Laari Luke, Anim-Boamah Oboshie, Ampomah Menford Owusu, Attafuah Priscilla Yeye Adumoah, Ohene Lillian Akorfa
Department of Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Department of Research, Education, and Administration, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2025 Sep 3;11:23779608251376092. doi: 10.1177/23779608251376092. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
The world is in an era where healthcare professionals require training in soft skills to improve their caring ability. Regrettably, a concise compilation of nursing soft skills remains empirically unclassified.
This study described a perceived list of soft skills necessary in nursing, as itemized by nurses and midwives in Ghana.
This descriptive qualitative study employed semistructured interviews with nurses and midwives from three regions of Ghana regarding key soft skills needed in nursing and midwifery. We conducted individual, face-to-face, in-depth interviews with nursing and midwifery educators and practising clinical nurses. A qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the interview data after transcription.
Twenty-seven nurses and midwives, comprising 18 clinical practitioners and nine educators, were selected and interviewed. Following analysis, two primary categories emerged: one comprising nurse educators instructing soft skills and the other consisting of practising clinical nurses' soft skills. Whereas educators thought of key soft skills as communication, collaboration, and clinical reasoning, the nurse clinicians considered effective communication, leadership skills, intrapersonal traits, interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence as the top soft skills required to nurse. The analysis resulted in the identification of nine top soft skills in nursing.
This study highlighted differing yet complementary perspectives on essential soft skills in nursing, as identified by nurse educators and clinical nurses. While educators emphasized communication, collaboration, and clinical reasoning, clinical nurses prioritized a broader range of skills, including leadership, emotional intelligence, and both intra- and interpersonal traits and skills. Overall, the analysis culminated in the identification of nine critical soft skills vital for effective nursing practice, underscoring the multifaceted nature of professional competence in both educational and clinical settings.
当今世界正处于一个时代，医疗保健专业人员需要接受软技能培训以提高他们的护理能力。遗憾的是，护理软技能的简明汇编在实证研究中仍未分类。
本研究描述了加纳护士和助产士列出的护理中所需软技能的感知清单。
本描述性定性研究采用半结构化访谈，对加纳三个地区的护士和助产士进行访谈，了解护理和助产所需的关键软技能。我们对护理和助产教育工作者以及执业临床护士进行了个人面对面的深入访谈。转录后，采用定性内容分析法对访谈数据进行分析。
选取并访谈了27名护士和助产士，其中包括18名临床从业者和9名教育工作者。经过分析，出现了两个主要类别：一个类别包括指导软技能的护士教育工作者，另一个类别包括执业临床护士的软技能。教育工作者认为关键软技能是沟通、协作和临床推理，而护士临床医生则认为有效沟通、领导技能、个人特质、人际技能、批判性思维和情商是护理所需的顶级软技能。分析结果确定了护理中的九项顶级软技能。
本研究突出了护士教育工作者和临床护士对护理中基本软技能的不同但互补的观点。教育工作者强调沟通、协作和临床推理，而临床护士则优先考虑更广泛的技能，包括领导能力、情商以及个人和人际特质与技能。总体而言，分析最终确定了对有效护理实践至关重要的九项关键软技能，强调了教育和临床环境中专业能力的多面性。
