Nursing Students' Satisfaction and Self-Confidence After Short-Term Clinical Preparation: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Background/Objectives: The transition from theoretical knowledge to clinical practice poses significant challenges for nursing students globally. This critical period requires comprehensive educational support to build confidence and competence. While short-term preparatory courses have shown promis...
| Published in: | Nursing Reports Vol. 15; no. 9; pp. 317 - 329 |
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Sep2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=188321282&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 188321282 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2039439X EGNT jtl: Nursing Reports issn: 2039439X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 15 iid: 9 pid: 97109 pub: MDPI artinfo: ui: 188321282 188321282 188321282 10.3390/nursrep15090317 188321282 ppf: 317 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Nursing Students' Satisfaction and Self-Confidence After Short-Term Clinical Preparation: A Cross-Sectional Study. aug: au: Alhejaili, Asim Abdullah Alshahrani, Bassam Muslihi, Abdulrahman Garcia, Paul Reinald Base Roque, Mark Yuga Alharbi, Rawan Saud Fadlalmola, Hammad Ali affil: Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia sug: subj: Student Satisfaction Evaluation Confidence Evaluation Students, Nursing, Baccalaureate Psychosocial Factors Education, Nursing Student Placement Student Attitudes Evaluation Human Cross Sectional Studies Saudi Arabia Descriptive Research Questionnaires Nursing Care Education Student Orientation Infection Control Education Teaching Methods, Clinical Learning Methods Accountability Skill Acquisition Communication Education Convenience Sample Summated Rating Scaling Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Young Adult Male Female Academic Performance Male Female ab: Background/Objectives: The transition from theoretical knowledge to clinical practice poses significant challenges for nursing students globally. This critical period requires comprehensive educational support to build confidence and competence. While short-term preparatory courses have shown promise internationally, their effectiveness within the Saudi Arabian context remains understudied. This study aimed to evaluate nursing students' satisfaction and self-confidence following participation in short-term preparatory courses conducted before clinical placements at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2025. Data were collected from 117 undergraduate nursing students (response rate: 80.7%) using a validated questionnaire adapted from the National League for Nursing's Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning instrument. The preparatory courses included nursing care plan development, hospital orientation, and infection control procedures delivered over two weeks. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. Results: Students reported high levels of satisfaction (mean = 4.29 ± 0.92) and self-confidence (mean = 4.31 ± 0.81) scores. The highest satisfaction was with instructor effectiveness (mean = 4.31 ± 1.05) and teaching methods (mean = 4.32 ± 1.01). Students demonstrated strong confidence in personal learning responsibility (mean = 4.44 ± 0.88) and skill development (mean = 4.32 ± 0.95). A strong positive correlation existed between satisfaction and self-confidence (r = 0.79, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Short-term preparatory courses effectively enhanced nursing students' satisfaction and self-confidence in the Saudi Arabian context. The strong correlation between these constructions suggests that educational interventions improving one dimension is likely to benefit the other. These findings support integrating structured preparatory programs into nursing curricula to facilitate successful clinical transitions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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