Faculty of Nursing Faculty of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Nurs Health Sci. 2013 Mar;15(1):51-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00733.x. Epub 2012 Aug 31.
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a portfolio-based professional development program on nurses' competence in a university hospital in Iran. A pre-test/post-test, controlled, quasi-experimental design was used. From the university hospital's 18 general wards, four wards were randomly selected. Two wards were randomly allocated as the experimental group (35 subjects) and two wards as the control group (38 subjects). Nurses in the experimental group participated in a 12-month portfolio-based professional development program and nurses in the control group participated in the routine professional development programs of their wards. The data were collected by the Nurse Competence Scale and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent and paired t-tests. After intervention, the average nurses' competence in the experimental group increased significantly (P < 0.001) but these changes in the control group were not significant (P = 0.08). This study shows that the professional portfolio is an effective tool for improving nurses' competence. The professional portfolios help nurses update their knowledge, skills, and competence towards their full role as nurses.
本研究旨在确定基于组合的专业发展计划对伊朗一所大学附属医院护士能力的影响。采用了前测/后测、对照、准实验设计。从医院的 18 个普通病房中，随机选择了四个病房。两个病房被随机分配为实验组（35 名受试者），两个病房为对照组（38 名受试者）。实验组的护士参加了为期 12 个月的基于组合的专业发展计划，对照组的护士参加了其病房的常规专业发展计划。使用护士能力量表收集数据，并使用描述性统计和独立和配对 t 检验进行分析。干预后，实验组护士的平均能力显著提高（P<0.001），而对照组的这些变化不显著（P=0.08）。本研究表明，专业组合是提高护士能力的有效工具。专业组合帮助护士更新他们的知识、技能和能力，以充分发挥他们作为护士的角色。
