Inviting teaching behaviors of clinical faculty and nursing students' anxiety.

Full Abstract

This study explored baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of inviting teaching behaviors of clinical nursing faculty and students' state anxiety while interacting with faculty during clinical experiences. A total of 229 junior and senior generic baccalaureate nursing students comprised the sample. Participants completed three questionnaires: a demographic data questionnaire, the Clinical Teaching Survey, and a Self-Evaluation Questionnaire, designed to measure state anxiety. Results indicated there were moderate negative correlations between students' perceptions of the personally and professionally inviting teaching behaviors of clinical faculty and students' self-reports of state anxiety. A stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that perceptions of personally inviting teaching behaviors explained 41% of the variance in students' state anxiety. Junior students rated faculty higher on personally and professionally inviting teaching behaviors than did senior students. However, both groups of students scored similarly on self-reports of state anxiety while interacting with clinical faculty. Findings indicate that clinical faculty should be intentionally aware of how their teaching behaviors are perceived by students and influence student anxiety during clinical experiences.

Author information

Author/s: Cook, Linda J (LJ);

Affiliation: Department of Nursing, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815, USA. lcook(-atsign-)bloomu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of nursing education (J Nurs Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2005-Apr; vol 44 (issue 4) : pp 156-61

Dates: Created 2005/05/02; Completed 2005/05/26;

PMID: 15862048, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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