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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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bbd5b6772f534831a2efddc75bc4bcb4 2023-05-15T16:49:50+02:00 The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries Satu Kajander‐Unkuri Sanna Koskinen Anna Brugnolli MªAngeles Cerezuela Torre Imane Elonen Viktorija Kiele Daniela Lehwaldt Eliisa Löyttyniemi Jana Nemcová Célia Simão deOliveira Alvisa Palese Marília Rua Leena Salminen Lenka Šateková Juliane Stubner Herdís Sveinsdóttir Laura Visiers‐Jiménez Helena Leino‐Kilpi 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.712 https://doaj.org/article/bbd5b6772f534831a2efddc75bc4bcb4 EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.712 https://doaj.org/toc/2054-1058 2054-1058 doi:10.1002/nop2.712 https://doaj.org/article/bbd5b6772f534831a2efddc75bc4bcb4 Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 1048-1062 (2021) competence Europe evaluation graduating nursing student nurse competence scale nursing education Nursing RT1-120 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.712 2022-12-31T10:29:21Z 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 Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles 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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Satu Kajander‐Unkuri Sanna Koskinen Anna Brugnolli MªAngeles Cerezuela Torre Imane Elonen Viktorija Kiele Daniela Lehwaldt Eliisa Löyttyniemi Jana Nemcová Célia Simão deOliveira Alvisa Palese Marília Rua Leena Salminen Lenka Šateková Juliane Stubner Herdís Sveinsdóttir Laura Visiers‐Jiménez Helena Leino‐Kilpi |
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Satu Kajander‐Unkuri Sanna Koskinen Anna Brugnolli MªAngeles Cerezuela Torre Imane Elonen Viktorija Kiele Daniela Lehwaldt Eliisa Löyttyniemi Jana Nemcová Célia Simão deOliveira Alvisa Palese Marília Rua Leena Salminen Lenka Šateková Juliane Stubner Herdís Sveinsdóttir Laura Visiers‐Jiménez Helena Leino‐Kilpi |
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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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