title: Comparison of the clinical competence of nurses working in two university hospitals in Iran.
abstract: Hospitals are integrated with medical universities in Iran and are categorized into three types with respect to educational and health services quality. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine and compare the level of clinical competence of nurses who were working in type 1 and type 2 university hospitals. The clinical competence of all 266 nurses in the two hospitals was assessed by using the self-assessment method. The Nurse Competence Scale, a questionnaire consisting of 73 items, was used to assess the level of clinical competence and the frequency of using skills. The nurses who were working in the type 1 university hospital viewed themselves as more competent than those who were working in the type 2 university hospital. Also, only 70% of the clinical skills were used frequently by the nurses who were working in the type 2 university hospital, in comparison to > 83% for the nurses who were working in the type 1 university hospital. The results can be used for the educational needs assessment of nurses and for modifying the quality of care in hospitals.
authors: Nursing School, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. mbahreini@sums.ac.ir
authors: Masoud
authors: M
authors: Bahreini
authors: Shohreh
authors: S
authors: Shahamat
authors: Paritchehr
authors: P
authors: Hayatdavoudi
authors: Mostafa
authors: M
authors: Mirzaei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult