Workforce and Competency

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Nursing workforce and competency development is linked to patient safety and quality of care. 

We have specifically focused on nursing recruitment and retention, nursing career advancement including development of advanced practice nursing, and competency-based training programmes to strengthen nursing workforce capability and competency. Our study in this area has significant implications to nursing education, practice and policy.

Core Members: Dr Brigitte WOO, Dr Wentao ZHOU

Publications

  • Tang LK, Yobas P, Wong DNX, Pikkarainen M, Zhang R, Ho D, He HG.. Personal and work-related factors associated with post-traumatic growth in nurses: A mixed studies systematic review. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2024 May 4. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12973. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/jnu.12973

  • García-Iglesias JJ, Yildirim M, Gómez-Salgado J, Goh YS.. Editorial: Mental health in healthcare workers and its associations with psychosocial work conditions. Front Public Health. 2024 Apr 3;12:1399134. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1399134. eCollection 2024.. 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1399134

  • Kim NR, Lee JY, Park J, Lau ST.. Ecological predictors of cultural competence among nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Nurs Health Sci. 2024 Jun;26(2):e13115. doi: 10.1111/nhs.13115.. 10.1111/nhs.13115

  • Chee JMP, Rusli KDB, Tan ZYA, Tan AJQ, Ang SGM, Lau ST, Seah B, Liaw SY.. Perceptions of community care among nursing students: A cross-sectional study with implications to nursing workforce. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Jun;137:106162. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106162. Epub 2024 Mar 14.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106162

  • Ung DSK, Goh YS, Poon RYS, Lin YP, Seah B, Lopez V, Mikkonen K, Yong KK, Liaw SY.. Global migration and factors influencing retention of Asian internationally educated nurses: a systematic review. Hum Resour Health. 2024 Mar 1;22(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12960-024-00900-5.. 10.1186/s12960-024-00900-5

  • Ang WHD, Lau Y.. Trait emotional intelligence as a predictor of resilience among undergraduate nursing students: A structural equation modelling approach. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 May;136:106132. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106132. Epub 2024 Feb 19.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106132

  • Ang WHD, Lim ZQG, Lau ST, Dong J, Lau Y.. Unpacking the Experiences of Health Care Professionals About the Web-Based Building Resilience At Work Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Framework Analysis. JMIR Med Educ. 2024 Jan 31;10:e49551. doi: 10.2196/49551.. 10.2196/49551

  • Ang WHD, Shorey S, Zheng ZJ, Ng WHD, Chen EC, Shah L, Chew HSJ, Lau Y.. Evaluating the online Resilience Skills Enhancement programme among undergraduate students: A double-blind parallel randomized controlled trial. Stress Health. 2024 Jan 5. doi: 10.1002/smi.3367. Online ahead of print.. 10.1002/smi.3367

  • Ng M, See C, Ignacio J.. Qualitative systematic review: The lived experiences of males in the nursing profession on gender discrimination encounters. Int Nurs Rev. 2023 Dec 22. doi: 10.1111/inr.12921. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/inr.12921

  • Woo BFY, Ng WM, Tan IF, Zhou W.. Practice patterns, role and impact of advanced practice nurses in stroke care: A mixed-methods systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2024 Apr;33(4):1306-1319. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16970. Epub 2023 Dec 22.. 10.1111/jocn.16970

  • Wong KW, Wu X, Dong Y.. Interventions to reduce burnout and improve the mental health of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials with meta-analysis. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr;33(2):324-343. doi: 10.1111/inm.13251. Epub 2023 Nov 20.. 10.1111/inm.13251

  • Azman NBN, Zhou TW, Shorey S.. Perceptions of healthcare professionals and students about interventions addressing implicit bias and microaggression: A mixed-studies systematic review. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Nov;73:103820. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103820. Epub 2023 Oct 31.. 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103820

  • Rusli KDB, Chua WL, Ang WHD, Ang SGM, Lau Y, Liaw SY.. A hybrid systematic narrative review of instruments measuring home-based care nurses' competency. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Oct 17. doi: 10.1111/jan.15904. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/jan.15904

  • Woo BFY, Tam WWS, Hartman K, Zhou W.. Factors associated with registered nurses' academic performance in advanced practice nursing preparatory education: A retrospective cohort study. Int Nurs Rev. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/inr.12881. Online ahead of print.. 10.1111/inr.12881

  • Fei Y, Yang S, Zhu Z, Lv M, Yin Y, Zuo M, Chen Y, Sheng H, Zhang S, Zhang M.. Workplace violence and burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: does the sense of coherence mediate the relationship?. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Aug 8;23(1):573. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05060-9.. 10.1186/s12888-023-05060-9

  • Heng TJT, Shorey S.. Experiences of moral distress in nursing students - A qualitative systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Oct;129:105912. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105912. Epub 2023 Jul 17.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105912

  • Lau ST, Siah CJR, Loh WL, Rusli KDB, Schmidt LT, Lim FP, Liaw SY.. Enhancing professional competency in clinical procedures using head-mounted display virtual reality - a mixed method study. Med Educ Online. 2023 Dec;28(1):2232134. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2023.2232134.. 10.1080/10872981.2023.2232134

  • Yoong SQ, Wang W, Chao FFT, Dong Y, Goh SH, Chan YS, Lim S, Seah ACW, Wu XV, Zhang H.. Using peer feedback to enhance nursing students' reflective abilities, clinical competencies, and sense of empowerment: A mixed-methods study. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 May;69:103623. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103623. Epub 2023 Mar 28.. 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103623

  • Chen JP, Dai YM, Qin Y, Liang SP, Cheng G, Liu Y, Yang CZ, He HG, Shen Q.. Factors influencing turnover intention among male nurses in China: A large-scale descriptive correlational study. Int Nurs Rev. 2024 Mar;71(1):13-19. doi: 10.1111/inr.12827. Epub 2023 Jan 28.. 10.1111/inr.12827

  • Kilpatrick K, Savard I, Audet LA, Kra-Friedman A, Atallah R, Jabbour M, Zhou W, Wheeler K, Ladd E, Gray DC, Henderson C, Spies LA, McGrath H, Rogers M.. A global perspective of advanced practice nursing research: A review of systematic reviews protocol. PLoS One. 2023 Jan 24;18(1):e0280726. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280726. eCollection 2023.. 10.1371/journal.pone.0280726

  • Zhong XF, Shorey S.. Experiences of workplace violence among healthcare workers in home care settings: A qualitative systematic review. Int Nurs Rev. 2023 Dec;70(4):596-605. doi: 10.1111/inr.12822. Epub 2022 Dec 29.. 10.1111/inr.12822

  • See ECW, Koh SSL, Baladram S, Shorey S.. Role transition of newly graduated nurses from nursing students to registered nurses: A qualitative systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Feb;121:105702. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105702. Epub 2022 Dec 22.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105702

  • Ramachandran HJ, Bin Mahmud MS, Rajendran P, Jiang Y, Cheng L, Wang W.. Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on psychological well-being, burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder among nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Jun;32(11-12):2323-2338. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16265. Epub 2022 Feb 20.. 10.1111/jocn.16265

  • Rusli KDB, Tan AJQ, Ong SF, Speed S, Lau Y, Liaw SY.. Home-based nursing care competencies: A scoping review. J Clin Nurs. 2023 May;32(9-10):1723-1737. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16169. Epub 2021 Dec 12.. 10.1111/jocn.16169

  • Liaw, S. Yc., Rusli, K., McKenna, L., Tan, J. Z., & Lau, S. T. (2022). Effectiveness of an online program using telesimulation for academic-clinical collaboration in preparing nurse preceptors' roles. Journal of Clinical Nursing, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16339

  • Rodrigues, N. G., Han, C. Q. Y., Devi, K., Chi, Y., Selvam, U., Wee, F., Ang, E., Chan, Y., Wu, X.V.(2022). Perspectives of Nurse Preceptors on a Web-based Clinical Pedagogy Program and Clinical Teaching: A Descriptive Qualitative Study, Nursing and Health Sciences, DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12916

  • Rusli, Kc., Ong, S. F., Speed, S., Seah, B., McKenna, L., Lau, Y., & Liaw, S. Y. (2022). Home-based care nurses' lived experiences and perceived competency needs: A phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Management, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13694

  • Wu, X.V., Selvam, U.P., Wang, W., Ang, E.N.K., Devi, K.M., Chan, Y.S., Wee, F.C., Zhao, S., Sehgal, V., Chi, Y. (2022). A web-based clinical pedagogy program to promote professional development for nurse preceptors: a quasi-experimental research. Nurse Education in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103288

  • Rusli, K., Tan, A., Ong, S. F., Speed, S., Lau, Y., & Liaw, S. Y. (2021). Home-based nursing care competencies: A scoping review. Journal of clinical nursing, 10.1111/jocn.16169. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16169

  • Tan, A. J., Rusli, K. D., McKenna, L., Tan, L. L., & Liaw, S. Y. (2021). Telemedicine experiences and perspectives of healthcare providers in long-term care: A scoping review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X211049206. Advance online publication.

  • Woo, B. F. Y., Poon, S. N., Tam, W. W. S., & Zhou, W. (2021). The impact of COVID19 on advanced practice nursing education and practice: A qualitative study. International Nursing Review, 00, 1-10. doi:10.1111/inr.12732

  • Woo, B. F. Y., Zhou, W., Lim, T. W., & Tam, W. S. W. (2020). Registered nurses' perceptions towards advanced practice nursing: A nationwide cross-sectional study. J Nurs Manag, 28(1), 82-93. doi:10.1111/jonm.12893

  • Woo, B., Koh, K., Zhou, W., Wei Lim, T., Lopez, V., & Tam, W. (2020). Understanding the role of an advanced practice nurse through the perspectives of patients with cardiovascular disease: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(9-10), 1623-1634. doi:10.1111/jocn.15224

  • Wu, X. V., Chi Y.C., Chan, Y. S., Wang, W., Ang, E.N.K., Zhao S. D., Sehgal, V., Wee F. C., Selvam, Devi, M. K. (2020). A web-based clinical pedagogy program to enhance nurse preceptors’ teaching competencies – An innovative process of development and pilot program evaluation. Nurse Education Today, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104215

  • Wu, X.V., Chi, Y., Selvam, U.P., Devi, K.M., Wang, W., Chan, Y.S., Wee, F.C., Zhao, S., Sehgal, V., Ang, E.N.K. (2020). A Clinical Teaching Blended Learning Program to Enhance Registered Nurse Preceptors’ Teaching Competencies: Pretest and Posttest Study, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4):e18604. URL: http://www.jmir.org/2020/4/e18604/ doi: 10.2196/18604

  • Ng, P. Y., Lau, S. T., Ong, S. F., & Liaw S. Yc. (2019). Singaporean nursing students' perceptions of a career in community nursing. International Nursing Review, 66(4), 514–522. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12528

  • Woo, B. F. Y., Zhou, W., Lim, T. W., & Tam, W. W. S. (2019). Practice patterns and role perception of advanced practice nurses: A nationwide cross-sectional study. Journal of Nursing Management, 27(5), 992-1004. doi:10.1111/jonm.12759

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Related Publications

Grant - Liaw, S.Y. (PI) 2021-2024. Health Service Research Grant. Development and evaluation of Home-based Care Competency Scale among Singapore nurses: A two-phase study, $329,376. Ministry of Health

Grant - Wu. X.V (PI) 2018-2020. MOE Tertiary Education Grant. Web-based clinical pedagogy program to enhance nurse preceptors’ teaching competency, $238,808. Ministry of Education

Grant - Liaw, S.Y. (PI) 2018-2020. Workforce Development Applied Research Fund. A blended learning course through academic-practice partnership to enhance workplace clinical teaching and learning, $295,881. SkillsFuture Singapore Agency