Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists : A comparison across three Nordic countries
Funding Information: This study received no specific external funding. During the study period, SM was supported by The Academy of Finland competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles (PROFI) for the University of Eastern Finland (grant no. 325022). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/3910 2023-11-12T04:19:09+01:00 Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists : A comparison across three Nordic countries Jokiniemi, Krista Hølge-Hazelton, Bibi Kristófersson, Gísli Kort Frederiksen, Kirsten Kilpatrick, Kelley Mikkonen, Santtu University of Akureyri 2021-12 10 620339 3601-3610 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3910 https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15882 en eng Journal of Clinical Nursing; 30(23-24) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85107220683&partnerID=8YFLogxK Jokiniemi , K , Hølge-Hazelton , B , Kristófersson , G K , Frederiksen , K , Kilpatrick , K & Mikkonen , S 2021 , ' Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists : A comparison across three Nordic countries ' , Journal of Clinical Nursing , vol. 30 , no. 23-24 , pp. 3601-3610 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15882 0962-1067 29681982 024f358a-364b-496d-a1bf-366721c3f1b5 85107220683 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3910 doi:10.1111/jocn.15882 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Hjúkrunarfræðingar Hjúkrun Hæfni benchmarking clinical nurse specialists comparative competency Nordic countries nurse clinician Nurses Nursing Competence Nursing (all) /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2021 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/391010.1111/jocn.15882 2023-11-01T23:55:25Z Funding Information: This study received no specific external funding. During the study period, SM was supported by The Academy of Finland competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles (PROFI) for the University of Eastern Finland (grant no. 325022). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim To describe and compare the clinical nurse specialist core competency use in Finland, Denmark and Iceland. Background Clinical nurse specialist roles were first developed more than 60 years ago in the United States. Within the Nordic countries, the clinical nurse specialist role emerged around 2000. There is scarcity of clinical nurse specialist competency descriptions outside of North America, and research has been limited to examine or validate established competencies across different countries. Design A descriptive correlational study. Methods An online survey was conducted from May to September 2019. A population sample of clinical nurse specialists in Finland, Denmark and Iceland was recruited. A validated self-report questionnaire of clinical nurse specialist competencies was used. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and the STROBE checklist was used as the reporting guideline. Results A total sample of 184 clinical nurse specialists, 52 from Finland, 95 from Denmark and 37 from Iceland, participated in the study (response rate = 72%, 35% and 48%, respectively). Overall, clinical nurse specialists utilised the organisational competency most frequently followed by the patient, clinical nursing leadership and scholarship competency. Univariate analysis of variance test between-country effects showed statistically significant difference in patient competency (p = .000) and in organisational competency (p < .05). There were no statistically significant differences between counties in the utilisation of clinical nursing leadership and scholarship competency. Conclusion A small variability was found ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Journal of Clinical Nursing 30 23-24 3601 3610 |
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Funding Information: This study received no specific external funding. During the study period, SM was supported by The Academy of Finland competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles (PROFI) for the University of Eastern Finland (grant no. 325022). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim To describe and compare the clinical nurse specialist core competency use in Finland, Denmark and Iceland. Background Clinical nurse specialist roles were first developed more than 60 years ago in the United States. Within the Nordic countries, the clinical nurse specialist role emerged around 2000. There is scarcity of clinical nurse specialist competency descriptions outside of North America, and research has been limited to examine or validate established competencies across different countries. Design A descriptive correlational study. Methods An online survey was conducted from May to September 2019. A population sample of clinical nurse specialists in Finland, Denmark and Iceland was recruited. A validated self-report questionnaire of clinical nurse specialist competencies was used. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and the STROBE checklist was used as the reporting guideline. Results A total sample of 184 clinical nurse specialists, 52 from Finland, 95 from Denmark and 37 from Iceland, participated in the study (response rate = 72%, 35% and 48%, respectively). Overall, clinical nurse specialists utilised the organisational competency most frequently followed by the patient, clinical nursing leadership and scholarship competency. Univariate analysis of variance test between-country effects showed statistically significant difference in patient competency (p = .000) and in organisational competency (p < .05). There were no statistically significant differences between counties in the utilisation of clinical nursing leadership and scholarship competency. Conclusion A small variability was found ... |
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