Personal and Cognitive Factors Influencing Student Nurses’ Preparedness for Qualifying Examination for General Nurses in State School of Nursing, Agbor

Phoebe Nwamaka Kanikwu, Gift Ifeanyi Mormah

Abstract


Timely and adequate preparation for the Professional Qualifying Examination for General Nurses (PQEFGN) is undeniably necessary because passing it is a major criteria for registration and licensure to practice professionally as a Nurse. The study assessed the personal and cognitive factors influencing student nurses’ preparedness for the PQEFGN in School of Nursing, Agbor, Delta State. A descriptive survey research of 70 third year student nurses of the Basic Nursing programme were selected using convenience sampling technique. Data collected using the researchers-developed questionnaire were summarized with simple frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation. Average mean scores of 3.83 and 3.48 indicated that personal and cognitive factors respectively influenced student nurses’ preparedness for PQEFGN. There was no significant association between gender and personal cum cognitive factors influencing preparedness for PQEFGN. Personal and cognitive factors influenced student nurses’ preparedness for the PQEFGN. It was recommended that adequately equipped library/e-library and information resources that will encourage the development of self-study and reading culture among the student nurses should be provided by the School management.

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