The results of developing supervision competency for the nurse supervisors in Somdet Phrasangharaja 19th Hospital Kanchanaburi Province

Abstract

          This study was a quasi experimental research, one group pretest-posttest design. The objective was to study knowledge, competency level and the results of the developing supervision competency in nurse supervisors at Somdet Phra Sangharaja 19th Hospital, Tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi Province. The sample was 33 nurses who consisting of head division, sub-head division and senior staff nurses. Research instruments included 3 part questionnaire measuring of knowledge and competencies, and focus group meeting for perception of supervision competency. Reliability of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.95. Collected data was between February to March 2021. Data were analyzed by using mean and standard deviation. The knowledge and competencies were analyzed using Paired t-test and content from focus group was content analysis.

          Result of this research, most of sampling was woman (97.0 percent), age 40-49 years old (48.5 percent), average was 49 years old, the level of education was Bachelor degree (81.8 percent). Position of sampling was head division 39.4 percent, sub-head division 30.3 percent. Time of experience in position was 1-5 years (51.5 percent), the least one was 1 month because she had just promoted to sub-head, the most one was 26 years, and average was 8.08 years. For amount years of work at Somdet Phra Sangharaja 19th hospital was 16- 20 years (33 percent), average was 16.64 years.

          Compared of the results in the developing supervision competency in supervision nurse in Pre-post intervention was significant in statistics ( p-value < 0.001), although knowledge pre and post intervention was no-significant ( p-value 0.096) . Recommendation for this research is must have preparing knowledge and developing in supervision competency for everyone who to promotion to nurse supervisors.