Relationship between personality traits and clinical nurse competence in third-A level hospitals

VernacularTitle:三级甲等医院护士人格特征和能力关系的研究
Author: Xiaofei LI ; Hui CHANG ; Lili GUAN ; Bo ZHANG
Keywords: Competence; Nurses; Personality traits; Scale
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(17):1342-1345
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To verify the relationship between personality traits and clinical nurse competence in five third-A level hospitals in Shenyang. Methods A total of 1559 clinical nurses from five tertiary-level hospitals in Shenyang were recruited into this study. Two self-report questionnaires, the Nurse Competence Scale (NCS) and the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ), were used to collect data. Results The average score of NCS was 71.97 ± 13.25.Nursing competence increased with the increase of working years (β=0.272, P<0.01) and RD (β=0.134, P<0.01). Practicing nurses with the lower HA appear to have a higher level of competence (β=-0.117, P<0.01). Conclusions The overall level of nurses' competencies good in third-A level hospitals in Shenyang. The predicting factors of nursing competence are work experience, HA and RD. More psychological courses should be provided in fundamental nursing education and continuing nursing education for helping nurses shape their good personality traits.