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 Volume 7, Issue 2 (February 2020), Pages: 113-120

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 Original research Paper

 Title: Student nurses’ leadership and management competencies and key performance indicators (KPIs) for patient safety outcomes in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

 Author(s): Paulo Carl G. Mejia 1, 2, *, Benjamin Joel L. Breboneria 3, Hamdoni K. Pangandaman 4, Jonaid S. Sadang 4, Bunyaphak Hengnalen 1, Jacqueline M. Calaycay 5, Naima D. Mala 4, Alexander M. Estanislao 5, Ryan L. Diamla 4, Warlito S. Penullar Jr. 2, Punyanut Phumchaisai 1, Maria Elisa Dijamco 1, Louela V. Cordova-Acedera 1

 Affiliation(s):

 1College of Nursing, Christian University of Thailand, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
 2Department of Nursing, Al Ghad International College for Applied Medical Sciences, Najran, Saudi Arabia
 3Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
 4College of Health Sciences, Mindanao State University, Marawi, Philippines
 5College of Health Sciences, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina, Marikina, Philippines

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4466-1148

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2020.02.015

 Abstract:

Limited studies have reported about student nurses’ level of competencies in performing leadership and management functions during their practicum and nursing internship in clinical areas. Also, safe and quality nursing practice is a major concern in clinical nursing practice settings. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the competencies of student nurses in performing leadership and management functions and their level of compliance to key performance indicators (KPIs) for patient safety outcomes at a private university in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. This descriptive-correlational study includes 450 final-year students pursuing Bachelor of Nursing Science degrees (both Thai and International Programs) and are currently enrolled in nursing leadership and management courses, as well as professional nursing externship programs in a private university in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The findings of this study indicated that most of the Thai student nurses are competent (x̅=3.23, SD±0.66) in performing nursing leadership and management functions. Moreover, the majority of student nurses demonstrated a moderate level of performance (x̅=2.62, SD±0.96) of patient safety outcomes. Pearson correlation coefficient revealed a relatively high positive correlation between nursing leadership and management competencies and key performance indicators (KPIs) of patient safety outcomes among the respondents (r=0.96; p=0.000) at a significant level of 01. Further, these findings support the results of other previous studies indicating the level of competence of student nurses in performing nursing leadership and management functions. However, they contradict previous findings in which student nurses demonstrated a moderate level of performance to patient safety outcomes. Therefore, nursing schools must provide education, teaching, and training related to nursing leadership and management to student nurses as a way of preparing them to be competent to perform future nursing leadership roles. 

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 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Nursing students, Clinical competency, Nursing care management, Patient safety, Risk management

 Article History: Received 2 September 2019, Received in revised form 20 December 2019, Accepted 21 December 2019

 Acknowledgment:

Special appreciation to all the nursing students from both the Thai and International Nursing Program of the Christian University of Thailand who participated in the study.

 Funding:

Research funding was provided by the Christian University of Thailand with a reference code number of 15/2560.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Informed consent: An informed consent was secured from all student nurses who participated in the study.

 Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

 Citation:

 Mejia PCG, Breboneria BJL, and Pangandaman HK et al. (2020). Student nurses’ leadership and management competencies and key performance indicators (KPIs) for patient safety outcomes in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 7(2): 113-120

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