Clinical decision-making among new graduate nurses attending residency programs in Saudi Arabia

被引:18
作者
AL-Dossary, Reem Nassar [1 ,2 ]
Kitsantas, Panagiota [3 ,4 ]
Maddox, P. J. [3 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Dammam Univ, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
[2] George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
[3] George Mason Univ, Dept Hlth Adm & Policy, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
[4] George Mason Univ, Sch Nursing, MS 1 J3,4400 Univ Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
[5] MS 1 J3,4400 Univ Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
关键词
Decision-making; Clinical decision-making; New graduate nurses; Residency programs; Residency; Saudi Arabia; HEALTH-CARE; PERCEPTIONS; CHALLENGES; RETENTION; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1016/j.apnr.2015.05.008
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Purpose: This study examined the impact of residency programs on clinical decision-making of new Saudi graduate nurses who completed a residency program compared to new Saudi graduate nurses who did not participate in residency programs. Design: This descriptive study employed a convenience sample (N = 98) of new graduate nurses from three hospitals in Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Clinical decision-making skills were measured using the Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale. Methods: Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and multiple linear regression analysis were utilized to examine the effect of residency programs on new graduate nurses' clinical decision-making skills. Findings: On average, resident nurses had significantly higher levels of clinical decision-making skills than nonresidents (t = 23.25, p = 0.000). Enrollment in a residency program explained 86.9% of the variance in total clinical decision making controlling for age and overall grade point average. Conclusions: The findings of this study support evidence in the nursing literature conducted primarily in the US and Europe that residency programs have a positive influence on new graduate nurses' clinical decision making skills. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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