Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the clinical nursing competence of newly graduated nurses and support from other staff. Questionnaires were distributed to 135 newly graduated nurses assigned to university hospitals. Slightly strong correlations were seen for a chief nurses and associate chief nurses between "duties support" and "clinical nursing competence", and weak correlations were seen between "mental support" and, "duties support" contemporaries at the hospital. In particular, the chief nurses and associate chief nurses found that "They do the adjustment with other sections in their work" (r = .387) and "aimed to make a model of his" (r = .327) as these were seen as being related to clinical nursing competence. Newly graduated nurses received the most support from nurse seniors, however, a relationship with clinical nursing competence was not recognized. It was suggested that the chief nurses and associate chief nurses acting as a role model, and the environmental adjustments in the duties that were accomplished became the key factors cultivating the clinical nursing competence of newly graduated nurses.
