Factors Influencing Nursing Performance of Clinical Nurses: Focusing Communication Competency and Job Satisfaction
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i1.709Keywords:
Nurse, Nursing performance, Communication competency, Job satisfaction.Abstract
Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing nursing performance of clinical nurses.
Method/Statistical Analysis: The participants were 187 clinical nurses. Data were collected from December, 2017 by questionnaire survey. Data analysis was done by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, multiple logistic regression with the SPSS 23.0 program.
Findings: This study shows significant variables of age, marital status, education level, working pattern, position, salary, career of participants. The factors influencing with nursing performance were age, salary, communication competency and job satisfaction have a 52.0% explanatory power for the nursing performance of clinical nurses.
Improvements/Applications: This study confirmed that communication competency and job satisfaction were identified to improve nursing performance. Therefore we should develop programs in order to increase communication competency and job satisfaction.
