Journal Article

Comparison of professional competency and anxiety of nursing students trained based on two internship models: a comparative study

Shaygan, Maryam, Dokoohaki, Roya, Pasyar, Nilofar, Kalyani, Majid Najafi, Parviniannasab, Ali Mohammad, Jaberi, Azita, Rambod, Masoume, Mohebbi, Zinat

2024

Overview

Background Improving the professional competency of nursing students during the internship is critical. This study aimed to compare the professional competency and anxiety of nursing students trained based on two internship models. Methods This is a two-group posttest-only quasi-experimental design study. One hundred nursing students who passed internship models A (a previous internship model) and B (an intervention with more educator support and a more planned and programmed process) were randomly enrolled in this study. Internship model groups A and B were conducted for the students in semesters 7 and 8. The outcomes assessed in both groups were “The Competency Inventory for Registered Nurses” and Spielberger “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory”. T-test and MANOVA were used to analyze the data. Results The mean scores of competency were 134.56 (SD = 43.23) and 160.19 (SD = 35.81) for the nursing students in the internship model groups A and B, respectively. The mean scores of nursing students’ anxiety were 92.14 (SD = 15.36) and 80.44 (SD = 18.16) in the internship model groups A and B, respectively. MANOVA test showed a significant difference between the groups regarding professional competency (F = 10.34, p  = 0.002) and anxiety (F = 11.31, p  = 0.001). Conclusions The internship model group B could improve the professional competency of nursing students to a great extent and they experienced mild anxiety; it is suggested that this intervention should be done for nursing students. Conducting more studies to evaluate the effect of this model on the nursing students’ competency and anxiety after graduation and as a novice nurse is suggested.

• Publisher: BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
• Subject: Adult / Anxiety / Clinical Competence / Comparative Analysis / Control Groups / Critical thinking / Education / Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Educational aspects / Evidence-based nursing / Female / Humans / Internship / Internship and Residency / Internship programs / Internship, Nonmedical / Internships / Learning / Male / Medical Education / Medical students / Midwifery / Models, Educational / Nurses / Nursing / Nursing education / Nursing schools / Nursing Students / Professional Competence - standards / Psychological aspects / Sample size / Self-efficacy / Skills / Students / Students, Nursing - psychology / Teaching / Theory of Medicine/Bioethics / Training / Young Adult