Investigation on Nursing Core Competency in Second-class Hospitals
ZHOU Yu-hua
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the level of nursing core competency in second-class hospitals in Guangdong province,and to provide a reference for nursing managers.Method:A total of 380 registered nurses were from three second-class hospitals investigated with “China Registered Nurse Core Competence Scale”(CIRN).Result:The total score of core competence of clinical registered nurses was (152.44±33.47),the mean score of the nursing core competency was (2.77±0.69).The highest mean score was the dimension of legal and ethical practice (2.91±0.64),the lowest mean score was the dimension of critical thinking and research aptitude (2.56±0.65).The nurses’ core competency was influenced by working experience,professional title and position(P<0.01 orP<0.05). Conclusion:The nursing core competence in second-class hospitals in Guangdong province is in the lower middle level.Managers should create more opportunities for continuing education,especially for the younger nurses.
Keywords：Second-class hospitalNursing core competencyInvestigation
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 68-69,70 )