Self-Assessed Competence of Experienced Expatriate Nurses in a Rural and Remote Setting:

SAGE Open Nursing

SalahAqtash¹ 

关键词: professional competence;    nursing services;    continuing nurse education;    self-assessment;    United Arab Emirates;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2377960817702382

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

We aimed to measure the self-assessed level of competence among nurses working in the public hospitals of Al-Gharbia Region, a remote rural region of United Arab Emirates, and to explore the factors associated with the nurses’ self-perceived competency. The Nurse Competency Scale, which measures the self-assessed level of competency of nurses, has been validated in a variety of clinical settings, in facilities of various sizes, and in small and large cohorts. However, its application among an expatriate nursing workforce working in small hospitals and health facilities in remote and rural areas has not been examined. We used the Nurse Competency Scale to survey the nursing workforce in Al-Gharbia’s public hospitals in United Arab Emirates. All 435 practicing registered nurses with more than 3 months clinical experience in the network were invited to participate. Data were collected electronically and analyzed by international collaborators. Statistical analysis included analysis of variance, Kruskal–Walli...

【 授权许可】

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