Competence of Nurses and Factors Associated With It

Fatkulina, Natalja; Suominen, Tarja; Razbadauskas, Artūras; Martinkėnas, Arvydas; Meretoja, Riitta; Leino‐Kilpi, Helena

doi:10.3390/medicina47040033

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“…The high score for this indicator may be linked to the respondents' level of education. It should be noted that both in Poland and Lithuania, compared to other European countries, for a long time the nursing profession was deprived of professional independence, and a nurse was perceived as a physician's helper [38,39]. Changes in the system of healthcare education, with a view to standardizing the professional competences of nursing staff in the countries of the European Union, have led to increased professional independence and improved clinical skills.…”

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Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

Kwiecień-Jaguś¹,

Mędrzycka‐Dąbrowska²,

Chamienia³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. In the opinion of many researchers, nursing staff are exposed to an exceptionally high level of occupational stress. The problem of stress in the working environment of the nursing staff becomes more and more important in the context of increasing staff shortages and insufficient support from colleagues and employers. The aim of this study was to analyse stress factors indicated by the nursing staff in Poland and Lithuania, and to assess their job satisfaction. Materials and method. Two standard research tools were used in the study: the Nursing Stress Scale and the Job Satisfaction Survey. The study involved 230 respondents from Poland and Lithuania. The sample was chosen randomly and incidentally. Results. Based on the analysis of collected materials, the greatest stress factors in the work of the nursing staff were identified, which included interpersonal conflicts between nurses and doctors and between nurses, and death and dying. The study indicated that there is a relationship between stress and job satisfaction among Polish nurses (r=-0.33;p=0.001) and Lithuanian nurses (r=0.34; p=0.001). The greater the stress, the lower the job satisfaction. Low job satisfaction was connected with low remuneration, which is still inadequate to professional duties, and the lack of promotion opportunities. The study confirmed that there were significant differences in job satisfaction among Polish and Lithuanian nurses (Z= -6.27; p<0.001). Conclusions. The study confirmed a high level of stress and dissatisfaction among nursing staff in Poland and Lithuania.

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Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

Kwiecień-Jaguś¹,

Mędrzycka‐Dąbrowska²,

Chamienia³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…The tendency of competence settling in this way is supported by several earlier studies, [15,16,18,41] but there is also variation between studies concerning the order of highest and lowest score categories. [17,19,22,28] It could be considered as a positive finding that the item level score differences between the groups were smallest, practically negligible, in basic elements of nursing care, such as ethically committed, direct and individualised patient care. In these items also the competence was higher than in items where the differences in scores were bigger.…”

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“…The NCS instrument has been scientifically tested [10] and been widely used both in Finland and internationally covering various health care contexts. [14,15,17,18,21,28,29,42,43] Despite the significant differences in competence level between managers' and nurses' assessments, the similarity of competence profiles also strengthens the validity and reliability of the measurements. However, it should be noted that the defining and objective measurement of nurse competence has been proved to be difficult.…”

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Congruence between nurse managers’ and nurses’ competence assessments: A correlation study

Numminen¹,

Leino‐Kilpi

Isoaho

et al. 2014

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Background/objective: Nurse managers have an important impact on nurses' competence. However, research on managers' and nurses' competence assessments using the same criteria is scarce. For quality care it is important that these assessments align. This study compared nurses' and their managers' competence assessments. Methods:A cross-sectional, descriptive, comparative correlation design was applied. Participants were 1656 manager-nurse pairs conducting self-assessments and manager assessments respectively in a university hospital in Finland. The Nurse Competence Scale which measures nurses' generic level professional competence was used to collect the data. Means, range, frequencies, and standard deviations, and Mixed Models with Repeated Measures were used in data analysis.Results: Both managers and nurses assessed the competence level as good, but managers assessed the level significantly higher than nurses themselves. However, the overall competence profiles between the groups aligned. Higher competence level and smaller Visual Analogy Scale (VAS) score differences between the groups were related to individualized patient care, and ethically committed and flexible action in care situations. Lower competence level and bigger VAS score differences between groups concerned consultation, guiding, and evaluation activities within care team, developmental tasks, and use of research knowledge.Conclusions: Although the difference between managers' and nurses' competence assessments was significant in favour of managers, there is a strong congruence between the groups concerning core tasks of nursing. Competences with low scores, differences between groups, management's support, and factors influencing competence need further research for planning interventions to enhance competence development. Use of multiple assessment methods is recommended to add validity and reliability of the measurements.

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“…This self-report scale has been shown to be valid and reliable for measuring the dimensions of nurse competence by several studies internationally (28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35). It is sensitive enough to distinguish the levels of nurse competence in different settings and variety of work experiences (26,30).…”

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How Likely Is It for a Nurse Student to Become a Competent Nurse? A Protocol for Scale Development and Validation Using a Mixed Methods Study

Heydari¹,

Kareshki²,

Armat³

2016

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis

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The aim of the paper was to develop and validate a scale for estimating the likelihood of a nurse student to become a competent nurse.Admitting students to nursing schools without assessing their personal characteristics has led to serious consequences, including low quality of nursing care. Early detection of students who are at risk of attrition or becoming non-competent nurses can save the time, money, and energy devoted to educating and training the future nurses.A mixed methods design will be employed. Using literature review and interviews with nurse students, clinical nurses, nurse experts, and nurse managers during the first qualitative phase, we will build a comprehensive item pool that has a focus on nurse students' personal characteristics. To increase the trustworthiness of interview findings, we will distinguish competent versus incompetent nurses by measuring their competence levels. In the second quantitative phase, the Nurse Competence Predicting Scale will be developed and tested for psychometric properties.We believe that Nurse Competence Predicting Scale may help in early identification of nurse students who are at risk of not acquiring expected nurse competencies on graduation or joining the workforce. In such cases, educational managers may take timely remedial interventions.Key words: nurse competence, personality characteristics, emotional intelligence, nurse student, mixed methods study, scale development, psychometric evaluation P ro f essi o n al c o n t ri buti o n B A CK GROU NDNurse competence has been extensively addressed in the literature in terms of safety and quality of nursing care (1-3). The competence of nurses directly influences the health status of patients, and could reduce morbidity, mortality, and undesirable outcomes (4-6).Evidence shows that caring professions necessitate particular personal and psychological characteristics, as well as essential knowledge and aptitude (7-9). Personality characteristics can strongly affect performance (10), educational achievements, job satisfaction, and ability of nurse students (11). Hence, some key personal characteristics are important in acquiring appropriate and effective nursing competence. On the other hand, these characteristics might only change desirably to as little as 30%, even in the excellent educational systems (12, 13). Therefore, applicants must be assessed for such attributes ideally before admission, to ensure that their personality matches with the job requisites (14).Nursing schools invest money, time, and energy to educate and train nurse students, expecting that they will join the health care workforce. In Iran, about 100 baccalaureate nursing programs are offered all over the country (15). According to the Iranian Ministry of Health report in 2008, at least 6.400 students on average graduate from the nursing faculties in Iran (16). Nursing faculty anticipates students who will be academically successful and become competent in their profession, so as to compassionately provide high quality care to their clien...

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Competence of Nurses and Factors Associated With It

Cited by 69 publications

References 24 publications

Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

Congruence between nurse managers’ and nurses’ competence assessments: A correlation study

How Likely Is It for a Nurse Student to Become a Competent Nurse? A Protocol for Scale Development and Validation Using a Mixed Methods Study

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