Core Competencies of Nurse Educator At Technical institutes of Nursing

Document Type : Original Article

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Nursing Administration Department – Faculty of NursingAin Shams University

Abstract

Background: Core Competencies are a valuable resource for nurse educators. The
appropriate preparation of nurse educators is critical to the development of knowledge, skills, and
attitudes of nurses. Aim: Study was aimed to assess core competencies of nurse educators at
technical Institutes of nursing. Subjects and methods: - A descriptive cross sectional design was
used in carrying 0ut the study on (40) nurse educators from Nursing Technical Institute affiliated
to Ain Shams Specialized and University Hospitals, and (56) educators from Imbaba Technical
Health Institute for Nursing, affiliated to Ministry of Health. A self-administered questionnaire
was used to collect data. The fieldwork lasted from October to December 2016. Results: - the
results revealed that their age ranged between 25 and 56 years, and 52.1% had a postgraduate
degree. The highest core competencies were facilitating learning, while the lowest was
participating in curriculum design and evaluation. Overall, 76.0% had high competencies. In total,
92.5% of nurse educators' in Ain-Shams institutions had high core competencies, compared with
64.3% in Imbaba institution (p˂0.001). Those who attended training courses had higher facilitator
competency (p=0.047). in multivariate analysis, working in Imbaba institutes was the only
significant independent negative predictor of the score of core competencies. Conclusion and
Recommendations: - the nurse educators in the study setting have good core competencies,
which are influenced by their age, qualification, attendance of training courses, and the workplace

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 9, Issue 4
December 2018
Pages 311-319

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