Table 3.
Component Names, Item Stems, and Factor Loadings From Varimax Rotated Component Matrix (N = 300).
| Item number | Item statements | Factor loading |
|---|---|---|
| Component 1: Leadership | ||
| 31 | Facilitating nursing staff in collaboration with other health professions in practice, especially with medical doctors in providing patient-centered care | .755 |
| 20 | Shared decision-making by involving staff in the process of change | .689 |
| 21 | Effectively assigning task responsibility and authority to subordinates | .666 |
| 23 | Establishing mutual trust and respect by dealing with others in a fair manner | .664 |
| 12 | Arranging schedules and supporting flexible self-scheduling for staff | .638 |
| 24 | Advocating for staffs in assertive and confident manner | .603 |
| 34 | Giving safe and proper legal and ethical care | .548 |
| 18 | Becoming role model of professional and visioning behavior | .540 |
| 51 | Leading and inviting staff to pray before working in the unit | .531 |
| 30 | Collaborating and communicating with other health professions in interdisciplinary team | .529 |
| 15 | Providing positive feedback and reinforcement for improvement of staff performance | .507 |
| 14 | Identifying strengths of staff and capitalize on those strengths | .505 |
| 22 | Dealing with anger, criticism, and frustration in a constructive manner | .460 |
| 13 | Evaluating nurses staff performance based on standard and key performance indicators | .412 |
| Eigenvalue = 32.534 Percentage of variance explained = 16.592 | ||
| Component 2: Facilitating spiritual nursing care | ||
| 48 | Relieving staff spiritual distress | .764 |
| 50 | Reviewing and identifying the influence of cultural beliefs, values, and spiritual on nursing care | .752 |
| 47 | Explaining and demonstrating spiritual care practice to staff and patients | .702 |
| 49 | Referring effectively and articulately to other spiritual nursing care based on the situation and preference of staff and patient | .583 |
| 46 | Paying attention to the spiritual needs of staff | .513 |
| 52 | Facilitating staff to provide spiritual nursing care to patient and families and respect their diversities and differences | .448 |
| 19 | Coaching or mentoring staff in developing problem-solving skills | .424 |
| Eigenvalue = 3.561 Percentage of variance explained = 6.982 | ||
| Component 3: Self-management | ||
| 43 | Getting involved in professional associations and professional development programs | .712 |
| 45 | Engaging in self-evaluation program in the hospital | .633 |
| 36 | Getting involved in developing a policy brief and advocacy to policy makers | .633 |
| 44 | Achieving certification in an appropriate field/specialty | .598 |
| 41 | Managing self through continuing education and participating in nursing management research/training/course | .423 |
| 42 | Engaging in regular supervision or consulting with superordinates | .419 |
| Eigenvalue = 2.000 Percentage of variance explained = 3.921 | ||
| Component 4: Staffing and professional development | ||
| 10 | Managing the number and qualification of nurse staff based on the standard of hospital | .745 |
| 8 | Determining and evaluating staffing needs | .688 |
| 9 | Setting up learning opportunities, trainings, continuing education and others related to nurse staff development | .680 |
| 11 | Identifying and matching nurse staff competence with patient acuity | .469 |
| Eigenvalue = 1.919 Percentage of variance explained = 3.756 | ||
| Component 5: Utilizing informatics | ||
| 39 | Utilizing technology to manage patients | .769 |
| 38 | Integrating technology into nursing documentation | .759 |
| 40 | Evaluating the effect of Information Technology on patient care and delivery system | .703 |
| 37 | Using information system to support nursing practice | .610 |
| Eigenvalue = 1.798 Percentage of variance explained = 3.525 | ||
| Component 6: Financial management | ||
| 27 | Actively participating in arranging a practical annual budget for the unit that includes volume, revenue, personnel, supplies, and capital equipment | .817 |
| 28 | Communicating fiscal management expectations and outcomes to staff and other stakeholders | .772 |
| 26 | Implementing cost benefit analysis approach in financial plan in the unit | .719 |
| 32 | Coordinating with supervisor among departments | .493 |
| Eigenvalue = 1.664 Percentage of variance explained = 3.262 | ||
| Component 7: Applying quality care improvement | ||
| 3 | Continually understanding and measuring quality of care in terms of structure, process, and outcome | .683 |
| 4 | Using evidence-based practice in nursing care | .660 |
| 2 | Analyzing the workflow of unit and identifying errors, causes, and its effects in nursing service | .567 |
| 1 | Actively participating in setting nursing practice standards or guidelines for nursing care in unit | .533 |
| Eigenvalue = 1.421 Percentage of variance explained = 2.785 | ||