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KMID : 1033320170070010054
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Global Health & Nursing
2017 Volume.7 No. 1 p.54 ~ p.61
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Relationship between Nursing Professional Practice and Clinical Competency in Clinical Nurses
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Lee Jeon-Ma
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the levels of nursing professional practice and clinical competency and the relationships between them in clinical nurses.
Methods: The participants in this study were 303 nurses working at Y University Hospital. The data were collected between March 1, and March 20, 2015 using the nursing professional practice measurement developed by Lee (2016) and the clinical competency scale developed by Jang (2000). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson`s Correlation Coefficient through the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program.
Results: The average ratings of nursing professional practice and nursing competency were 3.93 and 3.59 points, respectively out of a total of 5. Nursing professional practice according to age (t=-6.22, p<.001), total clinical career (t=21.42, p<.001), and present ward career (t=22.96, p<.001) were significantly different. Nursing professional practice and clinical competency showed positive correlation with performance (r=.80, p<.001).
Conclusion: The results indicate that the strategies are needed to increase the level of nursing professional practice in order to enhance the clinical competency and quality of nursing service.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing professional practice, Clinical competency
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