Mahbobeh Yaghobian1, Rida Farhan2, Hassan Navipour1, Zohreh Vanaki1. 1. Department of Nursing, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. 2. Student 3rd Year, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the competencies of charge nurses. METHODS: The systematic review and thematic synthesis study was done at Iran from1 Apr 2018 to 31 Jul 2018. Five electronic bibliographic database (Science Direct, Pro Quest, Scopus, Pub-Med, Scientific Information Database) were systematically searched for relevant literature published from 1980 to 2018. Content analysis was done to categorise competency of charge nurses. RESULTS: Of the 1285 articles, 24(1.86%) were reviewed. Through thematic synthesis, six themes identified were self-management, others' management, clinical competency, conceptual-cognitive competency, professional-legal competency and competency in communication. There is need to improve knowledge and skills in the domains of management, leadership, communication and perceptual/cognitive competency. CONCLUSIONS: The findings may help nurse administrators and nurse directors in designing training programmes for charge nurses who could improve their competencies.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the competencies of charge nurses. METHODS: The systematic review and thematic synthesis study was done at Iran from1 Apr 2018 to 31 Jul 2018. Five electronic bibliographic database (Science Direct, Pro Quest, Scopus, Pub-Med, Scientific Information Database) were systematically searched for relevant literature published from 1980 to 2018. Content analysis was done to categorise competency of charge nurses. RESULTS: Of the 1285 articles, 24(1.86%) were reviewed. Through thematic synthesis, six themes identified were self-management, others' management, clinical competency, conceptual-cognitive competency, professional-legal competency and competency in communication. There is need to improve knowledge and skills in the domains of management, leadership, communication and perceptual/cognitive competency. CONCLUSIONS: The findings may help nurse administrators and nurse directors in designing training programmes for charge nurses who could improve their competencies.