The aim of this study was to describe newly graduated nurses' own perception of
competence and to identify possible predictors influencing their perceptions. The target …

Aim The aim of this study was to report a systematic and psychometric review. Background
The Nurse Competence Scale is currently the most widely used generic instrument to …

Background. Self‐assessment assists nurses to maintain and improve their practice by
identifying their strengths and areas that may need to be further developed. Professional …

Aim. This paper reports a study that compares opinions of final year nursing students, rating
their own competence, with the opinions of experienced nurses on the competence of newly …

Background: Although researchers have evaluated nurse competence in past studies, few
have focused on the competence levels of nursing students immediately prior to graduation …

Aim: To discuss the results of a study that explored factors that may influence competence
development. Background: Competence, a controversial issue in health care settings, affects …

Hou xj, Zhu d. & Zheng mh (2010) Clinical Nursing Faculty Competence Inventory–
development and psychometric testing. Journal of Advanced Nursing67 (5), 1109–1117 …

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

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 …

This study was designed to measure the construct of competence as perceived by nursing
students in different programs of study. An exploration of a competence-based curricular …