Mapping out competencies of emergency department nurses: Its influencing factors and barriers

Introduction: The need to determine the factors affecting nurse competency is to assist determine practical approaches to enhance competency. Aim: The study aims to map the competencies of emergency department (ED) nurses, its influencing factors, and barriers. Subjects and Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional approach conducted at the government hospitals in Hail, including village hospitals. The participants of this study were the 227 ED nurses as a result of convenience sampling. The researchers utilized the Google Form survey to collect the data. The data collection was conducted between August and September 2022. Results: Nurses in this study were highly competent (227/275). Clinical care competency has emerged as the highest competency (3.79 ± 0.646), followed by leadership (3.53 ± 1.053). Those who are 26–30 years old (B = 0.766; P < 0.000); 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.623–0.909) are far better than the other age groups. Furthermore, 5 years and above were competent compared to those with