New graduates have lack of the ability of clinical performance, even though they have the theoretical knowledge.
The purpose of this study were to investigate the factors which influence new graduates´ ability of clinical performance, to reduce periods of clinical adaptation and to predict new graduates´ ability of clinical performance. Thus provide information which may help to improve environments of clinical nursing education and to select proper nurse so that provided high quality nursing service to patients.
This study examined the relationship between new graduates´ general characteristics and ability of clinical performance. Two instruments and demographic questionnair were u::ed to collect the data. The data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, t- test, liner regression with SAS program. The results of the study were as follows;
1. There were significant differences between the academic career and the ability of clinical performance (t=3.40, p=0.001), the grade point at admission and the ability of clinical performance (t=3.05, p=0.004) and the experienced area of practice and the ability of clinical performance (t=2.40, p=0.018).
2. Ninety-nine percentage of the following factors influenced the ability of clinical performance significantly. The following orders were seen as follows; credits of practice (F = 143.88, P=0.0001), bed in hospital of practice (F=33.38, P=0.0001), experienced area of practice (F =11.13, P=O. 0022).
Conclusionly, new graduates´ scholarship, and hospital environment of practice (bed in hospital of practice, experienced area of practice, ect) were critically influenced on new graduates´ ability of clinical performance. Thus, new graduates´ scholarship and environments of practice were important predictable factors on the ability of clinical performance.
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