Niki O'Brien, Marium Soomro, Alexandra Shaw, Kanwal Latif, Yiwen Wu, Zakiuddin Ahmed, Mike Durkin
Regional perspectives on patient safety policies and initiatives: a focus group study with patient safety leaders in the Middle East and Asian regions
BMJ open quality
nursing shortage apparent nearly five decades stable workforce one novel development new registered nurses rns exiting careers early many leave profession multiple reasons burnout family obligations yet one reason emerged lack readiness practice also drives rns leave profession purpose study twofold 1 investigate relationship students characteristics generalized selfefficacy gse perceived faculty support pfs assessment technologies inc ati comprehensive predictor rn exam scores selfreport readiness practice 2 examine variables best explains students readiness practice crosssectional descriptive correlational research design convenience sampling utilized descriptive statistics obtained investigate students sociodemographic data pearson r multiple regression used analyze relationships influence dependent variables caseyfink readiness practice scale cfrps independent variables students characteristics gse pfs ati scores one hundred fortythree 143 416 students five baccalaureate schools western region united states participated survey findings showed gse pfs significant positive correlations students readiness practice factors cfrps learning strategies problemsolving resourcefulness team player best explained gse pfs accounting 91 variance students gse pfs contribute readiness practice nurse educators must employ strategies bolster students preparedness improving sense selfefficacy showing utmost faculty support