Aims and objective To develop a tool for measuring competency in conducting health
education and to evaluate its psychometric properties in a population of entry‐level nurses …

The authors review the literature related to competence evaluation of practicing nurses and
offer recommendations based on the findings. Data collection procedures included literature …

Objective The purposes of this study were to assess the current competencies and desired
competency development of nurse educators and to examine differences in how they ranked …

This study examines, from the patients' perspective, what is meant by competent nursing and
how, with this perspective in mind, patients would view the prospect of assessing the …

Background: The generic competency domains of advanced nursing practice have been
reported on in numerous countries, but rather few studies have examined competencies …

With the economic expansion and life style alteration in China recent years, hospital
employers are demanding qualified and competent nurses to provide high-quality clinical …

This exploratory study investigated nurses' self-assessment of their own nursing
competencies, job demands and job performance in Taiwan. Nurses' self-evaluation on their …

Background Evidence from the literature and anecdotally from clinical settings suggests that
newly graduated nurses are not fully prepared to be independent practitioners in healthcare …

The purpose of this study was to explore community healthcare competency of public health
nurses (PHNs) and related factors in Taiwan. A cross-sectional research design was …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify core competencies for new nurses and
valuate the appropriateness and capability of core competencies. Methods: Mixed method …