Table 2: Mean Differences in Variables among Low, Medium, and High Clinical Competence Groups (N=222)
Note: LG=Low Group; MG=Medium Group; HG=High Group; GPA=Grade Point Average; + dummy coded 1=had a bachelor degree, GPA>4, had instructions by preceptors.
Variables | LG(n=32) | MG(n=140) | HG(n=50) | F | p |
| M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | | |
Clinical Competence | 159.69 (6.99) | 180.68 (7.59) | 196.74 (12.47) | 171.99 | <.001 |
Bachelor degree+ | 0.25( .44) | 0.24 ( .43) | 0.24( .43) | 0.02 | .985 |
GPA>4.00+ | 0.16( .37) | 0.19 ( .39) | 0.42( .50) | 6.56 | .002 |
Duration of working | 4.09 (1.33) | 4.71(2.46) | 4.73 (2.22) | 1.02 | .362 |
Duration of job orientation Theory (week) | 1.57 (1.19) | 1.63 (1.16) | 2.09 (1.26) | 3.09 | .047 |
Duration of job orientation Practice (week) | 2.49 (1.39) | 2.74 (1.84) | 3.31 (2.26) | 2.30 | .103 |
Instruction by preceptor+ | 0.84(0.37) | 0.84 (0.37) | 0.90(0.30) | 0.61 | .547 |
Previous clinical experience in the employed hospital | 0.38(0.49) | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.56(0.50) | 1.37 | .256 |
Critical thinking disposition | 88.06 (7.12) | 94.12 (6.65) | 99.48 (8.80) | 24.60 | <.001 |
Openness | 2.86(0.38) | 3.05 (0.41) | 3.00(0.44) | 2.70 | .070 |
Intellectual integrity | 2.61(0.38) | 2.85 (0.28) | 3.07(0.27) | 23.51 | <.001 |
Truth-seeking | 2.52(0.38) | 2.75 (0.41) | 2.97(0.34) | 13.66 | <.001 |
Inquisitiveness | 2.50(0.31) | 2.71 (0.32) | 2.90(0.40) | 14.35 | <.001 |
Challenge | 2.48(0.30) | 2.64 (0.37) | 2.70(0.51) | 3.06 | .049 |
Objectivity | 2.53(0.31) | 2.61 (0.31) | 2.73(0.29) | 4.25 | .015 |
Prudence | 2.45(0.40) | 2.58 (0.36) | 2.73(0.37) | 6.25 | .002 |
Creativity | 2.23(0.46) | 2.39 (0.43) | 2.66(0.41) | 11.06 | <.001 |
Practice environment | 39.53 (5.47) | 40.91 (5.37) | 42.64 (5.64) | 3.42 | .035 |
Registered nurse-physician collaboration | 2.79 (0.41) | 2.94 (0.42) | 3.02 (0.43) | 2.87 | .059 |
Autonomy | 2.81 (0.43) | 2.88 (0.38) | 2.96 (0.38) | 1.53 | .219 |
Control over practice | 2.45 (0.42) | 2.53 (0.49) | 2.69 (0.48) | 2.87 | .059 |