Relationship between Roles of Head Nurses in Supervision with Core Competencies of Civil Servants of Nurses, Phrae Hospital

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study 1) The level roles of head nurses in supervision perceived by professional nurses, Phrae Hospital 2)The level of core competencies of civil servants perccived by professional nurses,Phrae Hospital and 3) The relationship between roles of head nurses in supervision with core competencies of civil servants Phrae Hospital. The sample group included 183 professional nurses who had worked for more than one year in Phrae Hospital selected by simple random sampling technique. The research instrument was divided into 3 parts, part 1) general information part 2) the roles of head nurses in supervision and part 3) the core competencies of civil servants Phrae Hospital. They were tested for reliability and validity. The cronbach's alpha coefficient reliability of roles of head nurses in supervision questionnaire and core competencies of civil servants Phrae Hospital were 0.87 and 0.88 respectively. Research data were analyzed by both descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, standard deviation) and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient. The results were as follows. 1) The roles of head nurses in supervision were at the high level. The finging showed that the mean score of controlled performances was at the hing level ( = 4.05) while the mean score of monitoring performances was at the low level ( =3.92) 2) The core competencies of civil servants were at the high level. Finally The finging revealed that the mean score of integrity was at the hing level ( = 4.38) while professional experiences and expertise were score at the low level ( = 4.01), 3) there was a statistically significant positive relationship at very low level between the roles of head nurses in supervision and core competencies of civil servants Phrae Hospital. (r = .288, p < 0.01)