The Effect of Leadership Development on Leadership of Nursing Students in Nursing Administration Practicum, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Chiangmai

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to examine the effect of leadership development on leadership of nursing students in nursing administration practicum. The samples were composed of 103 forth year nursing students in an academic year of 2012, at Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Chiangmai and 30 clinical mentors. The research instruments consisted of an activity plan of leadership development for nursing students in nursing administration practicum, an assessment form of leadership under the perception of nursing student with the reliability of .87, and an assessment form of leadership under the perception of clinical mentors with the reliability of .82. The implementation and data collection were conducted from July, 2012 to May, 2013. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired t-test, and independent t-test.

The research results revealed that 1) for under the perception of nursing student; the overall mean scores of leadership before and after receiving leadership development were at a low level ( = 2.47, SD = .44) and a moderate level ( = 3.42, SD = .46), respectively; 2) for under the perception of clinical mentors; the overall mean score of leadership after receiving leadership development was at a moderate level ( = 3.36, SD = .42); and 3) after receiving leadership development, for under the perception of nursing student, nursing student had statistically significant higher mean score of leadership than before receiving leadership development (t = 16.070, p < .001). Also, it was found that the mean scores of leadership under the perception between nursing student and clinical mentors were not statistically significant different.

This research suggested that nursing instructors should take these findings as a guideline to develop nursing students’ leadership under their contexts to get the optimal benefits of nursing students.