A Structural Equation Model on Organizational Socialization of Nursing Students

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to build a hypothetical model and verify the validity among variables that influence the organizational socialization of nursing students. Methods: Data collection was conducted from fourth year nursing students to whom questionnaires were distributed from June 18 to July 28, 2019. Of the questionnaires 320 were returned. Thirty questionnaires were not returned and 19 questionnaires with insufficient answers were excluded. For final analysis 301 questionnaires were analyzed with SPSS/WIN version 24.0 and AMOS version 24.0. Results: The hypothetical model was a good fit for the data. The goodness-of-fit of the study model was x=522.672, df=284, p<.001, CFI=0.91, TLI=0.90, IFI=0.91, RMR=0.03, and RMSEA=0.05. The factors influencing nursing students’ organizational socialization were self-leadership and clinical practice competency. The factors influencing nursing students’ nursing core competencies were self-leadership and clinical practice competency. Conclusion: A professional nurse should be competent and competency can be improved by experiencing theoretical education and clinical practice education which are formal courses in nursing education. The study results suggest that developing and applying various teaching strategies and other programs along with the curriculum can increase organizational socialization in nursing students.