1Nambu University, Department of Nursing, Korea
This study is a descriptive research that aims to identify the impacts of nursing competencies and role conflict of nurses in geriatric hospitals on nursing professionalism.
Data was collected from 203 nurses working in geriatric hospitals and conducted descriptive statistical analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe's test, correlation analysis, and regression analysis on the collected data using SPSS/WIN 23.0.
Nursing professionalism showed a statistically significant difference in age, education level, position, working pattern, and health status. While nursing professionalism and nursing competency showed a significantly positive correlation, nursing professionalism and role conflict did not have a significantly positive correlation. Nursing competency and education level were the most influential factors on nursing professionalism of the subject. The higher the nursing competency and education level were, the nursing professionalism increased as well.
It is necessary to continuously conduct research on nursing professionalism targeting at nurses in geriatric hospitals for identifying the influencing factors and develop positive nursing professionalism.
Nurses in geriatric hospitals, nursing competency, role conflict, nursing professionalism
