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Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia

Oncology nurses are an essential component of cancer care teams. Nurses play a vital role in ensuring that cancer patients comply with their cancer treatment. In the cancer care nursing context, competency is not merely being skilled, but also implies the characteristic of being able to perform effe...

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Main Authors: Maskor, N. A., Muhamad, M., Krauss, S. E., Mahmood, N. M. N.
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Published: Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention 2021
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spelling my.utm.951662022-04-29T22:02:41Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95166/ Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia Maskor, N. A. Muhamad, M. Krauss, S. E. Mahmood, N. M. N. T Technology (General) Oncology nurses are an essential component of cancer care teams. Nurses play a vital role in ensuring that cancer patients comply with their cancer treatment. In the cancer care nursing context, competency is not merely being skilled, but also implies the characteristic of being able to perform effectively. In addition to the need for competence, nursing is a discipline rich in values including human dignity, caring, humanity, and respect for personal privacy. Research from a variety of disciplines indicates that values often influence human behaviour in professional and work settings. It is often believed, therefore, that nurse’ values and work experience influence and contribute to their work performance. Few studies have attempted to examine these relationships, particularly in the context of cancer care nursing. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personal values, work experience and competency among cancer care nurses in Malaysia. Quantitative surveys were used to collect the data. A total of 845 cancer care nurses from 38 public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia participated in the study. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Product-Moment Correlations were used to analyse the data. The findings revealed positive and significant relationships between personal values and competency (r = 0.59, p < 0.01) and work experience and competency (r = 0.11, p < 0.047). The findings support the assertion that Malaysian nurses' values and work experience are related to performance-related competency. Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95166/1/NikHasnaaNikMahmood2021_RelationshipbetweenPersonalValues.pdf Maskor, N. A. and Muhamad, M. and Krauss, S. E. and Mahmood, N. M. N. (2021) Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 22 (1). ISSN 1513-7368 http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.1.287 DOI: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.1.287
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Maskor, N. A.
Muhamad, M.
Krauss, S. E.
Mahmood, N. M. N.
Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia
description Oncology nurses are an essential component of cancer care teams. Nurses play a vital role in ensuring that cancer patients comply with their cancer treatment. In the cancer care nursing context, competency is not merely being skilled, but also implies the characteristic of being able to perform effectively. In addition to the need for competence, nursing is a discipline rich in values including human dignity, caring, humanity, and respect for personal privacy. Research from a variety of disciplines indicates that values often influence human behaviour in professional and work settings. It is often believed, therefore, that nurse’ values and work experience influence and contribute to their work performance. Few studies have attempted to examine these relationships, particularly in the context of cancer care nursing. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personal values, work experience and competency among cancer care nurses in Malaysia. Quantitative surveys were used to collect the data. A total of 845 cancer care nurses from 38 public hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia participated in the study. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Product-Moment Correlations were used to analyse the data. The findings revealed positive and significant relationships between personal values and competency (r = 0.59, p < 0.01) and work experience and competency (r = 0.11, p < 0.047). The findings support the assertion that Malaysian nurses' values and work experience are related to performance-related competency.
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author Maskor, N. A.
Muhamad, M.
Krauss, S. E.
Mahmood, N. M. N.
author_facet Maskor, N. A.
Muhamad, M.
Krauss, S. E.
Mahmood, N. M. N.
author_sort Maskor, N. A.
title Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia
title_short Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia
title_full Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia
title_fullStr Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in Malaysia
title_sort relationship between personal values, work experience and nursing competencies among cancer care nurses in malaysia
publisher Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
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