Clinical Competence of Nurses and the Associated Factors in Public Hospitals of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Multiple linear regression for the factors associated with the clinical competence of nurses in hospitals of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n= 404).
Variables
Standardized coefficients, β
t
value
95% CI of β
Gender (male)
0.19
4.07
<0.001
(0.09, 0.28)
Age
−0.66
−8.72
<0.001
(−0.81, −0.51)
Marital status
Single
−0.31
−2.69
0.007
(−0.54, −0.08)
Married
−0.16
−1.55
0.12
(−0.37, 0.04)
Qualification (BSc)
0.26
6.91
<0.001
(0.18, 0.33)
Position/title
Focal person
0.12
3.24
0.001
(0.05, 0.19)
Nursing director
0.02
0.57
0.57
(−0.05, 0.09)
Work experience
0.43
6.38
<0.001
(0.29, 0.56)
Ward/unit
Medical ward
−0.29
−5.26
<0.001
(−0.39, −0.18)
Surgical ward
−0.07
−1.02
0.31
(−0.19, 0.06)
Pediatric ward
−0.07
−1.21
0.23
(−0.18, 0.04)
NICU
−0.06
−1.01
0.31
(−0.18, 0.06)
Emergency unit
−0.15
−3.34
0.001
(−0.24, −0.06)
Training in nursing care
0.05
1.09
0.28
(−0.04, 0.13)
Interest in the nursing profession
Fair
0.25
4.07
<0.001
(0.13, 0.37)
Good
0.17
2.83
0.005
(0.05, 0.28)
Practice environment
0.10
1.60
0.11
(−0.02, 0.23)
Critical thinking disposition
0.35
7.97
<0.001
(0.27, 0.44)
Professional quality of life
−0.04
−0.86
0.39
(−0.13, 0.05)
Clinical self-efficacy
0.11
2.82
0.005
(0.03, 0.19)
Personal traits
0.01
0.38
0.71
(−0.06, 0.09)
Emotional intelligence
0.14
3.61
<0.001
(0.06, 0.22)
Significant at value <0.05, R2 = 0.70, and adjusted R2 = 0.69.
