台灣專科護理師執業自信及相關因素之探討

Exploring Taiwan Nurse-Practitioners’Practice Confidence and its Related Factors

台灣專科護理師（專師）之角色發展已逾20年，卻少有研究探討其執業自信，回答此研究問題將有助於該角色功能的永續發展。
專師執業自信總平均達中度以上，其中教育及照護品質監測兩面向較低，建議決策單位全面提昇專師教育層級，並增加教育及照護品質監測面向的執業機會及在職訓練。然而，此結果推論受限於橫斷面設計及單一機構樣本。

Although the role of nurse practitioner (NP) has been developed for more than two decades in Taiwan, there were few studies investigating what was the level of NPs’ practice confidence. Answers to this question will help the sustainable development of the NP’s role function.
The NPs’ overall practice confidence reaches above middle level, but the levels confidence in teaching, and quality monitoring were lower than in the other areas. The policy-making bodies are advised to raise the level of NPs’ education, and to promote practices opportunities and continue education on the areas of teaching and quality monitoring. However, the inference of the study results is limited by the cross-sectional design and recruiting sample from a single hospital.