Effectiveness of Infant Care Competence according to Pediatric Nursing Practice at School

아동간호학 학내실습이 신생아간호 수행능력에 미치는 효과

Purpose: This study purposed to examine the effect of the neonatal assessment ability and neonatal care ability of nursing students according to practice at school. Methods: The participants were 91 nursing students in the experimental group and 89 control group. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, fishers exact test, t-test, ANOVA. Results: The mean score of neonatal assessment ability was $39.01{\pm}2.19$ in experimental group, $30.20{\pm}6.48$ in control group. The mean score of neonatal care ability was $39.43{\pm}2.31$ in experimental group, $33.67{\pm}5.17$ in control group. Conclusion: From the studies reviewed, it can expect the positive effect to improving the infant care competence of nursing students in clinical field through pediatric nursing practice at school.