1Director, Academic Consulting Group, Elsevier
2Professor, Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing
3Professor, The University of Alabama, Carmichael Hall, Tuscaloosa
*Corresponding author: Randall E Schumacker, Professor, The University of Alabama, Box 870231, 316 Carmichael Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, Phone: (205) 348–6062, rschumacker@ua.edu
Online published on 3 February, 2014.
A path model of clinical nurse competency was proposed in Thailand based on key variables that impact nursing. The path model was improved by adding a path from perception of student effort to perception of clinical learning environment. Data from a nursing program in the U.S. was applied to the improved Thailand path model. Results indicated that the path model was similar between the two countries. This provided a cross-cultural validation of the clinical competency path model. Research findings suggest further investigation of the negative relation between GPA and clinical competence.
Clinical Competence, Cross-Cultural Study, Multiple Group Analysis
