J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2013 Dec;19(5):613-621.

The Relationship between Nursing Professionalism, Clinical Decision Making Abilities, and Job Performance in Advanced Practice Nurses

• Kim YS
• Park JS

Abstract

PURPOSE
To identify the extents of nursing professionalism, clinical decision making abilities and job performance of advanced practice nurses and investigate the relationship among the variables.
METHODS
Participants, selected by a convenience sampling method, were 135 advanced practice nurses working in 4 tertiary care general hospitals in 'B' Metropolitan City and in 1 tertiary care general hospital in 'J' city. Data collection was done from January 15 to February 28, 2013 using self-reporting questionnaires.
RESULTS
The average score for nursing professionalism of study participants was 81.19+/-7.56. for clinical decision making abilities, 140.42+/-9.62 and for job performance, 102.54+/-10.30. These averages are relatively high. The relationship between the extent of nursing professionalism and the extent of clinical decision making abilities showed an intermediate level positive correlation (r=.45, p<.001). The relationship between the extent of nursing professionalism and the extent of job performance was also an intermediate level positive correlation (r=.42, p<.001). The extent of clinical decision making abilities and the extent of job performance was an intermediate level positive correlation (r=.41, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
Developing a program, which can improve nursing professionalism and clinical decision making abilities of nurse, is required to enhance their job performance.

Keyword

Advanced practice nurses; Nursing professionalism; Clinical decision making abilities; Job performance

MeSH Terms

Data Collection
Decision Making*
Hospitals, General
Methods
Nursing*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tertiary Healthcare