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Ahmadi M, Aghvamy M S, Ghahremani Z. Comparison of Clinical Competency in Nurses Working in Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 Departments of University Hospitals in Zanjan City in 2020. PCNM 2022; 12 (1) :54-59
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Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran , aghvamym@zums.ac.ir
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Background: The importance of clinical competency in nurses indicates the necessity of evaluating this criterion for nurses working in Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 departments.
Objectives: Comparison of clinical competency in nurses working in Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 departments of university hospitals in Zanjan city in 2020.
Methods: Following a convenient sampling method, this cross-sectional study recruited 220 registered nurses working at hospitals affiliated to the Zanjan University of Medical Sciences with at least six months of work experience. Data were collected using a demographic information form and competency inventory for registered nurses (CIRN). Mann Whitney U test was used to compare study groups.
Results:: There was a significant difference between nurses working in Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 departments concerning clinical competency, so that those in Covid-19 departments were more competent (p-value=0.001).
Conclusion: The observed difference requires more attention and particular interventions, including promoting teamwork, engaging staff in decision-making processes, job supports, reducing conflicts and role ambiguities, and increasing control over employment-related events
Objectives: Comparison of clinical competency in nurses working in Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 departments of university hospitals in Zanjan city in 2020.
Methods: Following a convenient sampling method, this cross-sectional study recruited 220 registered nurses working at hospitals affiliated to the Zanjan University of Medical Sciences with at least six months of work experience. Data were collected using a demographic information form and competency inventory for registered nurses (CIRN). Mann Whitney U test was used to compare study groups.
Results:: There was a significant difference between nurses working in Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 departments concerning clinical competency, so that those in Covid-19 departments were more competent (p-value=0.001).
Conclusion: The observed difference requires more attention and particular interventions, including promoting teamwork, engaging staff in decision-making processes, job supports, reducing conflicts and role ambiguities, and increasing control over employment-related events
Type of Study: Orginal research |
Subject:
Nursing
Received: 2021/08/19 | Accepted: 2022/03/1 | Published: 2022/03/1
Received: 2021/08/19 | Accepted: 2022/03/1 | Published: 2022/03/1
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