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  • The influence of personal characteristics on perioperative nurses' perceived competence: implications for workforce planning

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    Gillespie, Brigid M
    Polit, Denise F
    Hamlin, Lois
    Chaboyer, Wendy
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Chaboyer, Wendy
    Gillespie, Brigid M.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    Objective To examine the influence of personal characteristics on perioperative nurses' perceived competence. Design A cross-sectional survey design was used. Setting A census of 3,209 operating room nurses who were members of the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses across all Australian states and territories was invited to participate. Primary Outcome Measure The Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised, a 40-item survey consisting of six subscales measuring the dimensions of perioperative competence was used. Results A total of 1,044 usable surveys were analysed representing 32.5% of the accessible population. ...
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    Objective To examine the influence of personal characteristics on perioperative nurses' perceived competence. Design A cross-sectional survey design was used. Setting A census of 3,209 operating room nurses who were members of the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses across all Australian states and territories was invited to participate. Primary Outcome Measure The Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised, a 40-item survey consisting of six subscales measuring the dimensions of perioperative competence was used. Results A total of 1,044 usable surveys were analysed representing 32.5% of the accessible population. Across the six subscales, demographic predictors accounted for 5% to 33% of the variance in nurses' perceived perioperative competence. Conclusions These results may inform workforce planning initiatives designed to address the needs of this diverse specialty group. Efforts to retain older nurses need to be centred on redesigning workplaces, increased remuneration and professional recognition, and integrating technology to promote efficiency and safety. Workforce planning should include strategies such as creating academic partnerships with universities, to provide perioperative nurses access to specialty education and advanced skills programs.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
    Volume
    30
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    http://www.ajan.com.au/ajan_30.3.html
    Copyright Statement
    © 2013 Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Nursing
    Acute care
    Midwifery
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/56056
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