Tahap proses perawatan, komunikasi dan tingkah laku profesional pelajar kejururawatan di Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Aim of the study is to identify nursing student's level of nursing process, communication and professional behavior in clinical area and to identify correlation between nursing students' performance with nursing process, communication and professional behavior. A cross sectional study was conducted. Subject's participant are all the final year nursing students of Programme Bachelor of Health Sciences (Nursing) who're having their practicum session in Ward Satu Utara HUSM. Method of the study is a continuous
observation on nursing student's ability to integrate and apply knowledge, competencies or
skills competently by using Nursing Student Clinical Performance Evaluation Form. Evaluation was conducted by researcher, started from first day of nursing students posting until the last day of their posting in Ward Satu Utara. Data was analyzed using descriptive
statistical and Pearson correlation using SPSS version 12. Result showed min of nursing
students performance was at pass level and was under expected. Mean of professional behavior is the highest followed by nursing process and communication. Nursing students performance showed a significantly positive correlation with nursing process followed by professional behavior and communication. It's indicate that the higher nursing process, professional behavior and communication the higher nursing students performance. The lower nursing process than 40%, professional behavior than 40%, and communication than 20% indicate the lower nursing students performance in the :clinical area. The conclusion is nurse educators should focused deeply on component of nursing process, communication and professional behavior. Its due to their impact on nursing student's performance in clinical areas. Lectures and staffs involved have to review the significant evaluated items and weight age of marks to ensure its really reciprocal nursing students' competent and performance in the clinical areas.