Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing

Adrian Paul Scanlon

Publications

• Research Article
  An Analysis of the Concept of Competence in Nursing Education
  Author(s): Adrian Paul ScanlonAdrian Paul Scanlon
  
  Aim: The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of the concept of competence of nurses and examine how competence is currently measured. Background: Nurse Education curricula have adopted a competency based model without clear and unequivocal understanding of the meaning of competence. Competence is reported to be developed incrementally and individually situated in a binary definition, these two positions have lead to confusion within nursing practice and nurse education. Method: A literature search was conducted using various databases, including CINAHL, MEDLINE, OVID, Psych info and The Cochrane Library between 1980 and 2006. The purposes of the concept analysis are: 1) to establish a better understanding of the concept of competence as applied to nursing practice and nurse education, and 2) provide the impet.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2573-0347.1000144

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