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dc.contributor.advisorTeel, Cynthiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorReagor, Janet
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-05T22:18:18Z
dc.date.available2010-07-05T22:18:18Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-20en_US
dc.date.submitted2010en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10870en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/6370en_US
dc.description.abstractNursing education is designed to assist students to become beginning practitioners and clinical experiences are essential to this process. As competition for clinical sites increases, educators need to establish best practices of clinical experiences. This mixed method study examined the psychometric properties of a readiness for practice tool, and explored the effects of a clinical internship experience on the perception of readiness for practice of 483 senior baccalaureate nursing students in Kansas and Missouri. Matched results from data collected twice during the semester confirmed that the clinical internship experience increased perception of readiness for practice, with the most benefit coming from internships scheduled over the full semester or at the end of the semester. Total number of hours or type of assigned unit did not affect readiness for practice. Interviews with 16 study participants added supporting information about variables in the internship experience affecting perception of readiness for practice.
dc.format.extent243 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansasen_US
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.en_US
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectClinical internship
dc.subjectMixed methods
dc.subjectNursing students
dc.subjectPsychometric analysis
dc.subjectReadiness for practice
dc.subjectSelf-efficacy
dc.titlePerceived Readiness for Practice of Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.contributor.cmtememberPopkess-Vawter, Sue
dc.contributor.cmtememberBonnel, Wanda
dc.contributor.cmtememberChumley, Heidi
dc.contributor.cmtememberGajewski, Byron
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineNursing
dc.thesis.degreeLevelPh.D.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7078765
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


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