J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.
2009 Feb;16(1):56-63.
A Correlation Study on Self-Efficacy, Disposition to Critical Thinking and Nursing Competency of New Nurses
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- 1Eulji University Hospital, Korea. sys@eulji.ac.kr
Abstract
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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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