Clinical competence assessment has been a feature of nurse education in the United
Kingdom for about 20 years but has really moved to centre-stage since the nurse education …

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges for continuing
education by evaluating nurses' perceptions of quality of learning outcomes among …

As a conséquence of a college reform in 1993, nursing education in Sweden is changing
from vocational training to academic education. Teacher competence ia considered to be of …

Clinical nursing education in Germany has not received attention in nursing science and
practice for a long time, as it often seems to be a more or less “formalized appendix” of …

Background New graduate nurses' competence is a concern for all healthcare
organizations. Previous reports show heterogeneous levels of competency amongst them …

Determining the clinical preparedness of undergraduate nursing students is vital in
developing graduates who are ready to assume the roles of registered nurses. This paper …

Objectives To provide an overview of summative assessment of student nurses' practice
currently in use. Design Narrative review and synthesis of qualitative and quantitative …

Recent decades have seen several changes within Swedish nursing education. The length
of Swedish nursing education was previously 2 years; today, however, it has been adapted …

The focus of this study is on European nursing education, where there have been several
reforms over the last two decades attempting to harmonise curricula and degree structures …

In many countries internationally nurses have an important role in the direct supervision,
teaching and assessment of nursing students in clinical practice (Jokelainen et al., 2011; …