ASSESSMENT ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING PROCEDURE AND CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AMONG SENIOR NURSING STUDENTS IN MADONNA UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT Nursing education is an essential component of healthcare delivery, as it prepares students to become competent and skilled healthcare professionals, the assessment of clinical competence assessment is therefore an important issue in nursing education The focus of this study was to assess the knowledge of the clinical procedure and clinical performance among senior nursing students in Madonna University elele rivers state. Four specific objectives and research questions were formulated to guide the study. The target population for this study was comprised of 144 senior nursing students nursing students in their fifth year of study in Madonna University in Rivers State. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on the students' knowledge of nursing procedures, and clinical performance was assessed through observation the data were analyzed and descriptively summarized with the use of frequency, percentages and tables. The results of the study showed that the majority of the respondents had an excellent knowledge of nursing procedures ̅X= 4.26 and demonstrated a moderately satisfied clinical performance̅X= 2.78. However, there were factors contributing to the poor performance such as lack of practice opportunities̅X= 3.52, insufficient training̅X= 3.69 lack of confidence in one’s knowledge and skills̅X= 3.23etc. Lastly based on the results Severalstrategies such as additional practice opportunities, reducing stress and anxiety, increased confidence in the knowledge and skills and the use technology such as stimulation would be employed. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, nursing procedure and clinical performance must be used as an integral part of the overall assessment strategy at the undergraduate nursing educational