Emotional intelligence has emerged as a key factor in differentiating average from outstanding performers in managerial and leadership positions across multiple business settings, but relatively few studies have examined the role of emotional intelligence in the health care professions. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and dental stud...

based on the current emphasis on competency-based education, as a part of need assessment phase of dental curriculum revision in iran, in the present study the dental graduates' perspective concerning the minimum competency requirements for an iranian general dentist has been investigated.based on the three available major competency documents in the literature a questionnaire was developed in ...

Background A project team was formulated by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) to create evidence-based oncology nurse generalist (ONG) competencies to establish best practices in competency development, including high-risk tasks, critical thinking criteria, and measurement of key areas for oncology nurses. Objectives This article aims to describe the process and the development of ONG compet...

PURPOSE To describe clinical training models, delineate clinical competencies, and outline a clinical decision-making algorithm for neonatal physical therapy. KEY POINTS In these updated practice guidelines, advanced clinical training models, including precepted practicum and residency or fellowship training, are presented to guide practitioners in organizing mentored, competency-based prepar...

Assessment of clinical competencies by using objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is one of the current mainstreams in medical education. According to the concept of Miller’s pyramid, OSCE is defined as an assessment method belonging to the entity of “shows how”, i.e. an assessment method designed for the evaluation of clinical skills. In this issue of the Journal of the Chinese Med...

Background/Objective: The aim of this research was to develop a reliable, valid instrument for self-assessment of perceived nursing informatics (NI) competencies. This article describes the development and validity assessment of the instrument. Informatics competencies are deemed a necessity in today’s technologically-rich healthcare delivery system. Work to identify essential informatics skill...

An education gap exists for new graduate registered nurses in mental health because of insufficient clinical experience. In an effort to bridge this gap, defined competencies and assessments provided the framework and direction for educational immersion scenarios with standardized patients. Kirkpatrick's (1995) model directed the evaluation of the learning achieved through the immersion scenari...

BACKGROUND Nurses as the members of health care professionals need to improve their knowledge and competencies particularly in diabetes mellitus through continuing nursing education programs. E-learning is an indirect method of training that can meet nurses' educational needs. This study is aimed at validating a web-based diabetes education program through measurement of nurses' knowledge and c...