Influence of professional self-concept and professional autonomy on nursing performance of clinic nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of professional self-concept and professional autonomy on clinical performance of clinical nurses. Participants were clinical nurses working at the university hospital in Seoul. Data were collected using questionnaires that contained items on individual characteristic, professional self-concept, professional autonomy, nursing performance. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression. The study results indicate that, flexibility, medium autonomy, and position are factors that affect nursing performance. In conclusion, the improvement of nurses’ professional self-concept and autonomy will improve their nursing performance of clinical nurses. Therefore, strategies that strengthen professional self-concept and autonomy should be developed in order to improve nursing performance of clinical nurses.