Quantitative and qualitative research in cognition of clinical nurse specialist
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2014.05.004
- VernacularTitle:对临床护理专家认知的量性及质性研究
- Author:
Ting DENG
;
Haitao LIAO
;
Yiping WEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Clinical nurse specialist;
Cognition;
Core competence;
Working performance;
Professional identity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2014;30(5):12-15
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the clinical nurses and nursing students' cognition of clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and provide the basis for promoting the development of CNS.Methods Quantitative and qualitative research were adopted in this study.One hundred and ninety clinical nurses and nursing students were investigated with a questionnaire about the cognition of CNS,and the qualitative research was conducted on 9 clinical nurses selected by purposive sampling method.Results Most participants realized the importance of CNS and 78.4％ of them wished to be an excellent CNS.The cognition was different between the two groups,especially in terms of ability,working performance and status.Conclusions We should improve the clinical nurses and nursing students' cognition of CNS,and cultivate them with the core competence of CNS.Meanwhile,improving the status and confirming the role must be done to promote the development of CNS in China.
