Descriptive statistics of study variables (N=123）
| Category | Number of items | Range of actual scores | Scores within this study | 95% CI of actual scores |
| Career success (CCSS) | 11 | 15~55 | 39.07 (8.36) | 37.57 to 40.56 |
| Career satisfaction (CS) | 5 | 9~25 | 18.72 (4.30) | 17.95 to 19.48 |
| Perceived in organisation competitiveness (PIOC) | 3 | 3~15 | 10.64 (2.61) | 10.18 to 11.11 |
| Perceived external organisation competitiveness (PEOC) | 3 | 3~15 | 9.71 (2.80) | 9.21 to 10.21 |
| Core competencies of WOCN (CCS-WOCN) | 69 | 99~345 | 290.69 (47.35) | 282.24 to 299.14 |
| Competency in specialised clinical practice (CSCP) | 21 | 36~105 | 89.76 (13.63) | 87.33 to 92.20 |
| Competency in critical thinking (CCT) | 10 | 13~45 | 38.27 (6.73) | 37.07 to 39.47 |
| Competency in health education (CHE) | 11 | 11~55 | 47.18 (8.14) | 45.73 to 48.63 |
| Competency in professional development (CPD) | 12 | 22~65 | 51.23 (10.79) | 49.30 to 53.15 |
| Competency in interpersonal communication (CIC) | 7 | 7~35 | 30.07 (5.23) | 29.13 to 31.00 |
| Competency in nursing management (CNM) | 8 | 10~40 | 34.19 (6.08) | 33.10 to 35.27 |
CCSS, Chinese Career Success Scale; CCS-WOCN, Core Competency Scale for Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses.