The investigation and analysis of core competency among midwives from 13 hospitals in Fujian Province
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2018.02.018
- VernacularTitle:福建省13所医院助产士核心胜任力现状及影响因素研究
- Author:
Jiaxi DAI
1
;
Qing MAO
;
Hong LU
;
Hongxiu ZHONG
;
Xiumin JIANG
Author Information
1. 361023,厦门市 厦门医学院护理系妇产科护理教研室
- Keywords:
FUJIAN;
Nurse Midwives;
Core Competency;
Questionnaires;
Root Cause Analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2018;53(2):215-220
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the status quo of midwives' core competency in Fujian Province and analyze its influencing factors.Methods A total of 374 midwives from 13 hospitals in Fujian Province were surveyed by the midwife core competency scale.Results The average score of midwives' core competency were(3.96±0.54).The scores of vocational literacy,postnatal care skills and health care skills during pregnancy were relatively high.The scores of public health care knowledge,public health care skills and women's health knowledge were relatively low.The scores of core competence for junior,senior and expert abilities for midwives were (4.03±0.55),(3.78±0.59)and (3.54±0.75),respectively.In seven dimensions,the scores for skills were all higher than those for knowledge.Multivariate stepwise regression analysis showed that years of working,hospital grade,marital status and form of employment were influencing factors of midwives' core competency (P＜0.05).Conclusion The core competence of midwives in 13 hospitals in Fujian Province was generally at the middle level.The junior ability was satisfactory,and the senior and expert abilities should be improved.Midwives who were newly employed,working in primary institutes,non-institution personnels should be paid more attention in order to promote midwives' core competency holistically.
