Training Nursing Skills: A Quantitative Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences before and after Clinical Practice

Table 7

Comparison of control and project group, after clinical practice (Questionnaire 2).

	Total			CG			PG			Mann–Whitney; test,; 2-tailed
	(%)	Mean	SD	(%)	Mean	SD	(%)	Mean	SD
We should have more time to practice in the laboratory	95 (60)	3.26	1,044	42 (54)	3.10	1135	53 (66)	3.42	.949	1.378	.168
I am content with my preparedness to conduct the procedure before clinical practice	96 (61)	3.98	.580	43 (55)	4.07	.402	53 (66)	3.91	.687	1.085	.278
The training session contributed to a good basis for conducting the same in clinical practice	94 (60)	3.47	1,104	42 (54)	3.88	.832	52 (65)	3.13	1.189	3.104	.002
It was easier than expected to perform the procedure in clinical practice	87 (55)	3.87	.804	39 (50)	3.79	.951	48 (60)	3.94	.665	−.555	.579
To conduct the procedure in clinical practice was similar to the one in the training session in the laboratory	85 (54)	2.94	.930	37 (47)	3.00	.943	48 (60)	2.90	.928	−.684	.494
I am confident that I will master the procedure with a real patient in clinical practice	88 (56)	4.22	.780	39 (50)	4.41	.559	49 (61)	4.06	.899	1849	.064
The internship has strengthened my decision to become a nurse	88 (56)	4.56	.584	39 (50)	4.56	.598	49 (61)	4.55	.580	−.171	.864

Scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = unsure, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly agree.