Competencies of Combilanssi Nursing Staff: Administrators' and Nursing Staff's point of view
Rabang, Ralph; Nonan, Alvin (2021)
Rabang, Ralph
Nonan, Alvin
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021060915426
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021060915426
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Due to the changing needs of the general population of Finland, a pilot program by Porin Perusturva that caters to elderly patients was conceptualized and implemented. This program was named Combilanssi which aims to lessen the burden of the emergency ward and the cost of hospital care. Combilanssi works like a regular ambulance but equipped specially to cater to geriatric patients. After the 2-year program pilot period, this research was started to help improve the quality of care by analyzing the nursing staff’s competencies based on the point of the administrators and nursing staff.
The aim of the research was to find out what are the competencies that the nursing staff have and the competencies that they need to improve on through the eyes of the nursing staff and administrators themselves. This research analyzed the response of the nursing staff and the administrators separately to show if their opinions vary.
The study was conducted with the approval of Porin Perusturva and Satakunta University of Applied Science. A quantitative research was then conducted by collecting data through an electronic questionnaire via a link sent to one of Combilanssi’s administrators who then distributed them to the whole Combilanssi staff. From the expected respondents: nursing staff (n=17) and administrators (n=6), it generated 18 replies that were analysed in the study.
The results showed that the nursing staff are self-aware of their competencies but also recognizing the fact that there are things that they need to improve on. Two of the competencies that garnered a lot of response in the question about what competency that the staff needs to improve on are Theoretical Knowledge and Clinical Skills. Moving forward knowing the perception of the nursing staff and administrators on what the competencies that the nursing staff needs to improve on, the Combilanssi team can make changes to address these problems and eventually improve the quality of care that the team provides.
The aim of the research was to find out what are the competencies that the nursing staff have and the competencies that they need to improve on through the eyes of the nursing staff and administrators themselves. This research analyzed the response of the nursing staff and the administrators separately to show if their opinions vary.
The study was conducted with the approval of Porin Perusturva and Satakunta University of Applied Science. A quantitative research was then conducted by collecting data through an electronic questionnaire via a link sent to one of Combilanssi’s administrators who then distributed them to the whole Combilanssi staff. From the expected respondents: nursing staff (n=17) and administrators (n=6), it generated 18 replies that were analysed in the study.
The results showed that the nursing staff are self-aware of their competencies but also recognizing the fact that there are things that they need to improve on. Two of the competencies that garnered a lot of response in the question about what competency that the staff needs to improve on are Theoretical Knowledge and Clinical Skills. Moving forward knowing the perception of the nursing staff and administrators on what the competencies that the nursing staff needs to improve on, the Combilanssi team can make changes to address these problems and eventually improve the quality of care that the team provides.