title: A study of nursing competency, career self-efficacy and professional commitment among nurses in Taiwan.
abstract: Professional commitment, maintaining nursing competency, and improving self-efficacy could be necessary to enhance the quality of care service in Taiwan.
  
  
  
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among nursing competency, career self-efficacy, and professional commitment in hospital nurses.
  
  
  
  We used a stratified cluster random sampling method for the selection. To take 762 nurses with work experience of more than 6 months were selected from 2 regional hospitals and 3 district hospitals in Taiwan. The nurses answered a self-report questionnaire, which was categorized into four sections: Personal background data, nursing competency, career self-efficacy, and professional commitment.
  
  
  
  The results indicate that nursing competency and career self-efficacy of nurses were at a high level, whereas professional commitment was at a medium level. Nursing competency, career self-efficacy, and professional commitment were significantly positively correlated.
  
  
  
  The career self-efficacy and professional commitment of medical and nursing personnel can help to increase nursing competency and to improve the quality of medical and nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chao-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Shieunt-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ying-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei-Lun
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D011361:Professional Competence; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013624:Taiwan; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: career self-efficacy; nurses; nursing competency; professional commitment