The Relationship between Risk Sensitivity of Nursing Students and Supports of Nursing Teachers for the Failure of Students in Clinical Practicum

Abstract

〔Aims〕 This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of failures recognized by nursing students in their clinical practicum. We also evaluated the relationship between nursing students’ perceptions of support from nursing teachers and their risk sensitivity.

〔Methods〕 A self-administered questionnaire survey was distributed to 1,348 final-year nursing students between September and December 2018.

〔Results〕 Responses were received from 812 students, giving a recovery rate of 60.2%. The responses of 750 students were valid（valid response rate, 92.4%）. In total, 300 students（40.0%）stated that they had experienced failures during their clinical practicum. These clinical practicum failures were often caused by students’ carelessness or independent decision making. The risk sensitivity total and subscale scores were significantly higher among nursing students who perceived that nursing teachers had supported their mental health, reflection, and cause analysis than among those who did not perceive this support.

〔Conclusions〕 It is necessary for nursing teachers to provide support for students’ mental health and reflection from a multi-faceted perspective to develop risk sensitivity among nursing students who have experienced failure.