Factors Influencing Competencies of Nursing Students in the Operation Room

Abstract

The objective of this study was to predict and analyze relationship between learner factors, teacher factors, time factor and environmental perception factors on nursing performance competencies of nursing students’ training practice in operating room, as well as to study nursing performance competencies for predicting nursing students’ practice in operating room. The samples were third year students of the Faculty of Nursing at Hauchiew Chalermprakiet University. The students have been registered in the Adult Nursing Practicum 2nd course and practiced at a hospital under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in the academic year of 2018, The sample size was  150 students.  The instruments used in the research were a “Personal Information Questionnaire”, a “Factors influencing nursing practice performance” questionnaire, and a “Nursing performance” questionnaire. The research was tested for content validity with a CVI of 0.85 and 0.87 and reliability was checked Cronbach’s alpha of 0.95 and 0.70. The data were analyzed by using a computer program to find the percentage, average, standard deviation of predictive factors of nursing practice competencies of students using statistics to analyze multiple regressions. The results showed that the sample group had a good level of nursing practice competency in the operating room with an average score of 4.03 percent (SD = 0.52). Teacher factors, timing factors in nursing practice training and the perception of environmental factors in the operating room had a moderate positive relationship with the nursing practice competency of students. Statistical significance at the level of .05 (r = 0.65, r = 0.65, r = 0.36 and r = 0.50, p < 0.01 respectively), and all three variables could predict the nursing practice competencies of the students at 53.30% with statistical significance at the level of .05