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Han and Park: Effects of Self-leadership and Job Involvement on Clinical Competence in General Hospital Nurses
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2013; 19(4): 462-469.

Published online: 30 September 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2013.19.4.462

Effects of Self-leadership and Job Involvement on Clinical Competence in General Hospital Nurses

Yonghee Han1, Youngrye Park2

1Department of Nursing, Hallym Polytechnic University, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Park, Youngrye. Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University, 558 Daehangno, Gunsan 573-701, Korea. Tel: +82-63-469-1992, Fax: +82-63-469-1991, yrpark@kunsan.ac.kr

Received 15 April 2013       Revised 4 July 2013       Accepted 20 August 2013

Copyright © 2013 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

Abstract

Purpose

This study was performed to identify the effects of self-leadership and job involvement on clinical competence in general hospital nurses.

Methods

The participants in this study were 443 staff nurses working in general hospitals and having more than 6 months of nursing experience. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires.

Results

There were significant positive correlations between nurses' self-leadership and job involvement, and between nurses' self-leadership and clinical competence. In the multiple regression analysis, clinical career, type of department and self-leadership were significant predictors in explaining nurses' clinical competence and accounted for 28% of the variance in nurses' clinical competence.

Conclusion

Study findings suggest that nurses' self-leadership is defined as having an important influence on nurses' clinical competence. In order to strengthen nurses' clinical competence, there is a need to develop education programs to increase nurses' self-leadership.

Keywords: Self leadership, Job involvement, Clinical competence, Nurses

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Self-leadership, Job Involvement, and Clinical Competency by General Characteristics (N=433)
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ICU=Intensive Care Unit.

Table 2
Mean scores for Self-leadership, Job Involvement, and Clinical Competency (N=433)
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Table 3
Correlations between Self-leadership, Job Involvement and Clinical Competency (N=433)
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Table 4
Predictors of Clinical Competency (N=433)
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*Dummy Coded: Type of department (ICU=d1, Maternity and pediatrics=d2, Medical=d3, Others=d4).

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