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