Năng lực thực hành chăm sóc của điều dưỡng tại các cơ sở y tế công lập tỉnh Bắc Giang năm 2023 và một số yếu tố liên quan

Clinical nursing care practice is a crucial role in ensuring quality care for patients and contiuously quality improving for healthcare services. Objectives: this study aims to describe the status of clinical nursing care practice and analyse some associated factors among nurses in healthcare facilities in Bac Giang province in 2023. Method: A cross-sectional study was employed among nurses at the clinical departments in 10 healthcare facilities in Bac Giang provinces (including 01 provincial general hospital and 09 districal healthcare centres). A total of 700 nurses were selected in this study. Results: The main findings showed that the clinical nursing care practice reached at 70.9% in general. In which, the proportion of nurses had achieved the standard 6 “Performing clinical care techniques according to the procedures" at the highest rate (90.3%) and the standard 11 "Communicating effectively with patients and their families" at the lowest rate (73.7%). The average score for clinical care practice among nurses ranged from 4.0 to 4.2. The results indicated that participating in training, job satisfaction and satisfaction with the equipment had a significant association with the clincal nursing care practice (p<0.05). Conclusions: Strengthening training and regularly ensuring a working environment with adequate equipment and ensuring job satisfaction is a necessary factor to contribute for improving the clincal nursing care practice at public healthcare facilities in Bac Giang province. Keywords: Nurses, competencies, clincal nursing care practice, health workforce, Vietnam.