The purpose of this study was (a) to determine the effect of a four-step learner
readiness profile: positive, active, clear, and energetic (PACE) on self-reported anxiety
in first year nursing students before skill performance tests, and (b) to determine the
effect of PACE on the performance of first year nursing students on skill tests. The
subjects consisted of 27 first year nursing students enrolled at Chemeketa Community
College in Salem, Oregon.
Two multiple baseline designs across subjects were employed. Volunteers were
randomly divided into three subject groups. Baseline data were collected on 5 skill tests
for Group 1, 8 skill tests for Group 2, and 11 skill tests for Group 3. The treatment
variable, PACE, was implemented once the baseline was established for self-reported
anxiety and performance.
Findings indicated that PACE was an effective treatment for reducing self-reported
anxiety by first year nursing students before skill performance on tests. The
students also demonstrated an increased percentage of successful skill performance
tests after completion of PACE.
It was concluded that PACE was an efficient and effective method for reducing
self-reported anxiety and for increasing skill performance test success in first year
nursing students enrolled at Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon. It was
recommended that PACE be implemented in the first year of the nursing program. / Graduation date: 1996
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/34585 |
| Date | 30 October 1995 |
| Creators | Irving, Jan Louise |
| Contributors | Evans, Thomas P. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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