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- Leksell, Janeth, 1955-, et al.
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Self-reported conflict management competence among nursing students on the point of graduating and registered nurses with professional experience
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. - Toronto, Canada : Sciedu Press. - 1925-4040 .- 1925-4059. ; 5:8, s. 82-89
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: It has been shown that specific competence is necessary for preventing and managing conflicts in healthcaresettings. The aim of this descriptive and correlation study was to investigate and compare the self-reported conflict managementcompetence (CMC) of nursing students who were on the point of graduating (NSPGs), and the CMC of registered nurses (RNs)with professional experience.Methods: The data collection, which consisted of soliciting answers to items measuring CMC in the Nurse ProfessionalCompetence (NPC) Scale, was performed as a purposive selection of 11 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Sweden. ThreeCMC items from the NPC Scale were answered by a total of 569 nursing students who were on the point of graduating and 227RN registered nurses with professional experience.Results: No significant differences between NSPGs and RNs were found, and both groups showed a similar score pattern, withthe lowest score for the item: “How do you perceive your ability to develop the group and strengthen competence in conflictmanagement and problem-solving, based on knowledge of group dynamics?”. RNs with long professional experience (>24months) rated their overall CMC as significantly better than RNs with short (<24 months) professional experience did (p = .05).NSPGs who had experience of international studies during their nursing education reported higher CMC, compared with thosewho did not have this experience (p = .03). RNs who reported a high degree of utilisation of CMC during the previous monthscored higher regarding self-reported overall CMC (p < .0001).Conclusions: Experience of international studies during nursing education, or long professional experience, resulted in higherself-reported CMC. Hence, the CMC items in the NPC Scale can be suitable for identifying self-reported conflict managementcompetence among NSPGs and RNs.
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- Nilsson, Jan, et al.
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A short version of the nurse professional competence scale for measuring nurses' self-reported competence
- 2018
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Ingår i: Nurse Education Today. - Amsterdam : Elsevier BV. - 0260-6917 .- 1532-2793. ; 71, s. 233-239
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale with 88-items has been used to measure self-reported competence among nursing students and registered nurses in many national and international nursing research projects. However, a shorter version of the scale with maintained quality has been requested to further enhance its usability.Objectives: To develop and evaluate the construct validity and internal consistency of a shorter version of the NPC Scale. Design: A developmental and methodological design. Participants and Settings: The study was based on a sample of 1810 nursing students at the point of graduation from 12 universities in Sweden.Methods: The number of items in the original NPC Scale was reduced using several established research steps and then evaluated for data quality and construct validity using principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was measured as internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha.Results: The extensive process of reducing the number of items resulted in a version with 35 items. Principal component analysis resulted in six factors explaining 53.6% of the variance: “Nursing Care” “Value-based Nursing Care” “Medical and Technical Care” “Care Pedagogics” “Documentation and Administration of Nursing Care” and “Development, Leadership, and Organization of Nursing Care”. All factors showed Cronbach's alpha values of >0.70. The confirmative factor analysis goodness-of-fit indexes were for root mean square error of approximation 0.05 and for comparative fit index 0.89.Conclusions: The NPC Scale Short Form (NPC Scale-SF) 35-items revealed promising results with a six-factor structure explaining 53.6% of the total variance. This 35-item scale can be an asset when used alone and together with other instruments it can provide the possibility of more complex analyses of self-reported competence among nursing students and registered nurses.
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- Nilsson, Jan, 1963-, et al.
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Process of translation and adaptation of the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. - : Sciedu Press. - 1925-4040 .- 1925-4059. ; 6:1, s. 100-103
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Professional competence in nursing is of crucial importance for high quality care and patient related outcomes. A new instrument for measuring competence in nursing has been developed by a Swedish research group. The instrument is called the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale and is based on national guidelines, and the WHOs European Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery. The NPC Scale consists of 88 items distributed in eight competence areas, and measures self-reported professional competence. The target groups are nursing students at the point of graduation and registered nurses. As the NPC Scale has rendered great interest from researchers internationally, the NPC research group decided to translate the Scale into English to facilitate international use of the instrument. The aim of this article was to describe the translation process used to create an English version of the NPC Scale. This article describes the translation process from Swedish to English and its challenges. The translation process resulted in an English version of the NPC Scale ready for internationally usage.
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- Theander, Kersti, et al.
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Adjusting to future demands in healthcare : Curriculum changes and nursing students' self-reported professional competence
- 2016
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Ingår i: Nurse Education Today. - : Elsevier BV. - 0260-6917 .- 1532-2793. ; 37, s. 178-183
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Nursing competence is of significant importance for patient care. Newly graduated nursing students rate their competence as high. However, the impact of different designs of nursing curricula on nursing students' self-reported nursing competence areas is seldom reported. Objectives: To compare newly graduated nursing students' self-reported professional competence before and after the implementation of a new nursing curriculum. The study had a descriptive comparative design. Nursing students, who graduated in 2011, having studied according to an older curriculum, were compared with those who graduated in 2014, after a new nursing curriculum with more focus on person-centered nursing had been implemented. Setting: A higher education nursing program at a Swedish university. Participants: In total, 119 (2011 n = 69, 2014 n = 50) nursing students responded. Methods: Nursing students' self-reported professional competencies were assessed with the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) scale. Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups of nursing students, who graduated in 2011 and 2014, respectively, with regard to age, sex, education, or work experience. Both groups rated their competencies as very high. Competence in value-based nursing was perceived to be significantly higher after the change in curriculum. The lowest competence, both in 2011 and 2014, was reported in education and supervision of staff and students. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that newly graduated nursing students- both those following the old curriculum and the first batch of students following the new one - perceive that their professional competence is high. Competence in value-based nursing, measured with the NPC scale, was reported higher after the implementation of a new curriculum, reflecting curriculum changes with more focus on person-centered nursing. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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