In Australia and Norway final examinations to determine eligibility for registration as a nurse
were discontinued during the period when nurse education moved into the higher education …

The teaching of students, colleagues, patients and the public is taking up an increasingly
higher proportion of qualified nurses' time. The quality and skills required for this are usually …

Competency assessment is a paradigm that is common in the healthcare environment and
this being particularly true within the nursing profession. Demonstration of competence is …

The changed nature of clinical placements, with shorter in-patient episodes and staff in
clinical areas carrying increasingly high workloads, has prompted changes in the teaching …

There is an increasing emphasis on accountability in all public services, which in nursing is
based on the desired political objective of aligning nursing more closely with the goals of …

How the nursing profession in England defines the basic competency of the registered
general nurse is crucial for the safety of the patient and the protection of the nurse. It is also …

Abstract Background A competitive Carrick Institute Competitive Grant (CG7-523) was
obtained to explore what skills were taught and what assessment of practice approaches …

A collaborative project was undertaken between the Clinical Skills Laboratory at the Faculty
of Health and Social Care Sciences (FHSCS) at Kingston University/St George's University …

The locus of this paper is an exploration of the implications for curriculum planning of
adopting the nursing process; which, it is suggested, represents the most far‐reaching …

This paper addresses the concept of nurse performance, its measurement and its
differentiation by programme of preparation It is evident from the research conducted to date …