Numminen Olivia, Laine Tuija, Isoaho Hannu, Hupli Maija, Leino-Kilpi Helena, Meretoja Riitta
Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Corporate Headquarters, Helsinki, Finland.
Scand J Caring Sci. 2014 Dec;28(4):812-21. doi: 10.1111/scs.12115. Epub 2014 Feb 7.
This study evaluated weather educational outcomes of nurse education meet the requirements of nursing practice by exploring the correspondence between nurse educators' and nurse managers' assessments of novice nurses' professional competence. The purpose was to find competence areas contributing to the acknowledged practice-theory gap.
A cross-sectional, comparative design using the Nurse Competence Scale was applied.
The sample comprised nurse educators (n = 86) and nurse managers (n = 141).
Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the data analysis.
Educators assessed novice nurses' competence to a significantly higher level than managers in all competence areas (p < 0.001). The biggest correspondence between educators' and mangers' assessments were in competencies related to immediate patient care, commitment to ethical values, maintaining professional skills and nurses' care of the self. The biggest differences were in competencies related to developmental and evaluation tasks, coaching activities, use of evidence-based knowledge and in activities which required mastering a comprehensive view of care situations. However, differences between educators' and managers' assessments were strongly associated with their age and work experience. Active and improved collaboration should be focused on areas in which the differences between educators' and managers' assessments greatly differ in ensuring novice nurses' fitness for practice.
本研究通过探讨护士教育者与护士管理者对新手护士专业能力评估之间的对应关系，评估护士教育的教学成果是否符合护理实践的要求。目的是找出导致公认的实践 - 理论差距的能力领域。
采用横断面比较设计，应用护士能力量表。
样本包括护士教育者（n = 86）和护士管理者（n = 141）。
数据分析采用描述性和推断性统计。
在所有能力领域，教育者对新手护士能力的评估均显著高于管理者（p < 0.001）。教育者与管理者评估之间最大的对应点在于与直接患者护理、对道德价值观的承诺、保持专业技能以及护士自我护理相关的能力。最大的差异在于与发展和评估任务、指导活动、循证知识的运用以及需要掌握护理情况全面观点的活动相关的能力。然而，教育者与管理者评估之间的差异与其年龄和工作经验密切相关。在确保新手护士具备实践能力方面，应积极加强协作，重点关注教育者与管理者评估差异较大的领域。
