Title Nurse managers’ assessments about nursing education and work life's competence demands: A European multi-country cross-sectional survey /
Authors Kukkonen, Pia ; Koskinen, Sanna ; Fatkulina, Natalja ; Fuster, Pilar ; Lehwaldt, Daniela ; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa ; Salminen, Leena ; Stubner, Juliane ; Sveinsdóttir, Herdís ; Leino-Kilpi, Helena
DOI 10.1177/20571585221135304
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Is Part of Nordic journal of nursing research.. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications Ltd. 2023, vol. 43, iss. 1, p. [1-10].. ISSN 2057-1585. eISSN 2057-1593
Keywords [eng] competence ; graduating nursing student ; multi-country study ; nurse manager ; nursing education
Abstract [eng] As future employers, nurse managers are in a key position to assess the correspondence between the competence of graduating nursing students and work life demands. The aim of the present study was to assess the competence of graduating nursing students from the perspective of managers, and analyze the factors linked to it. Among European managers in six countries, a cross-sectional survey design with a convenience sample was applied. Data were collected using the Nurse Competence Scale. The study was reported using the STROBE guidelines. Managers (n = 538, 65.8%) assessed the level of competence of graduating nursing students as good, but there were statistically significant differences between countries. In a multivariable analysis, managers who had a Doctoral/Master's degree and were dissatisfied with the nursing program in their country assessed the level of competence as lower. Overall, graduating nursing students seem to meet the competence demands of current work life rather well. Further research is needed to confirm the connection between the managers’ competence assessment and their individual background factors.
Published Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications Ltd
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2023
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