The Relationship Between Nursing Students' 21st Century Skills and Caring Behaviors

Hatice Ceylan; Cansu Koşar Şahin

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Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin 21. Yüzyıl Becerileri ile Bakım Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Hemşirelik öğrencileri, çağdaş sağlık hizmetlerinin zorluklarının üstesinden gelmek için yalnızca klinik yeterliliği değil, aynı zamanda uyum sağlama, eleştirel düşünme ve güçlü bir profesyonel kimlik duygusunu da kapsayan karmaşık bir dizi beceriye ihtiyaç duymaktadır. Modern sağlık hizmetleri, hemşirelerden geleneksel klinik uzmanlığın ötesine geçerek uyum sağlama, eleştirel düşünme ve derin bir profesyonel kimlik duygusunu da kapsayan çok yönlü bir beceri seti talep etmektedir. Özellikle hemşirelik öğrencileri, sürekli gelişen sağlık hizmetleri ortamının karmaşıklıklarında etkin bir şekilde yol alabilmek için bu yetkinlikleri geliştirmelidir. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin 21. yüzyıl becerilerini edinmeleri ile klinik uygulamalarda özenli davranışlar sergilemeleri arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmak. Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencileri arasında 21. yüzyıl becerileri ve bakım verme davranışları arasındaki karmaşık ilişkiyi araştıran kesitsel bir tasarımdır. Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Bakım Verme Davranışları Envanteri ve 21. Yüzyıl Becerileri ölçekleri ve alt boyut puan ortalamaları Bakım Verme Davranışları 5.01±0.68, alt boyut puan ortalamaları; Güvence (A): 5.06±0.69, Bilgi-beceri (KS): 4,85±0,74, Saygılı (S): 5,10±0,74, Bağlılık (B): 4,98±0,81,21 olarak bulunmuştur. Yüzyıl Becerileri ölçeğinin ortalama puanı 100,17±14,50 olup İletişim (İ), Eleştirel Düşünme (ED), Yaratıcılık (Y) ve İşbirliği (İ) alt boyutlarının ortalama puanları sırasıyla 29,47±4,46, 39,05±6,53, 19,57±3,52 ve 12,13±1,95'tir. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin özenli davranışları ile 21. yüzyıl becerileri arasında önemli bir korelasyon olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Sonuçlar, bakım davranışlarının ve 21. yüzyıl becerilerinin geliştirilmesinin hemşirelik eğitim programlarına dahil edilmesinin ne kadar önemli olduğunu vurgulamaktadır. Eğitimciler, vaka çalışmaları, simülasyonlar ve probleme dayalı öğrenmeyi kullanarak öğrencilere bu becerileri geliştirme fırsatları verebilir.

Keywords

Bakım davranışları, Klinik Beceriler, 21. Yüzyıl Becerileri, Hemşirelik Öğrencileri, Mesleki gelişim.

The Relationship Between Nursing Students' 21st Century Skills and Caring Behaviors

Abstract

Nursing students require a complex set of skills to navigate the challenges of contemporary healthcare, encompassing not only clinical proficiency but also adaptability, critical thinking, and a strong sense of professional identity. Modern healthcare demands a multifaceted skill set from nurses, extending beyond traditional clinical expertise to encompass adaptability, critical thinking, and a profound sense of professional identity. Nursing students, in particular, must cultivate these competencies to effectively navigate the complexities of an ever-evolving healthcare landscape. To explore the relationship between nursing students’ acquisition of 21st-century skills and the demonstration of caring behaviors in clinical practice. This study is a cross-sectional design, explores the intricate relationship between 21st-century skills and caring behaviors among nursing students. The mean scores of Nursing Students' Carering Behaviors Inventory and 21st Century Skills scales and sub-dimension scores Caring Behaviors was 5.01±0.68, and the mean scores of sub-dimensions; Assurance (A): 5.06±0.69, Knowledge-skill (KS): 4.85±0.74, Respectful (R): 5.10±0.74, Connectedness (C): 4.98±0.81.21. The mean score of the Century Skills scale was 100.17±14.50 and the mean scores of Communication (C), Critical Thinking (CT), Creativity (C) and Collaboration (CC) sub-dimensions were 29.47±4.46, 39.05±6.53, 19.57±3.52 and 12.13±1.95, respectively. It was discovered that there was a substantial correlation between nursing students' caring behaviors and their 21st-century skills. The results emphasize how crucial it is to include the development of caring behaviors and 21st-century skills into nursing education programs. Educators can give students opportunities to improve these skills by using case studies, simulations, and problem-based learning.

Keywords

Caring behaviors, Clinical Skills, 21st Century Skills, Nursing Students, Professional development.

Supporting Institution

N/A

Ethical Statement

The Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University ethics committee gave the study its approval (GO 2025/1008). The goal of the study was explained to the participants, and their verbal agreement was obtained. The study was carried out in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki's guiding principles.

Thanks

We would like to thank all the participants who made this study possible.

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Hatice Ceylan ^*
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Cansu Koşar Şahin
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Ceylan, H., & Koşar Şahin, C. (2025). The Relationship Between Nursing Students’ 21st Century Skills and Caring Behaviors. Sağlık Bakım Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 4(2), 36-48. https://izlik.org/JA44GK77LJ

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Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin 21. Yüzyıl Becerileri ile Bakım Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki

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