Objectives: Assessment of nursing competency of pediatric nurses after orientation course at Children's Hospital 1. 

Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional description of 86 nurses at Children's Hospital 1 from June 1,2021 to June 1, 2022.
Results: 5.8% of the nurses met all competency criteria. Competency in “clinical practice” has 13.95% of nurses; competency in “professional development” has 29.07% of nurses; Competence in “legal compliance” has 82.56% of nurses. The mean score of competency standards of the nursing group in 2020 before the course was raised from (28.43 ± 12.67) to (44.56 ± 6.47) after completing the training course, with p < 0,01. The nurse competency self-assessment score in 2020 (44.56 ± 6.47) was lower than the assessment score of the manager nurse (42.22 ± 7.23), but not statistically significant with p=0.13.

Conclusion: The pediatric nursing orientation training at Children's Hospital 1 has improved nursing competency. Maintaining and developing this necessary training program.

Nuong Tran has completed her MD at the age of 29 years from University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam. She is the head of nurse Infectious disease - ICU department of Children's Hospital 1