A study of core competency among staff nurses at a university hospital in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Authors

  • Duong Thi Dieu Huong Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • Dr.Kanittha Volrathongchai Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University
  • Dr.Duy Binh Ho Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue city, Viet Nam

Keywords:

nursing core competency; university hospital; staff nurse; the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Abstract

This descriptive study aimed to survey core competency of nurses at a University hospital in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. A survey method was employed for data collection, with a sample of 110 randomly selected from total of an eligible 153 nurses. The survey instrument was modified derived from the Vietnamese Nursing Core Competency Standards and Sande. The reliability of the survey instrument was tested using Cronbach’s alpha, producing a range from 0.85 to 0.94. The data were collected from 15th to 30thOctober, 2019.The results showed that the mean nursing core competency among staff nurses was high and displayed significant differences with age group, gender, marital status, length of work and nursing certificate, but not education and working place. Our findings will allow nurses to self-monitor, increase nurse’s competencies, and demonstrate their abilities to maintain a high standard of nursing practice.

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2020-09-30

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Huong DTD, Volrathongchai K, Binh HD. A study of core competency among staff nurses at a university hospital in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. JNSH [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 25];43(3):90-103. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nah/article/view/241564

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Vol. 43 No. 3 (2020): July-September

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