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. 2024 Jun 25;23(1):429.
doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02115-4.

Skill development practice-related challenges, and associated factors among nursing students

Bizuayehu Atinafu Ataro  1 , Almaz Addisie  2 , Temesgen Geta Hardido  3 , Getachew Nigussie Bolado  3 , Dawit Simeon Bilate  3 , Yakob Lencha Leka  4 , Beskut Bezabih  3
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Skill development practice-related challenges, and associated factors among nursing students

Bizuayehu Atinafu Ataro et al. BMC Nurs. .

Abstract

Background: Nurse students reportedly face lots of challenges during skill development practice in health institutions. However, the prevalence of challenges and factors associated aren't well understood yet.

Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the challenges experienced by nursing students in health institutions during skill development practice.

Method: A cross-sectional study was employed on the participants selected using a simple random sampling technique. The data was cleaned using Epi-data and exported to SPSS for analysis. Logistic regression analysis and correlation analysis were carried out to identify the associated factors.

Result: The participants are more challenged by instructor factors (43.6%) and facility factors (40%). The prevalence of the challenge was 16.9%. Substance use and learning institutions are found to be independent predictors. A negative correlation was identified between the total challenge score and the overall competency score.

Conclusion: The determined nursing students' challenges are strong enough to affect the quality of education; therefore, it is essential to plan and improve the students' integrated supportive supervision.

Keywords: Associated factors; Challenges; Nursing student; Skill development practice.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Sampling procedure
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Prevalence of Challenges among the participants
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