Study on the personality of head nurse

VernacularTitle:护士长人格特质的调查研究
Author: Yu-Mei WANG ¹ ; A-Ga HE ; Shu-Jin YUE
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1. 卫生部中日友好医院
Keywords: Head nurse; Personality; Investigation
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2011;17(15):1759-1761
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the personality of head nurse,and provide date for correct evaluating,training and selecting of head nurse scientifically,improving the level of nurse management and the quality of clinical care.Methods 47 head nurses were assessed in the study by Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ).Results The EPQ results showed that the extroversion introversion score is significantl higher than that of norm's(P<0.01).The neuroticism(N)score is significantly lower than that of the norm' s.Both P score and L score are similar with that of the norm's.Qualifications of the head nurses in different personality traits were not different.But the n scores of different ages are different.Conclusions Most nurses are extrovert personality.Neuroticism in most head nurse was better than that of the norm,but 40-year-old nurse in the following aspects of neuroticism scores was more than younger nurse.That indicated that low-life nurse is not mature enough,and emotional control is not as good as that of high-life nurse.The guidance was required to be further strengthened.