Ali Eman Hassan Mohamed, Khalifa Marwa Abdelrahman Gaber
Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
BMC Nurs. 2025 May 19;24(1):557. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03197-4.
Nurses must possess professional competency and moral courage to ensure the excellence of care and safety for patient, communicate effectively with other healthcare staff, and promote the establishment of consistent and universal care.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between professional competency and moral courage among staff nurses.
A descriptive correlational study design was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospital, affiliated with Ain Shams University Hospitals. The study included 172 out of 310 staff nurses. Three tools were used for data collection, namely: Personal Characteristics Sheet, The Nurse Professional Competency Scale-Short Form (NPC-Scale SF), and The Nurses' Moral Courage Scale (NMCS). Data were collected over a period of six weeks, starting from the second half of April 2024 until the end of May 2024.
This study revealed that 42.7% of the staff nurses were aged between 25 and 35 years, 61.4% were female, 28.7% held a nursing technical degree, and 51.5% had more than five years of experience. In addition, more than three-fifths of the participants reported a moderate level of professional competency, followed by a low level. Similarly, two-thirds of the participants reported a moderate level of moral courage, followed by a low level. Furthermore, there was a strong positive correlation between professional competency and moral courage among staff nurses (r = 0.637**, p = 0.000).
This study concluded that there was a strong positive significant relationship between professional competency and moral courage among staff nurses, which answered the research question. This study recommends that training and educational programs should be conducted regularly and continuously to update and expand nurses' knowledge and skills concerning professional competencies and the implementation of ideal models in clinical practice.
护士必须具备专业能力和道德勇气，以确保为患者提供优质护理和安全保障，与其他医护人员有效沟通，并促进建立一致且通用的护理模式。
本研究旨在调查在职护士的专业能力与道德勇气之间的关系。
在隶属于艾因夏姆斯大学医院的艾因夏姆斯大学医院进行了一项描述性相关性研究设计。该研究包括310名在职护士中的172名。使用了三种工具进行数据收集，即：个人特征表、护士专业能力量表简版（NPC - 量表简版）和护士道德勇气量表（NMCS）。数据收集历时六周，从2024年4月下半月开始至2024年5月底结束。
本研究显示，42.7%的在职护士年龄在25至35岁之间，61.4%为女性，28.7%拥有护理技术学位，51.5%有超过五年的工作经验。此外，超过五分之三的参与者报告专业能力处于中等水平，其次是低水平。同样，三分之二的参与者报告道德勇气处于中等水平，其次是低水平。此外，在职护士的专业能力与道德勇气之间存在强正相关（r = 0.637**，p = 0.000）。
本研究得出结论，在职护士的专业能力与道德勇气之间存在强正显著关系，这回答了研究问题。本研究建议应定期持续开展培训和教育项目，以更新和扩展护士在专业能力方面的知识和技能，以及在临床实践中实施理想模式的能力。
