Nursing Educators Staff Competences regarding performance in Technical Institute of Nursing

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

1 Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

2 Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University , Egypt

Abstract

Competence of performance is important in education and the whole generation of nurses. Aim
of this study
was to assess the nursing educators' staff competence regarding performance in
Technical Institute of Nursing. Descriptive
research design was utilized. Setting: The study was
conducted at Technical Institute of Nursing and Health Technical Institute in Benha City.
Two
samples
were used: Convenient sample for nursing educators' staff [n=38] and simple random
sample for students [n=279].
Three tools were used: (I) A structure questionnaire to assess
demographic characteristics of both nursing educators’ staff, and students and knowledge of nursing
educator staff about competence of performance, (II): Observational checklist to assess their
personal and teaching skills and (III): Students’ satisfaction questionnaire.
Results: 44.7% of the
studied nursing educators staff their age was from 30 to less than 40 years with mean age was
38.08±9.12, 65.8% of nursing educators staff had good total knowledge scores regarding
competence of performance, 55.3% of them had high level of total observation scores of
competence of performance and 46.3% of students were highly satisfied with nursing educators'
staff performance.
Conclusion: There were two thirds of nursing educators staff had good total
knowledge scores regarding competence of performance, more than half of them staff had high
level of total observation scores regarding competence of performance (personal skills and teaching
skills) and less than half of students were highly satisfied with nursing educators staff competence
of performance. Finally, there was no statistically significant relation between nursing educators
staff total knowledge scores and their total observation of performance scores.
Recommendation:
Continuous up grading of training courses in teaching field to promote competence of performance
for nursing educators' staff.


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