Recent reforms of nursing education have led to calls for assessment of clinical performance
to contribute to academic qualifications that incorporate professional awards. Questions then …

The concept of competence is in common usage in various areas of education and training
at present, and it is evident from these different usages that it has a variety of meanings …

Assessing practice of student nurses: methods, preparation of assessors and student views
Aims. To describe the methods of measuring progress in achieving competence of …

Despite a 40-year history of researching and developing an instrument for measurement of
clinical competence in nursing, there are none that are universally accepted for this purpose …

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 …

This paper reports on some outcomes of a research study evaluating a new assessment
framework of clinical competence used in undergraduate nursing programmes in the Mid …

This paper reports findings from a study funded by the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery
and Health Visiting for Scotland to test selected nursing and midwifery clinical competence …

The competency-based approach to education, training and assessment has surfaced as a
key policy in industrialised nations. Following the transition of nurse preparation to the …

AIMS: To investigate trends in the evaluation of clinical competence in nursing students and
newly qualified nurses over the last 10years. DESIGN: A literature review following PRISMA …

Background Workplace-based learning and assessment are essential elements of all
nursing education programs. There is, however, limited evidence of validity and reliability …