Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries
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 2...
Published in: | Journal of Clinical Nursing |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Wiley
2021
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/26630 |
id |
ftuniveasternfin:oai:erepo.uef.fi:123456789/26630 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftuniveasternfin:oai:erepo.uef.fi:123456789/26630 2023-05-15T16:47:30+02:00 Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries Jokiniemi, K Hølge-Hazelton, B Kristofersson, GK Frederiksen, K Kilpatrick, K Mikkonen, S Department of Nursing Science, activities Department of Applied Physics, activities 2021-12-17T13:08:02Z 3601-3610 https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/26630 englanti unknown Wiley Journal of clinical nursing http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15882 10.1111/jocn.15882 0962-1067 23-24 30 https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/26630 CC BY 4.0 openAccess © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY benchmarking clinical nurse specialists comparative competency Nordic countries nurse clinician Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit A1 article artikkeli 2021 ftuniveasternfin https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15882 2022-12-11T06:55:08Z 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 in the comparison of the clinical nurse specialist use of core competency in the spheres of patient, nursing, organisation and scholarship within three Nordic countries. Relevance to clinical practice The CNS competency scale may be utilised in benchmarking clinical nurse specialist roles and practice within and across countries. The long-term goal for the competency ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland UEF eRepository (University of Eastern Finland) Journal of Clinical Nursing 30 23-24 3601 3610 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
UEF eRepository (University of Eastern Finland) |
op_collection_id |
ftuniveasternfin |
language |
unknown |
topic |
benchmarking clinical nurse specialists comparative competency Nordic countries nurse clinician |
spellingShingle |
benchmarking clinical nurse specialists comparative competency Nordic countries nurse clinician Jokiniemi, K Hølge-Hazelton, B Kristofersson, GK Frederiksen, K Kilpatrick, K Mikkonen, S Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries |
topic_facet |
benchmarking clinical nurse specialists comparative competency Nordic countries nurse clinician |
description |
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 in the comparison of the clinical nurse specialist use of core competency in the spheres of patient, nursing, organisation and scholarship within three Nordic countries. Relevance to clinical practice The CNS competency scale may be utilised in benchmarking clinical nurse specialist roles and practice within and across countries. The long-term goal for the competency ... |
author2 |
Department of Nursing Science, activities Department of Applied Physics, activities |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Jokiniemi, K Hølge-Hazelton, B Kristofersson, GK Frederiksen, K Kilpatrick, K Mikkonen, S |
author_facet |
Jokiniemi, K Hølge-Hazelton, B Kristofersson, GK Frederiksen, K Kilpatrick, K Mikkonen, S |
author_sort |
Jokiniemi, K |
title |
Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries |
title_short |
Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries |
title_full |
Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries |
title_fullStr |
Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries |
title_full_unstemmed |
Core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: A comparison across three Nordic countries |
title_sort |
core competencies of clinical nurse specialists: a comparison across three nordic countries |
publisher |
Wiley |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/26630 |
genre |
Iceland |
genre_facet |
Iceland |
op_relation |
Journal of clinical nursing http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15882 10.1111/jocn.15882 0962-1067 23-24 30 https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/26630 |
op_rights |
CC BY 4.0 openAccess © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
op_rightsnorm |
CC-BY |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15882 |
container_title |
Journal of Clinical Nursing |
container_volume |
30 |
container_issue |
23-24 |
container_start_page |
3601 |
op_container_end_page |
3610 |
_version_ |
1766037589342552064 |