Results Cronbach’s α for the entire scale was 0.891. Students
felt most confident about measuring arterial pulse
and blood pressure and taking patients’ history (average
score 10 for all three skills) and least confident about
placing a urinary catheter (average score 1) and suturing
a wound (average score 2). They rated their readiness to
work with patients with 5.0 out of 10.0 points. The total
score did not correlate with students’ average mark (Spearman’s
ρ=0.039; P=0.460) and the average mark did not
correlate with the self-perceived readiness to work with
patients (Spearman’s ρ=-0.048; P=0.365).