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Is the competence of Swedish Registered Nurses working in municipal care of older people merely a question of age and postgraduate education?
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences; Jun2015, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p307-316, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objectives Previous studies suggest that not only education but also personal aspects such as experience of working as a registered nurse ( RN) and age can influence competence. The objective was to explore the educational and self-rated competence of RNs and their duties within the care of older people. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. All RNs in two counties in Sweden were asked to complete a written questionnaire: a study specific questionnaire with educational and work related questions using the Nurse Competence Scale. The response rate was 61% (n 344). Results Higher self-rated satisfaction with own professional competence was related to older age, more years after nursing education and possessing at least one postgraduate education in specialist nursing. Educational needs were related to younger age and fewer years since nursing graduation. Education within elder care, including education about drugs was rated the most urgently needed area of education. The most frequently reported tasks were found in the domain helping role, whereas ensuring quality was less present in their daily work. Conclusions Educational level, age and years of experience had an impact on RNs' self-perceived competence, which is in accordance with previous descriptions of the concept competence. It seems imperative that RNs working in care of the old and with the demands placed on them are given the opportunity to take a postgraduate specialist education in order to gain a competence level in their desired area of work. It is also important that RNs working in care of the old get tailored education in line with the requirements the organisation places on them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGE distribution
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
CLINICAL competence
COMMUNITY health nursing
CONTENT analysis
GERIATRIC nursing
HOME nursing
JOB descriptions
JOB satisfaction
RESEARCH methodology
NURSES
NURSING
NURSING practice
CONTINUING education of nurses
NURSING home employees
PROFESSIONAL employee training
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
EMPLOYEES' workload
DATA analysis
OCCUPATIONAL roles
QUANTITATIVE research
EDUCATIONAL attainment
EDUCATIONAL mobility
INFORMATION needs
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DATA analysis software
WORK experience (Employment)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02839318
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102498520
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12164