Factors influencing the performance of student nurses in Ampara Nurse Training School

Abstract

Nurses are those who are closely related with the lives of the people. It is vital to provide proper education and training for the nursing students. Provision of nursing services is a moral practice as it requires someone to be trained and to develop an inner spirit of care with compassion. Thus, the quality of care depends on individual level of education development and practices. So, it is much necessary to consider the factors that affect the performance of student nurses. Therefore, it was intended to study the factors that affect the performance of student nurses. Nursing profession faces many challenges in its education system in most countries, so the research model was developed and tested in order to study the influence of factors on performance of student nurses. The study discusses the effect of orientation, proper guidance and learning and other facilities on the performance of student nurses. Sample size 151 student nurses from Ampara nurse training school considered 59 student nurses from 2015A batch and 92 from 2014B batch. Primary data were collected through questionnaire among the respondents in the sample. According to the results orientation, proper guidance and learning and other facilities are the factors that significantly impact on the performance of student nurses. Proper guidance is the most effective factor that can influence on the performance of student nurses in Ampara nurse training school.