Using the Competence Scale for Senior Clinical Nurses to examine safe staffing

Abstract

Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017:

Aim of this study was to examine whether the CS-SCN is a useful marker of appropriate nurse staffing. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was undertaken. Distributions for the competence score of wards by box plot were different. The results suggest the CS-SCN offers useful scale for measuring safe nurse staffing.

Authors

Itsuko Akamine
Masaki Shinjo

Author Details

Itsuko Akamine, RN, PHN; Masaki Shinjo, BS

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Measurement Scale, Nurse Competence, Nursing Staffing

Recommended Citation

Akamine, Itsuko and Shinjo, Masaki, "Using the Competence Scale for Senior Clinical Nurses to examine safe staffing" (2017). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 2.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2017/posters_2017/2

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

Proxy-submission