英文摘要 |
Background: The reformation in assessing the student core nursing competency with regard to the enhancement of student competency in nursing practice has played an important role in clinical nursing education. Purpose: This study aims to explore the development of a reflective program in nursing courses, with the aim to enhance the efficacy of student competency in communication, caring, and critical thinking. Methods: A cross-sectional research design using repeated measurements is employed, with a total number of subjects of 104 people, 51 in the experimental group, and 53 the control group. In avoiding the mutual confounding of the results of the two groups of students,, the two course structure, quizzes and assignments are identical. Only the experimental group is manipulated by the researcher with the introduction of the reflective pedagogical program; the control group is given the traditional pedagogy. Research tools include Lo Huimin's (2011) Nursing Student Core Competency Scale to assess caring, communication and reflection competency, in addition to in-depth interviews. Results: The results were as follows: (1) the communication, caring and reflective competency in the experimental group has increased significantly, and showed a significant difference from the control group; (2) the methods that influenced the reflective abilities in students are in the order of reflection logs, classroom discussions and study of book materials. Conclusion/Clinical application: The results of this study may provide referential guidance in curriculum design for nursing faculty members to enhance student core competency in nursing. |