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. 2024 Mar 7:15:161-171.
doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S441145. eCollection 2024.

Factors Affecting Nursing and Midwifery Students Knowledge Regarding Preoperative Nursing Care

Rafi Alnjadat  1 , Mohammad Etoom  1
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Factors Affecting Nursing and Midwifery Students Knowledge Regarding Preoperative Nursing Care

Rafi Alnjadat et al. Adv Med Educ Pract. .

Abstract

Background: Preoperative competence is a crucial aspect of nursing and midwifery students' education to improve the quality of care and patient safety. It assists nursing and midwifery students in maintaining and enhancing their practice by determining strength and areas that should be developed.

Purpose: This study aims to assess the level of nursing and midwifery students' knowledge regarding preoperative nursing care and determine the most influencing demographic variables.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design using an online self-administered questionnaire was utilised among 202 nursing and midwifery students selected by simple random sampling. The Perceived Preoperative Nursing Care Competence Scale for Nursing students (PPreCC-NS) was used to assess the perceived preoperative nursing care competence of nursing and midwifery students. Descriptive statistics were obtained, and multiple regression was used for data analysis.

Results: The overall level of perceived preoperative nursing care competence was adequate 99.09 (SD = 10.81). The highest mean score was recorded for ability to fulfil legal responsibilities and adherence to ethical principles (M = 23.6, SD = 2.53). The lowest mean score was obtained for research and professional development (M = 17.6, SD = 2.60). The regression analysis showed that place of residency explained significantly about 4.53% of the variance in the nursing and midwifery students' knowledge regarding preoperative nursing care, and it was the strongest predictor (B = 0.218, p = 0.002).

Conclusion: The perceived level of preoperative nursing care among nursing and midwifery students was found to be adequate and associated with place of residence. Future research should be conducted to explore factors affecting nursing and midwifery students' preoperative competence in different cultures and contexts.

Keywords: competence; knowledge; nursing; nursing students; preoperative care.

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