Defining Foundational Competence for Prelicensure and Graduate Nursing Students: A Concept Analysis and Conceptual Model

McDermott, Katie; Dreifuerst, Kristina Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103415

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“…In nursing definitions, there is general agreement that competence reflects the knowledge, comprehension, judgement, cognitive, technical, psychomotor and interpersonal abilities, and personal traits and attitudes 23. Moreover, this definition is consistent with the ‘holism’ view of competency based on certain elements,3–6 10 16 22 55 knowledge and skills in particular 1 17 18…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Based on the present concept analysis, ‘competency’ is the ability to execute assigned tasks or actions with the necessary knowledge 1 17 18 56. This definition is consistent with the ICN’s (2009) definition of nursing competency, which focuses on the scope of nursing practice that originally depended on nurses’ knowledge levels.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The widely acknowledged holism is that nursing competency includes skills, knowledge, professional judgement, attitudes and values 1 3–6 10 17 18. Given that knowledge and skills are adaptable to various contexts, nurses must integrate and apply their newly learnt knowledge, abilities and personal traits to each clinical practice environment 5 6 9.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on the present concept analysis, ‘competency’ is the ability to execute a certain task or action with the necessary knowledge 1 17 18. It is the dynamic process of acquiring knowledge, behaviours, judgement, skills, values and attitudes to provide patients with effective, safe and quality care.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are several assumptions about competency: (1) a comprehensive conceptualisation of competence includes skills, knowledge, attitudes, levels of sufficiency and performances;4 6 9–13 (2) competency is an indicator of an extent of capability assumed to be sufficient in a specific task;7 11 (3) competency can be achieved; thus, training is required;3 10 (4) performance regarding specific behaviours may be measured to check for competency;3 6 7 11 14 and (5) competency is crucial for nurses to make safe clinical judgements 3 10 15 16. Recent reference denoted ‘competency’ as the ability to execute a certain task or action in conjunction with the necessary knowledge 1 17 18…”

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confidence: 99%

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Competency in nursing practice: a concept analysis

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Abu Khait

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveCompetency denotes the ability to execute a certain task or action with the necessary knowledge. Competency definitions and measurements are challenging for nursing and other professions due to their multidimensional aspects. This study aimed to clarify the concept of competency in nursing practice and propose an accurate definition.DesignWalker and Avant’s approach was used to elucidate the concept of competency in nursing practice.Data sourcesScienceDirect, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus and CINAHL were searched from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2021.Eligibility criteriaWe included studies with the keywords: “concept analysis”, “competence”, “competency” and “nursing”. The search was limited to full-text studies written in English that used theoretical and empirical approaches.Data extraction and synthesisWe extracted the concept’s uses, defining attributes, and the consequences and antecedents of the concept.Results60 articles were identified from the search process; after excluding duplicates and works unrelated to the study aim and context following the full-text screening, 10 articles were included in this concept analysis. The common defining attributes of competency were knowledge, self-assessment and dynamic state. Competency in nursing practice had many reported positive consequences that include but are not limited to improved patient, nurse and organisational outcomes.ConclusionsNurses can benefit from the result of this analysis in practice to implement professional care, in particular clinical contexts and situations to enhance patients’ health.

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confidence: 73%