JMIR Publications

ABSTRACT

Background:

Preceptorship has been implemented in several hospitals in Indonesia to help new nurses through the transition period in the workplace. There are many factors that influence them in successfully entering this new role. There are still few studies that influencing factors of new nurses competency.

Objective:

This study aimed to identify the Influencing Factors of the new nurses’ competency in the preceptorship program

Methods:

This study was conducted using a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design. Participant were 169 nurses who had worked for less than 1 year in two hospitals. Participant undergoing an orientation period and preceptorship program. The instruments used are standard instruments and was developed by researchers an the team by conducting validity and reliability test. The variables were self-efficacy, new nurses’ adaptation, preceptors’ commitment, preceptors’ competency, and mentoring method. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were used for data analysis.

Results:

In this study with a median age of 24 years. The youngest nurse was 22, while the oldest was 30. Most of the participants were female (80.5%), bachelor degree (97.0%) and had worked at RS X for 0 to 6 months (75.7%). Regarding training experienced already have Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) training (84.0%). The Independent variables that influence new nurses’ competency were gender (P=.015), training (P=.05), mentoring method (P=.001), preceptors’ commitment (P=.030) and preceptors’ competency (P=.001). The multiple logistic regression test found that the mentoring method (P=.001; α=.05; OR=.198), preceptors’ commitment (P=.030; α=.05; OR=.296) preceptors’ competencies (P=.001; α=.05; OR=.202) were influential variable of new nurses’ competency.

Conclusions:

Mentoring method, Preceptor’ commitment and Preceptor’ competency are the factors that most influence new nurses. These results can also be used to develop more effective preceptor programs. An effective preceptorship program requires preceptors who have specific professional factors and personal characteristics. Preceptors have to the right level of knowledge and skills to support new nurses’ competency.