J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2013 Sep;19(4):462-469.

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

• Han Y
• Park Y

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.

Keyword

Self leadership; Job involvement; Clinical competence; Nurses

MeSH Terms

Clinical Competence
Hospitals, General

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