The objective of this study was to identify how grit and metacognition impact the clinical competence of nursing students. Data were collected from 184 nursing students in G city, from Sep 15 to 19, 2025. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 20.0 usin...
The objective of this study was to identify how grit and metacognition impact the clinical competence of nursing students. Data were collected from 184 nursing students in G city, from Sep 15 to 19, 2025. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 20.0 using t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. The analysis revealed mean scores of 3.75 ± 0.61 for grit, 4.03 ± 0.52 for metacognition, and 4.09 ± 0.80 for clinical competence among nursing students. A significant positive correlation was found between clinical competence and grit (r = .476, p < .001), and between clinical competence and metacognition (r = .614, p < .001). Stepwise regression model, explained that 37.7% of the variance in clinical competence was due to metacognition. In light of the study findings, the development of intervention programs to strengthen clinical competence among nursing students is recommended.