The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries
Abstract 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 evaluative design. Methods Data were collected in February 2018–July 2019 from graduating nursing students in 10 Eu...
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crwiley:10.1002/nop2.712 2024-09-30T14:37:19+00:00 The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries Kajander‐Unkuri, Satu Koskinen, Sanna Brugnolli, Anna Cerezuela Torre, MªAngeles Elonen, Imane Kiele, Viktorija Lehwaldt, Daniela Löyttyniemi, Eliisa Nemcová, Jana de Oliveira, Célia Simão Palese, Alvisa Rua, Marília Salminen, Leena Šateková, Lenka Stubner, Juliane Sveinsdóttir, Herdís Visiers‐Jiménez, Laura Leino‐Kilpi, Helena Academy of Finland 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.712 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/nop2.712 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/nop2.712 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Nursing Open volume 8, issue 3, page 1048-1062 ISSN 2054-1058 2054-1058 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.712 2024-09-17T04:50:00Z Abstract 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 evaluative design. Methods Data were collected in February 2018–July 2019 from graduating nursing students in 10 European countries. Competence was assessed with a validated instrument, the Nurse Competence Scale (NCS). The sample comprised 3,490 students (response rate 45%), and data were analysed statistically. Results In all countries, graduating nursing students assessed their competence as good (range 50.0–69.1; VAS 0–100), albeit with statistically significant differences between countries. The assessments were highest in Iceland and lowest in Lithuania. Older students, those with working experience in health care, satisfied with their current degree programme, with excellent or good study achievements, graduating to 1st study choice and having a nursing career plan for future assessed their competence higher. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Nursing Open 8 3 1048 1062 |
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Abstract 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 evaluative design. Methods Data were collected in February 2018–July 2019 from graduating nursing students in 10 European countries. Competence was assessed with a validated instrument, the Nurse Competence Scale (NCS). The sample comprised 3,490 students (response rate 45%), and data were analysed statistically. Results In all countries, graduating nursing students assessed their competence as good (range 50.0–69.1; VAS 0–100), albeit with statistically significant differences between countries. The assessments were highest in Iceland and lowest in Lithuania. Older students, those with working experience in health care, satisfied with their current degree programme, with excellent or good study achievements, graduating to 1st study choice and having a nursing career plan for future assessed their competence higher. |
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Kajander‐Unkuri, Satu Koskinen, Sanna Brugnolli, Anna Cerezuela Torre, MªAngeles Elonen, Imane Kiele, Viktorija Lehwaldt, Daniela Löyttyniemi, Eliisa Nemcová, Jana de Oliveira, Célia Simão Palese, Alvisa Rua, Marília Salminen, Leena Šateková, Lenka Stubner, Juliane Sveinsdóttir, Herdís Visiers‐Jiménez, Laura Leino‐Kilpi, Helena |
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Kajander‐Unkuri, Satu Koskinen, Sanna Brugnolli, Anna Cerezuela Torre, MªAngeles Elonen, Imane Kiele, Viktorija Lehwaldt, Daniela Löyttyniemi, Eliisa Nemcová, Jana de Oliveira, Célia Simão Palese, Alvisa Rua, Marília Salminen, Leena Šateková, Lenka Stubner, Juliane Sveinsdóttir, Herdís Visiers‐Jiménez, Laura Leino‐Kilpi, Helena The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries |
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Kajander‐Unkuri, Satu Koskinen, Sanna Brugnolli, Anna Cerezuela Torre, MªAngeles Elonen, Imane Kiele, Viktorija Lehwaldt, Daniela Löyttyniemi, Eliisa Nemcová, Jana de Oliveira, Célia Simão Palese, Alvisa Rua, Marília Salminen, Leena Šateková, Lenka Stubner, Juliane Sveinsdóttir, Herdís Visiers‐Jiménez, Laura Leino‐Kilpi, Helena |
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The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries |
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The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries |
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The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries |
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The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries |
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The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries |
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level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 european countries—comparison between countries |
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