived Autonomy Support among Nursing Internship Students

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Nursing Administration (Nursing Education), Faculty of Nursing, Minia University

2 Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University

Abstract

Clinical competence is a crucial distinction for affirming professional, ethical, high quality and safe
nursing care as well foster internship skills as decision making. The aim of the study was to assess
correlation between clinical competence, clinical decision making, and perceived autonomy support
among nursing internship students. Research design: cross sectional correlational design. Setting:
'Minia University Hospital' and 'Gynecology, Obstetric and Pediatric Minia University Hospital'.
Subjects: stratified random sample from internship nursing students at general and critical units of
two hospitals (size=133). Results: nursing internship student had a fair level regarding their clinical
competence, clinical decision making, and perceived autonomy support. Also, the internship of
critical area had level score better than the internship of general area. Conclusion: there were
positive correlations between clinical competence, clinical decision making, and perceived
autonomy support among nursing internship students. Recommendation: internship students need
more training program to enhance their level of clinical competence, clinical decision making, and
perception of autonomy.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 11, Issue 3
September 2020
Pages 764-783

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