• 1.Nursing School of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China 2.Nursing Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
LI Jiping, Email: JP-Li@163.com
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Objective  To evaluate the level of nursing competence of clinical nurses and determine its influencing factors so as to provide scientific information for nursing human resource management.
Methods  A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1 042 nurses from 8 hospitals by using the Nursing Competence Scale.
Results  The mean score of nursing competence was 73.99±9.81. Factors influencing the nursing competence included personal interest in nursing, working experience, working position, educational background, hospital level, teaching activities and marital status.
Conclusion  The surveyed clinical nurses have been equipped with basic nursing competence, however, still needs to be improved. The nursing human resource management should be based on nurses’ competence.

Citation: LI Xuemei,LI Jiping. A Study on Nursing Competence and Its Influencing Factors of Clinical Nurses. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2007, 07(8): 586-590. doi: Copy