Investigation and influencing factors of the core competence of registered nurses in class Ⅲ grade A hospitals in Xi′an city
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.12.011
- VernacularTitle:西安市三级甲等医院注册护士核心能力现状调查及影响因素分析
- Author:
Hongmei LIU
1
;
Shuzhen KONG
;
Xiwen YANG
;
Jingwen LYU
;
Xiaorong ZHOU
;
Mingxu WANG
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学第二附属医院护理部
- Keywords:
Registered nurses;
Core competence;
Influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(12):1623-1627
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the core competence of nurses in class Ⅲ grade A level hospitals in Xi′an City and its influencing factors so as to provide evidences for managers to enhance the core competence of clinical nurses and promote the quality and safety of nursing.Methods A total of 890 registered nurses from class Ⅲ grade A hospitals in Xi′an city were investigated using "the competency inventory for registered nurse scale" (CIRN) from July to September 2015. Statistical software SPSS 19.0 was used to analyze the data. Influencing factors of the core competence of nurses were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. Results The total score of core competences of clinical registered nurses was (159.12±33.21). The dimension with highest score was ethical/legal practice ability with an average score of (3.01±0.64). The dimension with lowest score was critical thinking/scientific research ability with an average score of (2.70±0.67). The scores of nurses from emergency and critical care were higher than those of nurses from general departments in the dimensions including clinical nursing,interpersonal relationship,ethical/legal practice, professional development and critical thinking/research ability. The differences were statistically significant (Z=-3.496, -2.688,-3.727,-2.969,-3.911;P＜0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that technical title, age, department training, and professional qualification were influencing factors of the nurses′ core competence (P＜0.05).Conclusions The core competence of registered nurses in class Ⅲ grade A hospitals in Xi′an city is at above medium level. The scores of nurses from emergency and critical care are higher than nurses from general departments in several dimensions. Age, technical title, department training and professional qualification are main influencing factors of core competence of nurses. Interventions to improve the core competency of nurses with low grade, low technical title and non-specialist qualification are necessary.
