The Effects of Critical Thinking Disposition, Clinical Performance Ability and Self-Concept of Nursing Profession in Nursing Students on Self Leadership

간호대학생의 비판적 사고성향, 임상수행능력, 간호전문직 자아개념이 셀프리더십에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study is a descriptive research to examine the relationship between critical thinking disposition, clinical performance ability, and self-concept of nursing profession according to degree of self-leadership among nursing college students. The data were collected from 165 nursing students in 3rd & 4th grade using self-report questionnaire and analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Multiple Regression. Self-leadership according to general characteristics showed significant differences according to grade, academic achievement, motivation, and major satisfaction. Self-leadership was found to have a positive correlation with critical thinking disposition, clinical performance ability, and self-concept of nursing professional. Analysis of the effects of general characteristics affecting sief-leadership, critical thinking disposition, nursing proFessional selF-concept and clinical performance on selF-leadership showed that they were explained by 49.9%, critical thinking disposition was the most important factor. This suggests that nursing students' self-leadership can be improved effectively by promoting critical thinking disposition. Also in reality, there are many difficulties such as the problems in the system of the majors, but it is necessary to operate a continuous education program to strengthen the self-leadership for the nursing college students by seeking various methods.

본 연구의 목적은 간호대학생을 대상으로 셀프리더십 정도에 따른 비판적 사고성향, 임상수행능력, 간호전문직 자아개념의 관계를 확인하는 서술적 조사연구이다. K도 C시 소재 C대학교 간호학과 3.4학년 165명을 대상으로 자가 보고식 설문지를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였고, 수집된 자료는 t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Multiple Regression으로 분석하였다. 일반적 특성에 따른 셀프리더십은 학년, 학업성적, 입학동기, 전공만족도에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었고, 셀프리더십은 비판적 사고성향, 임상수행능력, 간호전문직 자아개념과 순상관관계가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 셀프리더십에 영향을 미치는 일반적 특성과 비판적 사고성향, 간호전문직 자아개념 및 임상수행능력의 영향을 분석하였을 때 49.9%의 설명력을 보였고, 이 중 비판적 사고성향이 가장 중요 요인이었다. 이를 통해 간호대학생의 비판적 사고성향을 증진함으로써 셀프리더십을 효과적으로 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또한 본 연구는 일 대학교를 대상으로 하여 연구결과를 일반화하는데 무리가 있으며, 현실적으로 전공이수 체계상의 문제점 등 여러 어려움이 있지만 다양한 방법을 모색하여 간호대학생에게 셀프리더십을 강화시켜 나갈 지속적인 교육프로그램을 운영할 필요가 있음을 제언한다.

Table 1. General Characteristics

Table 2. Self-Leadership, Critical thinking, Clinical performance, and Professional identity Degrees of Subjects

Table 3. Self-Leadership, Critical thinking, Clinical performance, and Professional Self Concept of Nurses to General Characteristics of Participants

Table 4. Correlation between Self-Leadership, Critical thinking, Clinical performance, and Professional Self Concept of Nurses

Table 5. Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis of Self-Leadership