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Issues in Educational Research, 18(1), 200890 Comparing clinical competencies between nursingstudents with degrees and traditional studentsP. Renee Williams, Jean T. Walker, Tina Martin, LaDonna Northington,Patricia Waltman, Tracilia Beacham and LaVerne GrantUniversity of MississippiNursing students with second degrees have become the focus of great interest in the lasttwo decades in terms of being an answer to the nursing shortage. They are thought topossess greater ability to critically think and engage in self directed learning behaviours,and possess greater motivation to master clinical skills. The purpose of this study is tocompare differences in students perception of clinical competency between BSNstudents with a baccalaureate degree and BSN students without a previous degree. Thesample consisted of 134 undergraduate junior and senior nursing students enrolled in atraditional baccalaureate program in a large metropolitan university. The results yieldedstatistically significant differences on two of the 36 competency measures.
94 Comparing clinical competencies between students doing second degrees and traditional students There was a total of 53 second degree subjects with 15 types of educational degrees represented. The majority of subjects (n = 17) held biology degrees, with eight subjects
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