A Correlation Study on Self-Efficacy, Disposition to Critical Thinking and Nursing Competency of New Nurses / 기본간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
;
: 56-63, 2009.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-649168
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify self-efficacy, disposition to critical thinking and level of nursing competency in new nurses and to exam the correlation among these variables.METHOD:
The sample was composed of 286 new nurses who had worked at E hospital for 1 year. Descriptive and correlation analysis using the SPSS program were used to analyze the data.RESULTS:
The mean score for self-efficacy was 67.10, disposition to critical thinking, 3.01 and nursing competency,3.02. There were significant differences in scores for 3 variables between nurses with College degrees and nurses with Baccalaureate degrees. There was a significant positive correlation between disposition to critical thinking and nursing competency scores.CONCLUSION:
Further study of the various components that influence nursing competency is necessary. Also based on the disposition to critical thinking, there is a need to develop education programs to strengthen curiosity and other related variables. The results of this study confirmed the necessity of developing a clinical model of nursing competency ability.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thinking
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Statistics as Topic
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Exploratory Behavior
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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