In-service Education Needs Based on Professional Nursing Competencies

Nursing education: seeking critical-reflexive education and professional competencies.

The study describes changes that are noted in students during training and which contribute to define a professional profile. We carried out a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach, based on dialectics as a theoretical-methodological framework. The data was obtained from documented analysis and through focal groups with teachers, students and service nurses. The results show...

Educational competencies or education for professional competence?

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Integrating research competencies into basic professional education.

I t has been almost 6 years since an ad hoc committee completed a charge from the Representative Assembly to identify the research competencies required by the profession of occupational therapv These research competencies were reported in the American/ol/rnal ofOccupational Therapy in 1983 ("The Foundation") ancl have since proVided the f't-amework for a teaching gUide intended for academic an...

Importance of Application of Service-Based Learning in Clinical Nursing Education

Introduction: Clinical education is one of the most crucial parts of nursing education in shaping the professional identity. Successful education in this path requires effective approaches along with update knowledge, clients and patients’ needs. These approaches can provide necessary preparations for learners. Service learning that is aimed to train responsible and accountable students has fou...

Embedding quality and safety competencies in nursing education.