Investigation of abilities of dental nurses

Abstract

Objective To investigate and understand present situation about abilities of dental nurse , and analyze the differences on their education , job title and other general information , in order to provide a reference for developing and improving the quality of dental professional nurses and improving the quality of nursing.Methods A total of 106 nurses from stomatological hospitals in four prefecture-level cities in Shandong province were selected by using the convenience sampling method , and all of them were investigated with self-made dental nurse competency scale .Results The average score of nurses＇core ability was （78.68 ±9.036）. And the score in the nurses with junior college degree was （80.56 ±7.221） , which was higher that of （78.53 ±8.928） in the nurses with bachelor degree or above , and the difference was statistically significant （t=5.724,P〈0.05）;the score in the nurses with nurses professional title was （77.78 ±6.572） ,which was lower that of （85.94 ±8.922） in the nurses with nurse practitioners professional title and above , and the difference was statistically significant （t=7.414,P〈0.05）;the score in the nurses of the formal preparation of nurses was （85.42 ±7.821） ,which was higher that of （77.87 ±6.581） in contract nurses, and the difference was statistically significant （t=29.138,P〈0.01）.With the increasing of nursing age, the nurses＇ability level increased, and the difference was statistically significant （ F =6.368, P 〈0.05）.While there were no statistically significant differences on marital status and salary （P〉0.05）.Conclusions The ability of dental nurses still should be improved, and the education and cultivation of dental nurse specialist is imperative . Managers should strengthen the training of dental nurses with bachelors＇degree. Key words: Nurses ; Professional ability; Department of stomatology