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Self-reported competence among nursing students at graduation
This study by Gardulf et al (2015) used the nurse professional competence scale to investigate self-reported competence among nursing students at graduation and were related the findings to background factors. The authors discuss the reasons for embarking on the study which included previous studies found low professional competence contributes to increased mortality in patients treated […]
Clinical leadership development in pre-registration nursing curriculum: What the profession has to say about it.
This study by Brown et al (2016) sought to identify the professions’ views on clinical leadership in undergraduate nursing curriculum development in Australia. This study targeted clinicians, managers and academics using a validated online survey. The impetus for this study was there is little known about clinical leadership development in pre-registration programmes. The authors found […]