Clinical Nursing Competency for New Graduate Nurses: A Grounded Theory Approach / 기본간호학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study was done to provide information about issues of clinical competency from the perspective of new graduate nurses and to make suggestions for improving undergraduate education programmes. It was also done to clarify learning experiences between fundamentals of nursing and the other major areas of nursing. METHOD: For this study, 7 new graduates and 8 experienced nurses participated. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and analysed in terms of Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory methodology. RESULT: Core category and main categories, were delineated. Clinical nursing competency was found to be a dynamic process with each participant actively engaged in acquiring problem solving ability in diverse clinical settings. These findings have value in understanding the embedded meaning of clinical nursing competency. CONCLUSION: Therefore, the educational programs reflecting the experience of new nursing staff should be developed.