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Volume Volume 17, 2023 · Issue 1 · Open Access · Double-blind Peer-review

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Determinants of Nurses’ Self-Reported Professional Competence in Jordan

Rami Masa'deh1, Ala Adin L. Al-Haraizahe2, Hekmat Yousef Al-Akash3, Hajar Bakkali4,5 & Samiha Jarrah3

1 Department of Psychiatric Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.

2 Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Istishari hospital.

3 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.

* Corresponding author: Rami Masa'deh ([email protected])

Published: 30 Jun 2023

https://doi.org/10.35192/jjoas-n.v17i1.1550
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Abstract

Background: Nurses play a vital part in the healthcare system. The quality of nursing care affects patient safety, health outcomes, and reduces the length of patient hospitalization. This quality of care provided to patients is linked to the nurses' level of professional competence. Therefore, this study investigates nurses' levels of competence and their determinants.

Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional correlational design and recruited 440 nurses working at Jordanian teaching, private, and governmental hospitals. Registered nurses who had direct contact with patients were included and completed the short version of the self-reported Nurse Professional Competence Scale (NPCS-35). Data was collected between January and June 2023.

Results: The current study showed that nurses in Jordan reported a high level of professional competence (mean = 83.12 ± 9.45) on the Nurse Professional Competence Scale. Moreover, a higher grade point average, longer duration of experience, attendance at training programs, and working in accredited hospitals were all determinants of a high score on the Nurse Professional Competence Scale, with a p-value of < 0.01.

Conclusions: These results highlight the need to establish competence-based education for nursing programs in Jordan, ensuring that all Jordanian educational organizations adopt the same teaching methods. Additionally, there is a need for more efficient collaboration between clinical nurses and nurse educators to develop a competence-based nursing curriculum and bridge the theory-practice gap. Lastly, hospitals should offer training programs and courses for their staff to improve their knowledge, skills, and competence.

KeywordsCompetenceDeterminantsNurseJordan

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