Heydari Abbas, Kareshki Hossein, Armat Mohammad Reza
Evidence-Based Caring Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Department of Educational Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2016 Jun 1;5(2):121-32. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2016.013. eCollection 2016.
Nurses' professional competence is a crucial factor in clinical practice. Systematic evaluation of nurses' competence and its related factors are essential for enhancing the quality of nursing care. This study aimed to assess the nurses' competence level and its possible relationship with their personality and emotional intelligence.
Using a cross-sectional survey design, three instruments including Nurse Competence Scale, short form of Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test, and the short 10-item version of Big Five Factor Inventory, were administered simultaneously to a randomized stratified sample of 220 nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 11.5.
Majority of nurses rated themselves as "good" and "very good", with the highest scores in "managing situations" and "work role" dimensions of nurse competence. A relatively similar pattern of scores was seen in competence dimensions, personality and emotional intelligence, among male and female nurses. Emotional intelligence and personality scores showed a significant relationship with nurses' competence, explaining almost 20% of variations in nurse competence scores.
Iranian nurses evaluated their overall professional competence at similar level of the nurses in other countries. Knowledge about the nurses' competence level and its related factors, including personality and emotional intelligence, may help nurse managers in enhancing nurses' professional competence through appropriate task assignments and conducting in-service educational programs, thus improving the health status of patients.
护士的专业能力是临床实践中的关键因素。系统评估护士的能力及其相关因素对于提高护理质量至关重要。本研究旨在评估护士的能力水平及其与个性和情商的可能关系。
采用横断面调查设计，同时对马什哈德医科大学附属医院工作的220名护士的随机分层样本施测包括护士能力量表、舒特自我报告情商测试简版和大五人格量表简短10项版在内的三种工具。使用SPSS 11.5进行数据分析。
大多数护士将自己评为“良好”和“非常好”，在护士能力的“应对情况”和“工作角色”维度得分最高。男女护士在能力维度、个性和情商方面的得分模式相对相似。情商和个性得分与护士能力显著相关，解释了护士能力得分近20%的变异。
伊朗护士对其总体专业能力的评价与其他国家护士的水平相似。了解护士的能力水平及其相关因素，包括个性和情商，可能有助于护士长通过适当的任务分配和开展在职教育项目来提高护士的专业能力，从而改善患者的健康状况。
