AbstractAim and objectivesTo evaluate and determine the characteristics of a critical care clinical placement programme affecting the critical care nursing competency of baccalaureate nursing students.BackgroundThe increase in global demand for competent critical care services and human resources translates to an educational focus in preparing students for their eventual role as critical care health professionals. Albeit clinical placement in critical care units can promote competency, evidence supporting such claim remains inadequate.DesignCross‐sectional, descriptive correlational design.MethodEmploying structural equation modelling, 236 randomly selected baccalaureate nursing students from a clinically intensive university in the Philippines were recruited from January–March 2016. A three‐part online survey, composed of the robotfoto, Critical Care Nursing Rotation Evaluation Questionnaire, and Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Competence Scale, was completed. The STROBE checklist was followed in reporting this study.ResultsFive characteristics of clinical placement were extracted as follows: sufficient clinical exposure, adequate area orientation, supportive clinical instruct
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