本研究目的為探討某醫學中心護理人員的照顧、溝通、教學、管理、研究、自我與專業成長以及整體護理能力與其個人特質之相關性。以某醫學中心護理人員為研究對象，採隨機抽樣方式收集資料，有效問卷共314份，研究方法採問卷調查法，研究工具為A護理能力量表B，信度之Cronbach's嶉Y數0.89。結果以五等量法區別護理能力程度，顯示護理人員自評最佳及次佳之能力，依序為照顧能力(n = 297, 94.6%)、溝通能力(n = 286, 91.1%)、整體的護理能力(n = 280, 92.0%)、教學能力(n = 265, 84.4%)、管理能力(n = 255, 81.2%)、自我與專業成長能力(n =251,79.9%)與研究能力(n = 108,34.4%)。個人特質在年齡、教育程度、服務年資、職稱、婚姻狀況、子女狀況、自認能力層級、參加進階意願等變項與護理能力有顯著差異。變項中最佳之預測變項為：自認能力層級、職稱、教育程度、婚姻狀況、服務年資、年齡及參加進階意願，可解釋之變異量為64.8%。所得研究結果可提供醫學中心護理能力進階分級制度之參考。

　　　　　This study, which was conducted in a medical center, investigates six typesof nursing competencies, including: caring, communication, teaching, management,engagement in research, as well as self and professional development. Overall nursingcompetence was also determined. In addition, we also assessed the relationshipbetween the nursing competencies and individual characteristics. A survey wasconducted by a nursing competence questionnaire. Nurses were randomly selectedfrom the medical center. The reliability of Cronbach's 塻or the nursing competencequestionnaire was 0.89. A total of 314 effective questionnaires were collected. As theresults, the percentages of the sum for nurses with the best and better nursingcompetencies (on a five point scale) by self-assessed were listed sequentially asfollows: caring 94.6; communication 91.1; overall nursing competencies 89.1;teaching 84.4; management 81.2; self and professional development 79.9; andengagement in research 34.4. Individual characteristics including age, education,working years, job position, marital status, number of children and motivation,self-assessed nursing competencies showed significant differences with some nursingcompetencies. Self-assessed nursing competence, position, education, maritalstatus, working years, age and motivation, could predict nursing capability for 64.8%.The results might provide information for medical centers in classifying nursingcapability.