Nursing Competence of Students: Congruence Between the Perceptions of Nursing Students’ and Their Preceptors’ Assessment

Cahide Ayik; Merve Aliye Akyol; Şeyda Seren İntepeler

Makale detayları

Nursing Competence of Students: Congruence Between the Perceptions of Nursing Students’ and Their Preceptors’ Assessment

Yazarlar:

Cahide Ayik | Merve Aliye Akyol | Şeyda Seren İntepeler

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik Eğitimi

Dergi:

Journal of Nursology Vol.28 Issue 3, pp.275-282

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355917

pISSN:

2822-2954

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the congruence between nursing students self-assessments and their preceptors assessments of nursing competence at graduation. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with a purposeful sample of 382 participants, including 191 nursing students and 191 nurses serving as student preceptors in the west of Türkiye. A descriptive characteristics form and the Holistic Nursing Competence Scale were used to collect data. The data were analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and standardized mean differences. The study was documented according to the STROBE checklist. Results: At the group level, the nursing students self-assessment for overall nursing competence 5.60  0.88 was higher than the assessment by preceptors 5.37  1.32 and significantly different t  2.277, P  .024, Cohens d  .165. When congruence between students and preceptors assessments was examined at the single student-preceptor level, in comparison to their preceptors, students rated their nursing competence higher on every sub-scale and the overall competence scale. Conclusion: The present study revealed a lack of congruence between student self-assessments and preceptor assessments. Students rated their own competencies higher than the preceptors compared to the preceptors evaluations. The findings suggest that it is important to be careful when evaluating students competence levels, and that it is necessary to use different assessment methods, such as rubrics, in addition to self-assessment.

 Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the congruence between nursing students self-assessments and their preceptors assessments of nursing competence at graduation. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with a purposeful sample of 382 participants, including 191 nursing students and 191 nurses serving as student preceptors in the west of Türkiye. A descriptive characteristics form and the Holistic Nursing Competence Scale were used to collect data. The data were analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and standardized mean differences. The study was documented according to the STROBE checklist. Results: At the group level, the nursing students self-assessment for overall nursing competence 5.60  0.88 was higher than the assessment by preceptors 5.37  1.32 and significantly different t  2.277, P  .024, Cohens d  .165. When congruence between students and preceptors assessments was examined at the single student-preceptor level, in comparison to their preceptors, students rated their nursing competence higher on every sub-scale and the overall competence scale. Conclusion: The present study revealed a lack of congruence between student self-assessments and preceptor assessments. Students rated their own competencies higher than the preceptors compared to the preceptors evaluations. The findings suggest that it is important to be careful when evaluating students competence levels, and that it is necessary to use different assessment methods, such as rubrics, in addition to self-assessment.

 Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the congruence between nursing students self-assessments and their preceptors assessments of nursing competence at graduation. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with a purposeful sample of 382 participants, including 191 nursing students and 191 nurses serving as student preceptors in the west of Türkiye. A descriptive characteristics form and the Holistic Nursing Competence Scale were used to collect data. The data were analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and standardized mean differences. The study was documented according to the STROBE checklist. Results: At the group level, the nursing students self-assessment for overall nursing competence 5.60  0.88 was higher than the assessment by preceptors 5.37  1.32 and significantly different t  2.277, P  .024, Cohens d  .165. When congruence between students and preceptors assessments was examined at the single student-preceptor level, in comparison to their preceptors, students rated their nursing competence higher on every sub-scale and the overall competence scale. Conclusion: The present study revealed a lack of congruence between student self-assessments and preceptor assessments. Students rated their own competencies higher than the preceptors compared to the preceptors evaluations. The findings suggest that it is important to be careful when evaluating students competence levels, and that it is necessary to use different assessment methods, such as rubrics, in addition to self-assessment.

 Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin öz değerlendirmeleri ile rehberlerinin mezuniyet aşamasında hemşirelik yeterliğine ilişkin değerlendirmeleri arasındaki uyumu değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel, tanımlayıcı çalışma, Türkiyenin batısında 191 hemşirelik öğrencisi ve onlara rehberlik yapan 191 hemşire dâhil olmak üzere 382 katılımcıdan oluşan amaçlı bir örneklemde gerçekleşti. Verilerin toplanmasında tanımlayıcı özellikler formu ve Bütünsel Hemşirelik Yeterlik Ölçeği kullanıldı. Veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler, eşleştirilmiş t-testi ve standartlaştırılmış ortalama fark kullanılarak analiz edildi. Çalışma STROBE kontrol listesine göre yazılmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin genel hemşirelik yeterliğine ilişkin öz değerlendirmeleri 5,60  0,88, rehberlerin değerlendirmesinden 5,37  1,32 grup düzeyinde daha yüksekti ve anlamlı derecede farklıydı t  2,277, P  ,024, Cohen d  ,165. Öğrencilerin ve rehberlerin değerlendirmeleri arasındaki uyum tek öğrenci-rehber düzeyinde incelendiğinde, rehberlerle karşılaştırıldığında öğrenciler hemşirelik yeterliklerini her alt boyutta ve toplam yeterlilik ölçeğinde daha yüksek puanladılar. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, öğrencilerin öz değerlendirmeleri ile rehber değerlendirmeleri arasında uyum eksikliği olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır. Rehberlerin değerlendirmeleriyle karşılaştırıldığında öğrenciler kendi yeterliklerini rehber hemşirelerden daha yüksek değerlendirmişti. Bulgular, öğrencilerin yeterlilik düzeylerini değerlendirirken dikkatli olunması gerektiğini, öz değerlendirmenin yanı sıra rubrik gibi farklı değerlendirme yöntemlerinin de kullanılması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Makale detayları

Nursing Competence of Students: Congruence Between the Perceptions of Nursing Students’ and Their Preceptors’ Assessment

Yazarlar:

Cahide Ayik | Merve Aliye Akyol | Şeyda Seren İntepeler

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik Eğitimi

Dergi:

Journal of Nursology Vol.28 Issue 3, pp.275-282

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355917

pISSN:

2822-2954

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Cahide Ayik | Merve Aliye Akyol | Şeyda Seren İntepeler

Yayıncı: Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar: Hemşirelik Eğitimi

Dergi: Journal of Nursology Vol.28 Issue 3, pp.275-282

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001355917

pISSN: 2822-2954

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Cahide Ayik | Merve Aliye Akyol | Şeyda Seren İntepeler

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik Eğitimi

Dergi:

Journal of Nursology Vol.28 Issue 3, pp.275-282

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001355917

pISSN:

2822-2954