Republic of the Philippines
Western Mindanao State University
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Zamboanga City
LEVEL OF ANXIETY AND STUDENT NURSES CLINICAL PERFORMANCE IN SPECIAL AREAS
Purpose of the Study: This research study aims to determine the level of anxiety and whether if
affect the nursing student’s clinical performance in the different special areas.
Name: _________________________________________ Date: _______________
Section: ________________________
Table 1.1 Assessment Tool
Direction: Put a check mark (✓) on the scale corresponding to the anxiety you felt when you
encountered the following situations. 4- High Anxiety, 3- Average Anxiety, 2- Low Anxiety, 1- No anxiety
DELIVERY ROOM
Indicators 4 3 2 1
INTRINSIC FACTORS:
1. Difficulty in concentration while
preparing
2. Fidgeting and restlessness before the
delivery
3. Sweating of hands/ Sweating tendencies
4. Actual performance of handwashing
5. Donning of gloves inside the delivery
room
6. Performing Ritgen’s Maneuver while
fetal head is being delivered
7. During umbilical clamping and cutting of
cord and in providing immediate
newborn care
8. During the delivery of the placenta
9. Unfamiliarity with the different DR
instruments
10. Administering parenteral medications
EXTRINSIC FACTORS:
11. Environment and Surrounding:
Seeing the operating room itself
Room Temperature (whether warm or
cold)
Sight of Instruments
12. When health personnel and Clinical
Instructor asks spontaneous questions
and rationale during delivery
13. When mother is uncooperative during
the delivery
14. When language barrier between the
mother and the student nurse is present
15. Doctors/ Nurses giving you orders or
tasks
Republic of the Philippines
Western Mindanao State University
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Zamboanga City
LEVEL OF ANXIETY AND STUDENT NURSES CLINICAL PERFORMANCE IN SPECIAL AREAS
Purpose of the Study: This research study aims to determine the level of anxiety and whether if
affect the nursing student’s clinical performance in the different special areas.
Table 1.2 Assessment Tool
Direction: Put a check mark (✓) on the scale corresponding the anxiety you felt when you encountered
the following situations. 4- High Anxiety, 3- Average Anxiety, 2- Low Anxiety, 1- No anxiety
OPERATING ROOM
Indicators 4 3 2 1
INTRINSIC FACTORS:
1. Difficulty in concentration while
preparing
2. Fidgeting and restlessness before the
operation
3. Sweating of hands/ Sweating tendencies
4. During hand washing and surgical hand
scrubbing
5. Donning of the gloves
6. When maintaining the sterility inside the
operating room.
7. Unfamiliarity with the surgical procedure
being done
8. Unfamiliarity with the different OR
instruments
9. Low confidence in the ability to fulfill the
role of a scrub/circulating nurse.
10. When counting of the instruments used
Forceps
Sharps
Sterile OS
EXTRINSIC FACTORS:
11. Environment and Surrounding:
Seeing the operating room itself
Room Temperature (whether warm or
cold)
Sight of Instruments
12. When witnessing incision of a certain
body part
13. When student nurse first sees the
internal organs of the patient
14. When witnessing too much blood
coming from the patient
15. When Doctors, Nurses and Clinical
Instructor ask spontaneous questions
related to the procedures being
conducted in the operating room.
Republic of the Philippines
Western Mindanao State University
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Zamboanga City
LEVEL OF ANXIETY AND STUDENT NURSES CLINICAL PERFORMANCE IN SPECIAL AREAS
Purpose of the Study: This research study aims to determine the level of anxiety and whether if
affect the nursing student’s clinical performance in the different special areas.
Table 1.3 Assessment Tool
Direction: Put a check mark (✓) on the scale corresponding the anxiety you felt when you encountered
the following situations. 4- High Anxiety, 3- Average Anxiety, 2- Low Anxiety, 1- No anxiety
EMERGENCY ROOM
Indicators 4 3 2 1
INTRINSIC FACTORS
1. Difficulty in concentration while
preparing
2. Fidgeting and restlessness before the
different procedures
3. Sweating of hands/ Sweating tendencies
4. Performance skin testing
5. Using of ECG machine and placing of the
electrodes in the patient’s chest.
6. When taking the vital signs of patient
7. Handling patients with communicable
diseases
8. Assisting in IV insertion
9. When administering parenteral medications
10. Thought of acquiring transmissible
diseases
EXTRINSIC FACTORS:
11. Chaotic and crowded Emergency room
setting
12. Dealing with multiple and Uncooperative
patients
13. When Doctors, Nurses and Clinical
Instructor asks questions
14. Witnessing death of a patient
15. When language barrier between the
patient and the student nurse is present
