Aim To analyse graduating nursing students' self‐assessed competence level in Europe at
graduation, at the beginning of nursing career. Design An international cross‐sectional …

Background The transition from a nursing student to a professional nurse is both challenging
and stressful. Competence of graduating nursing students is related to patient safety and …

Nursing education will play an important role in further advancing healthcare transformation
in the future. The aim of this study was to assess and compare nursing education and self …

The competence of graduating nursing students is an important issue in health care as it is
related to professional standards, patient safety and the quality of nursing care. Many …

Aims To identify clusters based on graduating nursing students' self‐reported professional
competence and their achievement on a national examination. Furthermore, to describe and …

Aims The aim of this study was to identify existing tools that purport to measure clinical
nursing competence through the use of a systematic literature review to consider the …

The quality of basic nursing bachelor programmes nationally and internationally must
regularly be assessed to ensure that they fulfil requirements and are appropriate in relation …

Background Nursing competence is of significant importance for patient care. Newly
graduated nursing students rate their competence as high. However, the impact of different …

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 …

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 …