European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
2022-07-16
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
2022-07-16
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. toxland@mail.ubc.ca.
ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. toxland@mail.ubc.ca.
Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. toxland@mail.ubc.ca.
UBC Department of Orthopaedics, ICORD, Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, 3rd Floor-818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. toxland@mail.ubc.ca.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
2022-07-16
Department of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, P.R.China;Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, P.R.China.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
2022-07-16
In recent years, complex and rapidly changing healthcare settings have placed high demands on nursing graduates, who must effectively assume new professional roles with a wide variety of competencies....
A qualitative study using the focus group method. The purposive sample included 18 nursing graduates with an average of 29 years, most of whom were female. The average time that had elapsed since grad...
Three main themes describing newly graduated nurses' perceptions were found: (1) significance of the transition period; (2) commitment to the nursing profession; and (3) perceived needs and challenges...
The transition from a safe academic environment to turbulent clinical practice is shaped by both graduates' expectations and reality. The results of the study indicate a high level of commitment to th...
To investigate graduating nursing students' nursing and professional competencies and the predictors of their competencies....
Across Asian countries, there is a paucity of literature that explores graduating nursing students' competency and professional competence during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic....
Descriptive, cross-sectional, and predictive approaches....
Convenience sampling was used among graduating nursing students from the six Asian countries (n = 375). The STROBE guidelines for cross-sectional studies were used. Two self-report instruments were ut...
Country of residence and general point average (GPA) showed statistically significant multivariate effects. Value-based nursing care and critical thinking and reasoning domains recorded the highest in...
Our study's findings revealed a high level of diversity among nursing students regarding ethical care obligations, caring pedagogies, and lifelong learning, all of which may be ascribed to their disti...
Higher education needs to provide students with competencies to meet the health and social needs of a society characterised by increased globalisation and diversity. Occupational therapy students from...
Enhanced understanding of how learning experiences in international placement impact on students' professional competence....
Focus group interviews with three cohorts of students were analysed using thematic cross-case analysis integrated with an iterative reflexive process. Transformative learning was used as a theoretical...
Three themes emerged from the analysis; 1) Feelings of uncertainty and emotional distress; 2) Drawing on available resources to meet the challenges; 3) Handling challenges promote professional compete...
Learning experiences significant for developing professional competence goes beyond students' habitual practice and previous mindset. Students develop generic skills, such as tolerance, flexibility, c...
New and more appropriate understandings of students' placement experiences leading to more adequate and relevant strategies, are in consistence with skills required for twenty first century occupation...
With the currently accelerating changes in pharmacists' roles in Saudi Arabia, evidence-based developmental tools are required to guide initial pharmacy education and define competencies for early car...
An online nominal group technique was used to develop consensus on a profession-wide national competency framework in Saudi Arabia. Purposive sampling was used to recruit experts from local various ph...
Nine pharmacy experts participated in five iterative rounds of consensus measurement and development between July and November 2021. Consensus was achieved on appropriateness to Saudi pharmacy practic...
This study proposes the first competency framework for foundation level pharmacists in Saudi Arabia. The developed framework represents a consensus on competencies for foundation level pharmacists wor...
Evaluating the professional competencies of Peruvian doctors is crucial for proposing necessary improvements. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the specific characteristics and competenc...
The objective of this study is to characterize published studies focusing on the assessment of professional competencies among physicians in Peru....
A comprehensive scoping review was conducted, encompassing scientific journal publications that evaluated the professional competencies of physicians in Peru. The search was performed in PubMed, Googl...
A total of forty-nine studies focused on the assessment of professional competencies among physicians were identified, indicating an upward trend over the years. The primary focus of these studies was...
Most studies primarily concentrated on evaluating knowledge-based competencies, specifically in the areas of diagnosis and treatment. There is a scarcity of studies assessing other important competenc...
(1) The professional competencies are related to the Nursing care product. (2) Staffing in APROCENF was related to six CSANE factors. (3) Care transfer in APROCENF was related to four CSANE factors. (...
a cross-sectional study conducted in the urgency and emergency units of two public hospitals. The participants were 91 nurses, 3 Nursing residents, 4 coordinators and 1 manager. Two validated instrume...
in the professional competencies, higher values were verified for self-evaluation (p<0.001). In all 1,410 Nursing care product assessments, there was predominance of the "Good" score (n=1,034 - 73.33%...
there is a relationship between professional competencies and the Nursing care product domains....
to describe the professional competencies of nurses working in urgency and emergency services and to understand their perception of the essential competencies for professional performance and updating...
Infectious diseases persistently pose global threats, and it is imperative to accelerate the professionalization of public health workforce. This study aimed to develop and validate the infectious dis...
The initial item pool was generated through a literature review, and categorized into three dimensions (knowledge, practical skills, and leadership) based on the competency iceberg model and public he...
An initial scale with three primary items, 14 secondary items, and 81 tertiary items was generated. Twenty experts participated in the two rounds of the Delphi process. Authority coefficients exceeded...
The IDCCS was established to evaluate the competencies of knowledge, practical skills, leadership, and personal quality for public health professionals in infectious disease control. This scale demons...
The discipline of health informatics emerged to address the need for uniquely skilled professionals to design, develop, implement, and evaluate health information technology. Core competencies are an ...
In Phase 1, we conducted a scoping review of to identify health informatics competencies from research articles and grey literature from professional associations. Of 1038 articles identified in the s...
In Phase 1, all competencies of the DHC Framework were supported by the literature. However, we also identified two emergent competencies: Human Factors and Data Science. In Phase 2, consultations wit...
We found that the DHC Framework did not capture all necessary competencies required by health informatics professionals. Based on the literature and consultations with SMEs, we extended the DHC Framew...
Professional competence is essential in providing nursing care based on standards. This concept can be measured, among various instruments, with the Nurses' Professional Competence Scale Short Form (N...
A cross-sectional observational study design was accomplished. The research was based on a convenience sample of 328 RNs and SNs (response rate: 81.95%) recruited at the University of Our Lady of Good...
RNs averaged higher than SNs' (m= 86.11 ± 9.53 SD) in professional competencies development. The factor for which the mean was highest for RNs was 'ethics of nursing care' (m = 89.54 ± 8.31 SD). SNs s...
The factors that scored the highest and lowest on the scale were similar with the results of using NPCS-SF in other countries. The study results may indicate that specific training for RNs and SNs cou...
