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Review
. 2018 Mar 28;61(1):1-7.
doi: 10.33160/yam.2018.03.001. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Nursing Competency: Definition, Structure and Development

Mika Fukada  1
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Review

Nursing Competency: Definition, Structure and Development

Mika Fukada. Yonago Acta Med. .

Abstract

Nursing competency includes core abilities that are required for fulfilling one's role as a nurse. Therefore, it is important to clearly define nursing competency to establish a foundation for nursing education curriculum. However, while the concepts surrounding nursing competency are important for improving nursing quality, they are still not yet completely developed. Thus, challenges remain in establishing definitions and structures for nursing competency, competency levels necessary for nursing professionals, training methods and so on. In the present study, we reviewed the research on definitions and attributes of nursing competency in Japan as well as competency structure, its elements and evaluation. Furthermore, we investigated training methods to teach nursing competency.

Keywords: concept; development support; nursing competence; structure of dimensions.

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