Training needs of nursing students before nurse qualification examination
Xiangni Wang, Shaoru Zhang · Zhonghua xiandai huli zazhi · 2017
Objective To explore the necessity and training needs of nursing students before nurse qualification examination. Methods Totally 200 undergraduates and college nursing students who graduated in 2016 were investigated during March to April 2016 by using stratified random sampling method. The questionnaire survey was applied to investigate the necessity, needs, and demand degree of training before examination. Results The scores of training necessity were (4.492±0.726) for undergraduates and (4.634±0.653) for college students (P>0.05) . Both undergraduates and college nursing students had high training needs, which related to the circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system, pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperal diseases (P>0.05) . But college students were less desired to have nursing training of traditional Chinese medicine compared with undergraduates [ (3.909±0.913) vs. (4.299±0.675) ; P<0.05]. Furthermore, 142 (71%) participants preferred to have training on weekends; 186 (93%) participants advised to combine teaching with exercise; 92 (46%) participants recommended to invite both their own teachers and professors from other schools; 88 (44%) participants thought that it was reasonable to remain two review weeks between the training and the exam. Conclusions The training before nurse qualification examination is necessary for nursing students. Students′ knowledge level and course content should be paid attention to since only reasonable and effective training can help to improve their examination pass rate. Key words: Student, nursing; Training; Needs; Nurse qualification examination