Ivanišević Kata, Hauser Goran, Bošković Sandra
Faculty of Health Study, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Nurs Open. 2025 Aug;12(8):e70285. doi: 10.1002/nop2.70285.
To assess the professional competencies of Croatian undergraduate and graduate nursing students using the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) scale and to identify factors influencing these competencies.
Cross-sectional, correlational study.
The study was conducted between April and July 2022. A stratified random sample of 750 nursing students was selected from four higher education institutions in Croatia. The data was collected by means of an electronic survey using the Croatian language adapted version of the Nurse Professional Competence scale. The scale consists of 35 items in six domains, which are rated on a 7-point Likert scale. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's α. The data were analysed using SPSS version 25, with both parametric and non-parametric tests applied depending on the data distribution.
A total of 750 nursing students with an average age of 31 years (SD = 10.54) participated in the study. The internal consistency of the six competency factors ranged from Cronbach's α = 0.75 (Medical and Technical Care) to α = 0.90 (Nursing Care, Care Pedagogics). The highest self-assessed competence was in Value-Based Nursing Care (M = 6.05, SD = 0.75) and the lowest in Medical and Technical Care (M = 4.96, SD = 0.88). Significant differences were found between the institutions in various areas of competence, with students at the University of Split achieving better results in several areas. Age and level of education were found to be significant predictors of competence in several areas.
No input from patients or the public. This study focused solely on nursing students' self-assessment in an educational setting.
使用护士专业能力（NPC）量表评估克罗地亚本科和研究生护理专业学生的专业能力，并确定影响这些能力的因素。
横断面相关性研究。
该研究于2022年4月至7月进行。从克罗地亚的四所高等教育机构中选取了750名护理专业学生作为分层随机样本。通过使用克罗地亚语改编版护士专业能力量表的电子调查问卷收集数据。该量表由六个领域的35个项目组成，采用7点李克特量表进行评分。使用克朗巴哈α系数测量内部一致性。使用SPSS 25版对数据进行分析，根据数据分布应用参数检验和非参数检验。
共有750名平均年龄为31岁（标准差=10.54）的护理专业学生参与了该研究。六个能力因素的内部一致性范围从克朗巴哈α系数=0.75（医疗和技术护理）到α=0.90（护理、护理教育学）。自我评估能力最高的是基于价值的护理（M=6.05，标准差=0.75），最低的是医疗和技术护理（M=4.96，标准差=0.88）。在各能力领域的机构之间发现了显著差异，斯普利特大学的学生在几个领域取得了更好的成绩。年龄和教育水平被发现是几个领域能力的重要预测因素。
未纳入患者或公众意见。本研究仅关注护理专业学生在教育环境中的自我评估。
