Investigation on grass-roots nurses' core competency in Jiangsu Province / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the core competency of grass-roots nurses in Jiangsu Province,and to provide references for training grass-roots nurses.Methods The Competency Inventory for Registered Nurse(CIRN)was used to investigate 593 grass-roots nurses in Jiangsu Province.Results The overall score of importance judgement for core competency was 4.45±0.73.The overall execution frequency was 4.26±0.69.There were significant differences in the importance judgment of clinical care,interpersonal relationship,leadership,and professional development among nurses with different job titles(P＜0.05).There were significant differences in the execution frequency of clinical care,interpersonal relationship,ethical/legal practice,critical thinking and scientific research among nurses with different job titles (P＜0.05).There were certain differences in the importance judgment and the execution frequency for core competency among nurses with different job titles and nurses from different institutions.Conclusion The score for grass-roots nurses' core competency in Jiangsu Province was not high and unbalanced.There were differences between the importance judgment and the execution frequency.Hospital managers should take appropriate measures to address existing problems and improve the grass-roots nursers' core competency according to different characteristics.