Current Status and Influencing Factors of Time Management Among Chinese Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study.

PURPOSE: To explore the relationship among clinical nurses' time management competence, work stress, nursing information competence, and reflective practice.

BACKGROUND

With the increasing care demands from patients, nurses' time management competence is directly related to nursing quality, patient outcomes and occupational health.

METHODS

To explore the relationship between nurses' time management competence, work stress, nursing information competence, and reflective practice through a cross-sectional survey.

RESULTS

Time management among Chinese nurses in this study demonstrated a mean of 54.24 and SD ±14.36. Work stress level, nursing information competency, and reflective practice competence were found to be positively correlated with time management of Chinese nurses.

CONCLUSIONS

Optimizing workload, strengthening nursing informatics training, and improving reflective practice mechanisms can enhance nurses' time management competence and promote the advancement of nursing quality.