| Abstract [eng] |
Katažyna Aneta Borščevska. Relationship between the Professional Competence of Final Year Nursing Students and Educational Components. Scientific supervisor: professor, doctor of health sciences Natalja Istomina. Scientific consultant: assistant Viktorija Kielė. Study validity. The professional competence of the nurse must be developed during the nursing curriculum and regularly upgraded during training. Educational components are essential to achieve high levels of professional competence as a nurse. In order to improve the health care system, sufficient effort needs to be invested in the professional training of nursing students, as it ensures that future nurses acquire appropriate professional competences. Aim of the study. To assess the the relationship between the professional competence of final year nursing students and educational components. Study objectives. 1. To assess the level of professional competence of final year nursing students. 2. To identify the dominant professional competences of final year nursing students. 3. To identify the usefulness of educational components in achieving professional competence from the perspective of final year nursing students. 4. To identify the association of individual factors of final year nursing students with the usefulness of educational components in achieving professional competence as a nurse. Research methods. A quantitative study was carried out using the EduCompNurs questionnaire. The survey was conducted electronically between December and March 2024 and the link was shared with Lithuanian HEIs. The sample consisted of 199 respondents who were final year nursing students. The statistical software used to process the data was IBM SPSS 29.0. Results. The level of professional competence of final year nursing students studying at university and college is similar in the quality assurance group and is rated as good (visual analogue scale > 50). Benefits from the subjects taught in secondary school (75 per cent), current curriculum subjects, application of theoretical knowledge in practice and clinical practice (89.2 per cent ) were rated as useful. No association was found between individual factors and the benefits of the educational components in achieving professional competence, as there were no statistically significant differences (p>0.05). Conclusion. The level of competence of the final year nursing students is assessed as good. No dominant competences emerged in any of the groups analysed among the students studying at the College. The majority of final year nursing students rate the educational components as useful. The individual factors of final year nursing students do not correlate with the usefulness of the educational components in achieving professional competence as a nurse. |
