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Table 3 NGRNs’ competence level during the follow-up

From: New graduate registered nurses’ professional competence and the impact of preceptors’ education intervention: a quasi-experimental longitudinal intervention study

 

Baseline (n = 95)

3 months (n = 72)

9 months (n = 61)

 

Competence category

Mean (SD)

α

Mean (SD)

α

Mean (SD)

α

p-value*

Helping role

70.4 (13.9)

0.805

76.8 (12.5)

0.825

76.0 (15.9)

0.869

0.003

Teaching-Coaching

59.6(16.5)

0.925

65.3 (17.8)

0.923

69.8 (15.2)

0.920

 < 0.001

Diagnostic functions

60.6 (17.6)

0.792

65.3 (17.7)

0.848

69.0 (16.4)

0.843

 < 0.001

Managing situations

57.7 (19. 9)

0.865

64.7 (18.8)

0.863

67.2 (16.9)

0.876

0.002

Therapeutic interventions

50.4 (21.6)

0.902

59.4 (19.2)

0.908

62.1 (17.8)

0.886

 < 0.001

Ensuring quality

52.9 (19.9)

0.858

63.9 (17.7)

0.838

64.3 (19.5)

0.805

 < 0.001

Work role

54.4 (18.7)

0.911

63.2 (15.1)

0.880

67.2 (15.8)

0.882

 < 0.001

Overall competence level

58.0 (15.5)

 

65.5 (14.4)

 

67.6 (14.3)

 

 < 0.001

  1. * = Difference between 0 and 9 months, α  Cronbach alpha, p-value ≤ 0.05, SD  Standard deviation, NGRN  New graduate registered nurse