Newly graduated nurses' clinical competencies and need for further training in acute care hospitals

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作者
Willman, Anna [1 ]
Bjuresater, Kaisa [1 ]
Nilsson, Jan [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Karlstad Univ, Fac Hlth Sci & Technol, Dept Hlth Sci, SE-65188 Karlstad, Sweden
[2] Sophiahemmet Univ, Dept Hlth Promot Sci, Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
acute care; competencies; graduate nurses; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; QUALIFIED NURSES; EXPERIENCES; TRANSITION; SCALE; PERSPECTIVE; COMPLEXITY; OUTCOMES; DISEASE;
D O I
10.1111/jocn.15207
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Aim To assess self-reported clinical competence and the need for further training among newly graduated registered nurses (NGRNs) working in Swedish acute care hospital settings. Background NGRNs are expected to take full responsibility for patients' nursing care in an increasingly complex clinical context, and professional nurses' clinical competence is critical in providing high-quality and safe nursing care. Design A cross-sectional design. Methods Data were collected using the 50-item ProffNurse SAS II. A total of 85 NGRNs who had recently commenced working with direct patient care at three hospitals in central Sweden participated in the study. The response rate was 69%. The STROBE cross-sectional reporting guidelines were used. Results The NGRNs assessed their clinical competence as being highest in areas relating to team collaboration and ethics and lowest in areas relating to professional development and direct clinical practice. The need for further training was greatest in areas such as direct clinical practice and patient safety and lowest in areas such as team collaborating and ethics. Conclusion The use of instruments to identify NGRNs' self-assessed clinical competence is of value when designing and evaluating introductory programmes for NGRNs taking on positions in acute care hospital settings. The availability of experienced nurses from whom NGRNs can gain clinical competence and learn from is of importance, both from the perspective of the NGRNs themselves and patient safety. Relevance to clinical practice An understanding of NGRNs' clinical competence and their need for further training may assist in both planning and organising nursing programmes and in making clinical policy decisions when designing introduction programmes in acute care settings.
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