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<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between self-reported competences and the educational level of nurses in Slovakia.
<bold>Materials and methods.</bold> The 73-item NCS was translated into the Slovak language according to Brislin’s translation model, then electronic version of the tool was emailed to eligible nurses in the Slovak Republic registered with the Slovak Chamber of Nurses and Midwives (SkSaPA). Data were analysed in IBM SPSS version 22 using descriptive statistics, Student t-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Mann-Whitney U test.
<bold>Results.</bold> A total of 135 nurses, who work in the Slovak healthcare system, returned the surveys. Nurses with master’s degree reported greater confidence in “ensuring quality” and higher competence on the “managing situations” subscales than nurses without a master’s degree. This study found no other significant relationships between nursing educational levels and self-reported competence.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Master’s level education influences nursing competence in managing clinical situations and ensuring the quality of nursing care provided in Slovakia.
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Aim. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between self-reported competences and the educational level of nurses in Slovakia.
Materials and methods. The 73-item NCS was translated into the Slovak language according to Brislin’s translation model, then electronic version of the tool was emailed to eligible nurses in the Slovak Republic registered with the Slovak Chamber of Nurses and Midwives (SkSaPA). Data were analysed in IBM SPSS version 22 using descriptive statistics, Student t-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results. A total of 135 nurses, who work in the Slovak healthcare system, returned the surveys. Nurses with master’s degree reported greater confidence in “ensuring quality” and higher competence on the “managing situations” subscales than nurses without a master’s degree. This study found no other significant relationships between nursing educational levels and self-reported competence.
Conclusions. Master’s level education influences nursing competence in managing clinical situations and ensuring the quality of nursing care provided in Slovakia.

Educational level and self-reported competence of nurses in Slovakia

University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Medical University of Lublin, Faculty of Health Sciences

Department of Health Promotion, Chair of Nursing Development

P. J. Šafarik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between self-reported competences and the educational level of nurses in Slovakia.
Materials and...

Educational level and self-reported competence of nurses in Slovakia

Data publikacji: 20 paź 2022

Zakres stron: 163 - 168

Otrzymano: 20 gru 2021

Przyjęty: 19 lip 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0028

Słowa kluczowe
nurses, competence, quality of healthcare, Slovakia, self-evaluation

© 2022 Martin Červený et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Educational level and self-reported competence of nurses in Slovakia

Data publikacji: 20 paź 2022

Zakres stron: 163 - 168

Otrzymano: 20 gru 2021

Przyjęty: 19 lip 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0028

Słowa kluczowenurses, competence, quality of healthcare, Slovakia, self-evaluation

© 2022 Martin Červený et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
nurses, competence, quality of healthcare, Slovakia, self-evaluation