Table 2 Spearman correlations between qualities of an empowered nurse and nurse competence (n = 318, range 1–5; 1 = least, 5 = most)
From: Newly graduated nurses’ empowerment regarding professional competence and other work-related factors
Empowerment | Competence (NCS) | |
|---|---|---|
Categories (QEN) | Correlation | Significance |
Moral principles | 0.214 | <0.001 |
Personal integrity | 0.358 | <0.001 |
Expertise | 0.481 | <0.001 |
Future-orientedness | 0.449 | <0.001 |
Sociability | 0.345 | <0.001 |
All categories | 0.482 | <0.001 |