Kontakt 2020, 22(2):92-95 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.016

New competencies required for nurses as compared to the national nursing competency standards in VietnamNursing - Original article

Do Thi Ha1,*, Khanitta Nuntaboot2
1 Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Faculty of Nursing and Medical Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2 Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Nursing, Thailand

Background: Nurses' competency is a critical component that governs the quality of healthcare. In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, the identification of new required competencies for nurses is essential to foster nursing services. Purpose: The qualitative research aimed to explore new competencies that nurses need - as perceived by nurses and other significant stakeholders - compared to the Core Competencies for Vietnamese Nurses (CCVN) regulated by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam in 2012.

Methods: The research was conducted in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, with a purposive sample of thirty-one participants. Data were gathered using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FDG). Content analysis was applied to analyze the data. Findings: The findings revealed that the new competencies required for Vietnamese nurses were: essential attributes of nurses, attitude and values-based nursing care requirements, and transcultural competencies.

Conclusions: Knowledge derived from this study suggested that the innovation of the CCVN should be considered.

Keywords: Competency; National competency standards; Nurses; Vietnam

Received: November 10, 2019; Revised: March 19, 2020; Accepted: March 19, 2020; Prepublished online: April 30, 2020; Published: May 6, 2020  Show citation

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Thi Ha D, Nuntaboot K. New competencies required for nurses as compared to the national nursing competency standards in Vietnam. Kontakt. 2020;22(2):92-95. doi: 10.32725/kont.2020.016.
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