Aim: To compare the nurse competence care among professional nurses working in ICU and Non ICU unit.

Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among 80 staff nurses (40 from ICU units and 40 from Non ICU units). The samples were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Unpaired t test was used to compare the nurse care competence between ICU staffs and Non ICU staffs. Nurse care competence scale was used to collect the data from staff nurses working in ICU and Non ICU units. Chi square test was used to find out the association between Nurse competence care scores with selected demographic variables.

Results: The study result found that comparison of Nurse competence scores between professional nurses from ICU and Non ICU units. It shows that 37 staff nurses from ICU unit had good nurse competence score and 03 are had very good nurse competence score. From non ICU unit 01 staff had quite good nurse competence score whereas 39 staffs are having good nurse competence score. There is a significance difference found between ICU staff and Non ICU staff nurse competence score level (t=4.721, p=< 0.0001).

Conclusion: There is a need for some intervention for improving nurse care competence among staffs working other than ICU wards. This type of studies required more attention and replication.