The competency of clinical instructors as it relates to the caring behavior of new nurses.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE\nThis research aimed to identify the relation between clinical instructors and the caring behavior and commitment of new nurses in a hospital.\n\n\nMETHOD\nUsing a correlation descriptive research design, this study employed a cross-sectional approach with 104 new nurses of a hospital in South Jakarta. The measurement instruments regarding the clinical instructors competence, a caring behavior inventory (CBI)-24, and a commitment questionnaire by Allen and Meyer.\n\n\nRESULTS\nThe result of a t-independent test reveals that (1) clinical instructors competency is related to the new nurses caring behavior (p<0.001; α=0.05) and (2) the result of the chi-square shows no relation between clinical instructors competency and the new nurses commitment (p=0.844).\n\n\nCONCLUSION\nPersonal characteristics are the factors that are most related to the caring behavior of new nurses. Clinical tutoring teaching skill is the factor that is most related to a new nurse s commitment.