Emre Coskun, Molly K Beier, Kelsie N Jackson, David R Wang, Allison Seacat, Erica L Ausel
Student-Led Curricular Development in the Biomedical Science Master's Program Using Virtual Dissection
Medical science educator
highquality patient care requires nurses strong clinical competency thus essential examine factors associated clinical competency study designed investigate head nurse leadership staff nurse demographics clinical competency b examine impact demographics clinical competency staff nurses c analyze correlation head nurse leadership staff nurse clinical competency examine effects demographics clinical competency controlling head nurse leadership cluster sampling method used collect data 200 staff nurses national medical center taiwan questionnaires used gather information head nurse leadership style staff nurse clinical competency descriptive inferential statistical analyses conducted including mannwhitney u test kruskalwallis test spearmans rank correlation coefficient multivariate analysis covariance average score transformational leadership style among head nurses 289 whereas transactional leadership style scored average 249 average scores components clinical competency listed highest lowest follows patient care 335 professionalism 328 communication skills 318 management 284 knowledge 273 addition statistically significant differences found clinical competency based demographic factors including age marital status educational level job title length employment also statistically significant positive correlation head nurse transformational leadership style nurse clinical competency found main effect length employment five competency components statistically significant controlling transformational leadership furthermore post hoc analysis covariance revealed significant effect length employment patient care knowledge communication skills management findings study indicate transformational leadership employment length impact clinical competency staff nurses particularly terms patient care communication skills management knowledge providing education training leadership management current prospective head nurses may expected enhance clinical competency staff nurses create nurturing work environment moreover targeted training may help current head nurses gain insight leadership styles acquire skills promote transformational leadership addition leadership development may help equip prospective head nurses critical competencies assuming leadership responsibilities