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Competency assessment in nursing: The role of professional experience facilitators
Yanhua and Watson (2011) undertook a review of the last 10 years of clinical competence assessment in nursing journal articles. They reported on 23 papers that met the criteria and found that wider national and international cooperation is required to reach common agreement and validity in competency-based education and assessment. The authors noted that competence […]
The role of belongingness in enhancing transition from student to graduate
Specialised support for student nurses making the transition to graduate nurse can be crucial to successful and smooth adjust into the graduate role. Nash, Lemcke and Sacre (2009) discuss a study they undertook on preparedness for professional practice. The outcomes of their study found that although preparedness did not differ significantly between the students who […]