ABSTRACT
Objective To explore and set up the nurse post ability of the leveling exam plan in a third-grade class-A hospital.Methods The entry of more than one year of nurses will participate in the examination of N1-N4 is divided into four levels.According to different levels to set up the post ability of the leveling exam plan,through the review and interview,evaluate its effects and satisfaction in a third-grade class-A hospital.Results After the post ability of the leveling exam plan,nurses of different levels get more satisfied with the score on the assessment form,specialized knowledge,the core system,emergency plan,communication skills,ability of operation and emergency disposal,which significantly higher than the traditional methods,there were statistical differences between two groups.(t value was as follows:1.46,2.13,1.98,2.57,2.69,1.87,P ＜ 0.05),but the difference of foundation knowledge was not obvious (P ＞ 0.05).The new program get higher scores of nurses in critical thinking,clinical care,ethical,legal practice and professional ability,results were significant differences (t value was as follows:2.18,2.01,1.46,2.78,P＜ 0.05),but the scores in scientific research ability,leadership,interpersonal relationship,education and consulting capacity was not significantly different (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion It is concluded that nurses of different levels on the leveling exam plan get a higher satisfaction.Through the new program,to assess the level of nurses,effectively improve the capacity on critical thinking,clinical nursing,ethical standards,law practice and professional development.