Relationship between Nurse Competence and the Performance Achievement of Public Health Nursing Program at Community Health Center

Abstract

Background - Public Health Nursing program is an integration of the implementation public health and individual  health program conducted at the community health centers  to improve the independence and the health status of the community level. Public Health Nursing performance is a value of the public health nursing program implementation based on indicators as a benchmark for achieving of Minimum Achievement Standard goals. In order to achieve their performance, nurses have competencies and authorities based on their position in accordance with the applicable regulations and are carried  out in according to their main duties and functions. Aims - This study aims to determine the relationship between nurse competence and the achievement of Public Health Nursing program at the community health centers. Methodology - This study used cross-sectional approach form secondary data with quantitative methods with the samples of 57 nurses (44 vocational and 13 professional nurses) at 5 Community Health Centers in Berau District during 2019. Findings - The findings indicated that there were significant relationships beetwen competence  of vocational nurses (p-value 0.026), professional nurses (p-value 0.000),  and simultaneously both (p-value 0.004) and the achievement of Public Health Nursing program at the Community Health Centers. Conclusion - The evaluation of the nurse's competence is the basis for realizing the achievements of the Public Health Nursing program at the Community Health Centers in base on their functional position level. A more thorough analysis is required to determine the effect of implementing these competencies to increase the Public health nursing performance at the Community Health Centers.