Department of Nursing, Karlstad University, Sweden.
J Prof Nurs. 2012 May-Jun;28(3):170-81. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.11.014.
The aim of this study was to describe newly graduated nurses' own perception of competence and to identify possible predictors influencing their perceptions. The target population included nurses who graduated from nursing colleges in June 2006. Data collection was carried out from October 2006 until April 2007 using the Nurse Competence Scale (NCS), the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory, and the Research Utilization Questionnaire. The response rate was 33% (n = 620). Pearson's chi-square test, Student t test, and regression analyses were used for statistical calculations. The respondents assessed their overall competence level as "good" and assessed themselves most competent in providing ethical and individualized nursing care. They assessed themselves least competent in evaluating outcomes and further development of patient care. Their use of competence explained between 40% (helping) and 10% (managing) of the variance within the NCS competence categories. Critical thinking (CT) was the most prominent predictor for perception of competence in all competence categories and the overall competence, alone explaining between 20% (NCS total score) and 9% (managing) of the variance. The finding that CT was a significant predictor for perception of competence may indicate that developing nursing students' CT abilities is valuable to increase newly graduated nurses' perception of competence.
本研究旨在描述新毕业护士对自身能力的认知，并确定可能影响其认知的预测因素。目标人群包括 2006 年 6 月毕业于护理学院的护士。数据收集于 2006 年 10 月至 2007 年 4 月期间使用护士能力量表（NCS）、加利福尼亚批判性思维倾向量表和研究利用问卷进行。回应率为 33%（n=620）。使用 Pearson's chi-square 检验、Student t 检验和回归分析进行统计计算。受访者评估自己的整体能力水平为“良好”，并认为自己在提供伦理和个性化护理方面最有能力。他们认为自己在评估结果和进一步发展患者护理方面的能力最差。他们的能力运用解释了 NCS 能力类别内 40%（帮助）至 10%（管理）的差异。批判性思维（CT）是所有能力类别和整体能力中感知能力的最显著预测因素，单独解释了 NCS 总得分 20%（NCS 总得分）和 9%（管理）的差异。CT 是感知能力的重要预测因素这一发现可能表明，培养护理学生的 CT 能力对于提高新毕业护士的感知能力是有价值的。
