Comparison of Competency of Head Nurses Perceived by Head Nurses and by Professional Nurses in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Administration (BMA) Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Abstract

Comparison of Competency of Head Nurses Perceived by Head Nurses and by Professional Nurses in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Administration (BMA) Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Tuangporn Taonak BEd.,Med. (Educational Administration)

Nursing Division, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Objective: To compare the competency of head nurses perceives by head nurses and by professional nurses in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Medical College and Vajira Hospital.

Study design: Descriptive research.

Subjects: Sixty-six head nurses and 247 professional nurses in BMA Medical College and vajira hospital.

Methods: The data were collected from 66 head nurses and 247 professional nurses by using competency evaluation questionnaire during the period of 4 weeks from October 11, 2004 to November 15, 2004. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient and Kappa coefficient.

Main outcome measures: Competency level were classified into 3 levels : low level was scored between 1.00 to 2.33, moderate level was scored between 2.34 to 3.67 and high level was scored between 3.68 to 5.00.

Results: competency level of head nurses on the total score and each component percent perceived perceived by 66 head nurses was in high level (4.14 + 0.46).

Competency level of head nurses on the total score perceived by 247 professional nurses was in high level (3.74 + 0.61) but the component of competency in knowledge and technical skills development was in moderate level (3.65 + 0.63).

The Kappa coefficient of the competency of head nurses perceived by head nurses and by professional nurses snowed only slightly agreement with the Kappa value of 0.04, p - value of 0.33.

There was no relationship between age, educational level of head nurses and competency level of head nurses perceives by head nurses.

There was no relationship between age, work experience of professional nurses and competency level of head nurses perceives by professional nurses. Educational level of professional nurses was significant correlated with competency level of head nurses perceives by professional nurses at p - value of 0.048.

Conclusion: Although the findings stated that the competency of head nurses perceived by head nurses and by professional nurses in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital were in high level. Nursing staff development is still important mission of nursing organization to implement especially competency development of nursing administrators - head nurses, nursing supervisor, deputy director of nursing and director of nursing for leading organization to be "Learning Organization" in the future.

Key words: Competency/head nurses/professional nurses

Vajira Med J 2005 ; 49 : 83 - 93