Factors Predicting Critical Care Nursing Practice among Professional Nurses in Community Hospitals of Samut Prakan Province
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Nursing practice for patients in crisis, Perception of competence, Community hospitalAbstract
This study is a predictive research. The objective is to study the level of nursing practice of registered nurses and study the predicting factors of nursing practice of registered nurses at community hospitals in Samut Prakan Province. The sample group was professional nurses at a community hospital in Samut Prakan Province. Stratified sampling was used with a sample size of 170 people. Data collection was conducted using a comprehensive three-part questionnaire: 1) personal information of the respondents, 2) their perception of professional competency, and 3) their nursing practice. The questionnaire, parts 2 and 3, were checked for content validity by three experts, and the content validity index was .90 and .92, respectively. Testing the reliability revealed Cronbach's alpha coefficients of .74 and .92, respectively. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and stepwise multiple regression statistics.
The results showed that the average nursing practice level of professional nurses at community hospitals was at a high level ( = 4.15, S.D. = 0.50). Three significant predictive factors were identified: the perception of competency in academics and research (β = .35, p < .001), in nursing team management (β= .31, p < .001), and in nursing and midwifery practice (β = .25, p < .001). Together, these variables can predict 59 percent of the variance in nursing practice among patients in crisis situations.
The findings of the study suggest that nursing administrators can leverage this information to enhance the expertise of nurses, particularly in providing care for patients in emergency situations at community hospitals.
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