| Factor loadings |
| F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 |
F1: Relationships with teachers and clinical instructors (α = 0.85) |
Debriefing the clinical instructor | 0.82 | -0.06 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.32 |
Debriefing the teacher | 0.81 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 |
Guidance from the clinical instructor | 0.75 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.35 |
Guidance from the teacher | 0.68 | -0.04 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.44 |
F2: Lack of knowledge and skills (α = 0.77) |
Insufficient nursing skills | 0.09 | 0.81 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.23 |
Insufficient knowledge about diseases or treatments | 0.12 | 0.74 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.12 | -0.01 | 0.33 |
Disparity between skills used in classroom practice and skills used in clinical practice | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.38 |
F3: Reflecting on patient-care experiences (α = 0.65) |
Case report | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.75 | 0.18 | 0.35 | -0.04 | 0.32 |
Process records | 0.15 | -0.02 | 0.69 | 0.20 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 0.29 |
Time restraints with clinical practice | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.16 |
F4: Relationships with patients, families, and health care staff(α = 0.73) |
Encourage a personal relationship with patients and family | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.82 | 0.113 | 0.13 | 0.32 |
Communication with patients | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.74 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.35 |
Practice of nursing skills | 0.47 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.56 |
Develop a personal relationships with health care staff | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.50 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.32 |
F5: Conferences(α = 0.70) |
Presentations of conference | 0.47 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.82 | 0.24 | 0.34 |
Preparation of documents for conferences | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.39 |
F6: Peer relationships(α = 0.62) |
Cooperation with group members | 0.40 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.76 | 0.21 |
Ward facilities and environment | 0.50 | -0.02 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.21 | 0.57 | 0.32 |
F7: Daily planning in clinical practice(α = 0.69) |
Preliminary review of knowledge and skills related to clinical practice | 0.19 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.63 |
Daily action plans and care plans | 0.42 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.56 |
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Contribution rate (%) | 25.1 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Cumulative contribution rate (%) | 25.1 | 33.3 | 39.8 | 45.3 | 48.4 | 50.9 | 53.1 |
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Correlations between factors | F1 | 1.00 | | | | | | |
| F2 | 0.23 | 1.00 | | | | | |
F3 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 1.00 | | | | |
F4 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 1.00 | | | |
F5 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 1.00 | | |
F6 | 0.49 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 1.00 | |
F7 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 1.00 |