The study on core competency of cardiovascular specialist nurses in military hospitals
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2013.18.008
- VernacularTitle:军队心血管病专科护士核心能力的调查研究
- Author:
Jie QIN
;
Lijuan ZHOU
;
Ying LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cardiovascular disease;
Specialist nurse;
Professional core competency
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2013;(18):18-21
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To learn the status of core competency of cardiovascular specialist nurses in military hospitals in order to supply evidence to establish contrapuntal training protocol.MethodsThe Competency Inventory for Registered Nurse Scale (by LIU Ming) was distributed to investigate the core competency of 156 registered nurses.The data underwent analysis.Results The overall score of core competency level was (3.17±0.69),the highest mean score was the dimension of legal and ethical practice,and the lowest mean score was the dimension of critical thinking and nursing research apititude.the core competency varied with professional title and staffing.Evident difference existed in different dimensions and total scores.Conclusions The overall core competency is at the upper middle level for cardiovascular specialist nurses.They are competent enough to provide healthcare.The cultivation of nurses' critical thinking and nursing research ability should be strengthened.The nursing administrators should carry out pertinent training for nurses according to their different professional levels.
