The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries

Funding information: This study was supported by the Academy of Finland and the Finnish Nursing Education Foundation sr. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To analyse graduating nursing students’ self-assessed competence level in Europe...

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Published in:Nursing Open
Main Authors: 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
Other Authors: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Nemendur
Hjúkrunarfræði
competence
Europe
evaluation
graduating nursing student
nurse competence scale
nursing education
Students
Nursing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Lithuania
Iceland
Nursing (all)
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2758
https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.712
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Summary:Funding information: This study was supported by the Academy of Finland and the Finnish Nursing Education Foundation sr. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 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. Peer reviewed

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