2. Describe the relationship between patients' descriptions of nurses' skill and the 3 domains
of skill in nursing practice 3. Describe the extent to which nurses' attributes identified by …

Background Professional competence is the ability to base clinical decisions on prior
experiences with particular clinical situations. Methods An integrative review of the literature …

Objective: To determine the construct validity of the Australian College of Critical Care
Nurses (ACCCN) competency standards as a tool for assessing the clinical practice of …

This literature review defines and describes the concept of competence in adult intensive
care nursing, with special reference to clinical and professional competence. The aim was to …

o'leary j.(2012) Journal of Nursing Management 20, 607–614 Comparison of self‐assessed
competence and experience among critical care nurses Aim To determine the level of self …

Aims Using the staff's understanding as a point of departure, the general aim was to
contribute to the body of knowledge relating to the concept of competence-what it contains …

Given the current demands of the healthcare environment, a clear sense of the unique
contributions of nursing to patients' outcomes is critical. This paper articulates a model that …

The development of competency standards for specialist critical care nurses In defining the
contemporary role of the specialist nurse it is necessary to challenge the concept of nursing …

· BACKGROUND To maintain a high standard of quality nursing care the individual critical
care nurse s competencies should be determined objectively. Few international guidelines …

Background: This study seeks to make evident the complexity of issues associated with the
delivery of care by nurses to the critically ill. Emphasis had been placed on the results and …