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Effects of Head Nurses' Managerial Competencies and Professional Nurse Autonomy in Nursing Performance

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2014;20(4):437-445.
Published online: September 30, 2014

1General Surgical Ward, Pusan National University Hospital, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Dong Eui University, Korea.

3Department of Nursing, Silla University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Eo, Yong-Sook. Department of Nursing, Dongeui University, 76 Eomgwang-ro, Busanjin_gu, Busan 614-714, Korea. Tel: +82-51-890-1557, Fax: +82-890-2621, nursingeo@deu.ac.kr
• Received: May 29, 2014   • Revised: July 17, 2014   • Accepted: August 8, 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    The aim in this study was to identify head nurses' nursing performance according to their managerial competencies and professional nurse autonomy.
  • Methods
    From January 15 to January 31, 2013 a survey was distributed to 200 head nurses working in 5 tertiary hospitals in B city and J city. The response rate was 80% (160 responses). The survey content included the Managerial Competencies Scale (MCS), Schutzenhofer professional nurse autonomy Scale (SPNA), and Nursing Performance Scale (SPNA).
  • Results
    The score for MCS was 4.53, for SPNA, 177.05, and for SPNA, 4.62. Nursing performance was related to managerial competencies (β=0.741; p<.001; SE=0.059) and professional autonomy (β=0.135; p=.010; SE=0.001). These factors accounted for 64.8~67.3% of the variability in nursing performance.
  • Conclusion
    Results indicate that head nurses' performance would be improved through increased nursing managerial competencies and expansion of professional autonomy suggesting a need to develop work systems designed to achieve high managerial competency and professional autonomy in head nurses.

This work was supported by Dong Eui University Grant(No. 2014AA085)

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Table 1
General Characteristics of the Participants (N=160)
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Table 2
Level of Managerial Competency, Professional Nurse Autonomy and Nursing Performance
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Table 3
Managerial Competency, Professional Nurse Autonomy and Nursing Performance according to General Characteristics (N=160)
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*p<.05

Table 4
Correlation Matrix of Study Variables
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PNA=Professional nurse autonomy.

Table 5
Multiple Regression Analysis for Predictors of Nursing Performance
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B=Unstandardized regression coefficient; β=Standardized regression coefficient; Obtained via listwise selection.

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    Effects of Head Nurses' Managerial Competencies and Professional Nurse Autonomy in Nursing Performance

    General Characteristics of the Participants (N=160)

    Level of Managerial Competency, Professional Nurse Autonomy and Nursing Performance

    Managerial Competency, Professional Nurse Autonomy and Nursing Performance according to General Characteristics (N=160)

    *p<.05

    Correlation Matrix of Study Variables

    PNA=Professional nurse autonomy.

    Multiple Regression Analysis for Predictors of Nursing Performance

    B=Unstandardized regression coefficient; β=Standardized regression coefficient; Obtained via listwise selection.

    Table 1 General Characteristics of the Participants (N=160)

    Table 2 Level of Managerial Competency, Professional Nurse Autonomy and Nursing Performance

    Table 3 Managerial Competency, Professional Nurse Autonomy and Nursing Performance according to General Characteristics (N=160)

    *p<.05

    Table 4 Correlation Matrix of Study Variables

    PNA=Professional nurse autonomy.

    Table 5 Multiple Regression Analysis for Predictors of Nursing Performance

    B=Unstandardized regression coefficient; β=Standardized regression coefficient; Obtained via listwise selection.

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