Geriatric nursing competence of clinical nursing staff at different hospital levels in Chongqing, China: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Jinfeng Long, Yaling Li, Wenping Chen, Xiaoqun Wu, Rongjuan Fu, Li Dong, Yi Huang, Daibi Yi, Zhihui Xu, Yan Cheng, Qun Tan, Li Zhang, Fu Ding
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: International Journal of Nursing Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 439-446 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-0132
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2024.08.003
Popis: Objectives: This study aimed to survey the geriatric nursing competencies of clinical nursing staff in Chongqing City, China, and provide suggestions to enhance these competencies. Methods: This study was conducted in 204 hospitals in Southwest China from December 24, 2022 to January 7, 2023. The “Geriatric Nursing Competence of Clinical Nurse Investigation Tool” was used to explore factors that influence geriatric nurses’ competencies via stratified sampling. The survey was conducted by distributing and collecting questionnaires through the online platform Wenjuanxing. Results: A total of 10,692 nurses answered the questionnaires. Of these questionnaires, 9,442 were valid. The total geriatric nursing competence score of the clinical nursing staff was 2.29 ± 0.81, the secondary hospital score was 2.23 ± 0.78, and the tertiary hospital’s overall mean score was 2.33 ± 0.83. The factors that influenced secondary hospitals included the department of medicine, age of nurses and total length of career (P
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