Effects Of Post Management On Nurses’ Core Competence And Job Satisfaction

Objective1. This study investigated in two registration status of nursing core competencies,analyzing the factors that influence the formation of nurses′core competence. Weexplore the use of nursing post management, in order to improve the core competenceand job satisfaction of nurses，to improve the occupational environment and to meet theincreased healthy needs of patients, as a result, to promote the continuous improvementof nursing quality.2．Investigate and compare the result of core ability and job satisfaction of registerednurses in two hospitals in the practice of post management.MethodThis study used experimental method. The first stage: chose940registered nurses intwo hospitals as research object, using the questionnaire survey which included generalsituation questionnaire, the core competence of Chinese registered nurse scale and thejob satisfaction of nurse scale. The second stage: after the implementation of postmanagement of one year, used the same three scales on the same nurses.Use Epidata3.0to establish database, the SPSS13.0statistical software for statisticalanalysis, including descriptive analysis, two sample t test, single factor varianceanalysis, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear stepwise regression analysis.Result1. The core competence of the surveyed nurse averaged (116.35±28.47) in the twohospitals which was in the middle level. The dimension scores in descending order areleadership, legal and ethical practice ability, interpersonal relationship ability, professional development ability, the clinical nursing ability, education and consultingskills, critical thinking ability.2. The job satisfaction score of nurses was (49.37±8.92), which was in the middle level.3. The core ability and age, nurses working years, level, job satisfaction is positivelyrelated with age, working years, and hierarchical progressive core competence areprogressive trend. There was statistical significance in the difference between the totalscore of core competence within different age, job title, working years; core competenceof different education levels in the total score and the score difference was statisticallysignificant; the title, post high a set of core ability scores higher than title, duties andlow of a set of core competence; factors of departments, marital status, and the worktime also effect differently.4. Through multiple stepwise regression analysis, we found that main factors affectingthe level of core competence of registered nurses were age, working years, level, andjob satisfaction.5. The core competence of nurses and satisfaction in these two hospitals had asignificantly increasing (P <0.05) after the implementation of post management.Conclusion1. The core competence of registered nurses in Hefei was in the middle level whichneeds to be further improved.2. Job satisfaction of registered nurses in Hefei was in the middle level which needs tobe further improved.3. Influencing factors of the core ability of registered nurses in Hefei are as follows: age,clinical experience, level, title, position, education, marital status, divisions, anddepartments. Among them, age, working years and level are the main factors.4. The nurse post management, can effectively improve the core competence and jobsatisfaction of nurses, as well as the nursing practice environment, thus to improve the quality of nursing care.