Examination of the role of the rotating nursing department in the training of nursing staff based on SWOT analysis.

Publisher: IOS Press Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 9314590 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-7401 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09287329 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Technol Health Care Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Amsterdam : IOS Press
Original Publication: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, c1993-

Nursing Staff, Hospital*/education; Humans ; Leadership ; Clinical Competence ; China ; Female ; Quality of Health Care ; Male

Background: The implementation of the rotation system in the Chinese medical industry has achieved significant results.
Objectives: The present study aims to 1) explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of rotational nursing department implementation and 2) provide references for developing nursing staff's competencies in leadership, performance evaluation, quality of care, communication in relationships and human resources.
Methods: A total of 16 rotational nursing department staff members from a tertiary tuberculosis specialist hospital in Beijing were interviewed, and the interview data were analysed using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis and class analysis.
Results: The advantages of the rotational nursing department included: (1) stimulating the nursing staff's enthusiasm and creativity; (2) strengthening the communication and collaboration between departments; (3) improving the detailed management of nursing quality; and (4) enhancing the nursing staff's comprehensive abilities. The disadvantages included: (1) the design of the rotation programme focusing on practice; (2) a lack of personalisation; and (3) imperfect performance assessment of the rotating staff. Opportunities included: (1) deepening the connotation of nursing job management and (2) developing the construction of nursing discipline and the need for personal career development and value realisation. Threats included the lack of a sound rotation management model to draw on.
Conclusion: A rotational nursing department is conducive to enhancing the competence of nursing staff in management positions and providing new ideas for hospitals to select and train nursing management talents. By taking full advantage of the benefits of vertical nursing management, designing personalised rotation training programmes, building a diversified learning and training platform and developing a positive performance incentive mechanism is recommended to fully engage the role of rotation in nursing management talent training.

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Keywords: Job rotation training; SWOT analysis; nursing management; post competency

Date Created: 20240122 Date Completed: 20240712 Latest Revision: 20240810

20250114

PMC11307012

10.3233/THC-231282

38251080