Perceived competence and related factors affecting the development of the clinical competence of nursing students at two university sites in Namibia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ensuring that nursing students graduate with the required clinical competence in nursing is a global challenge. To address this challenge, several studies have looked at various aspects of competency and competency development, however there is scanty evidence on factors affecting development of clinical competency in nursing students. Therefore the, purpose of this study was to investigate nurses' perceived competence and related factors affecting the development of clinical competence of nursing students at two university sites in Namibia.

Methods

A cross-sectional design was utilised. Simple random sampling was applied and 272 nursing students at two university campuses in Namibia were selected. An online questionnaire was used. Data were collected between Apri

SUBMITTER: Munangatire T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11234757 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature