Engagement and competence among student nurses in a State University in Aklan

Abstract

Various modalities have been implemented in educating the student nurses like blended learning, online education, and simulation. Due to the several transition periods experienced by the student nurses related to the pandemic, the student engagement and clinical nursing skills need to be revisited. This descriptive correlational study aimed to explore the relationship between student engagement and perceived skill competence among second- to fourth- year student nurses in a state university in Aklan, Philippines. With possible scores ranging from 1.0 to 4.0, the overall student engagement in three (3) domains behavioral (2.92), cognitive (2.59), and emotional (2.97) are high. Overall perceived student skill competence is good. Student rated themselves to be only fairly performing on procedures including chest tube management, tracheostomy care, blood transfusion, enema administration, upper airway suctioning, perioperative care, catheter insertion, venipuncture, tube feeding, postural drainage, and intravenous medication administration. Student engagement has no relationship with the perceived level of nursing skill competence. Varied classroom engagement activities can be continued. Areas for improvement of skills competence must be addressed.