A Career Ladder Radiation Oncology Nurse Competency

Abstract

This descriptive research aimsed : 1) to study the role and competences of radiation oncology nurses; 2) to synthesize competence-based
career ladder; and 3) to compare the opinions of level radiation oncology nurses towards the competence-based career ladder. The two group
of sample were 7 experts on radiation oncology  physicians and nurses, and 200 oncology nurses from 8 cancer hospitals. There were 2 parts of
measurement, 10 indepth interview guide, and 45 items of 4 Likert scale questionnaire. The measurements were validated by experts and
the reliability testing was 0.982. Data were analyzed as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test