1Master Graduate, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Korea.
2Professor, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Korea.
3Research Assistant, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Korea.
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*p<.01; †p<.05 (2-tailed); ‡Dummy Coded: Education: Junior college(3yrs)=0, University=1; Beds of hospital: <800=0, ≥800=1;
Work place: Medical Ward, Surgical Ward, others=0, Special Ward=1; Instruction by preceptor: No=0, Yes=1;
Previous experience of clinical practice in the hospital: No=0, Yes=1. §GPA: Grade Point Average.
Characteristics of the participants (N=238)
*GPA: Grade Point Average; †Special Ward: emergency room, operation room, intensive care unit
Clinical competence, critical thinking disposition, and practice environment of participants (N=238)
Differences in clinical competence according to characteristics of new graduate nurses (N=238)
*GPA: Grade Point Average; †Special Ward: emergency room, operation room, intensive care unit
Correlation among the major variables (N=238)
*p<.01; †p<.05 (2-tailed); ‡Dummy Coded: Education: Junior college(3yrs)=0, University=1; Beds of hospital: <800=0, ≥800=1;
Work place: Medical Ward, Surgical Ward, others=0, Special Ward=1; Instruction by preceptor: No=0, Yes=1;
Previous experience of clinical practice in the hospital: No=0, Yes=1. §GPA: Grade Point Average.
Predictors for clinical competence (N=230)
*Dummy Coded: Beds of hospital: <800=0, ≥800=1; Work place: Medical Ward, Surgical Ward, others=0, Special Ward=1;
Instruction by preceptor: No=0, Yes=1; Previous experience of clinical practice in the hospital: No=0, Yes=1.
†GPA: Grade Point Average.
*GPA: Grade Point Average; †Special Ward: emergency room, operation room, intensive care unit
*GPA: Grade Point Average; †Special Ward: emergency room, operation room, intensive care unit
*p<.01; †p<.05 (2-tailed); ‡Dummy Coded: Education: Junior college(3yrs)=0, University=1; Beds of hospital: <800=0, ≥800=1; Work place: Medical Ward, Surgical Ward, others=0, Special Ward=1; Instruction by preceptor: No=0, Yes=1; Previous experience of clinical practice in the hospital: No=0, Yes=1. §GPA: Grade Point Average.
*Dummy Coded: Beds of hospital: <800=0, ≥800=1; Work place: Medical Ward, Surgical Ward, others=0, Special Ward=1; Instruction by preceptor: No=0, Yes=1; Previous experience of clinical practice in the hospital: No=0, Yes=1. †GPA: Grade Point Average.
