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Mar 24, 2021 · The Nurse Competence Scale evaluates what nurses do in a broad perspective and covers both ontological and contextual features of nursing competence. It is sensible for experiences in context as well as for educational issues.
- Gun-Britt Lejonqvist, Satu Kajander-Unkuri
- 2021
Mar 24, 2021 · Results showed that the Nurse Competence Scale covers both ontological and contextual competence, that the competence profiles vary in different cultures, cohorts and contexts, but that...
The 73-item NCS is a structured questionnaire and comprises seven competence categories. The level of competence is measured with a visual analogue scale (VAS 0-100) and the frequency of the use of competencies with a four-point scale. The NCS is currently widely used internationally.
Results showed that the Nurse Competence Scale covers both ontological and contextual compe-tence, that the competence profiles vary in different cultures, cohorts and contexts, but that it is suitable for evaluating and following up competence development in nursing.
Background: The Nurse Competence Scale is currently the most widely used generic instrument to measure Registered Nurses' competence in different phases of their careers. Based on a decade of research, this review provides a summary of the existing evidence.
- Mervi Flinkman, Mervi Flinkman, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Olivia Numminen, Olivia Numminen, Yunsuk Jeon, Y...
- 2017
The Nurse Competence Scale research findings can be used to continuously evaluate nurses’ competence for manage-rial, educational and health policy purposes. Our systematic review indicates the need for high-quality language translations and methodologically rigorous cross-cultural studies.
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NCS is a 73-item scale distributed into seven categories: helping role (seven items), teaching-coaching (16 items), diagnostic functions (seven items), managing situations (eight items),...