How competent are they? Graduate nurses self-assessment of competence at the start of their careers

The impact of structural empowerment and psychological capital on competence among Chinese baccalaureate nursing students: A questionnaire survey

“…However, in China, newly graduated nurses feel inadequately prepared (Li et al,2014) . The same findings were found in UK, Australia(Moriarty et al,2011;Lima et al,2014). On the contrary, studies reported that Finland graduating nursing students and Taiwan senior baccalaureate nursing students believed they have good competence (Kajander-Unkuri,2014;Hsieh and Hsu,2013).…”

Coming ready or not! An integrative review examining new graduate nurses' transition in acute care

“…Competence development as a process was a strong theme evident in the literature (Hengstberger‐Sims et al, ; Kumaran & Carney, ; Lea & Cruickshank, ; Lima, Newall, Jordan, Hamilton, & Kinney, ; Lima, Newall, Kinney, Jordan, & Hamilton, ; Olson, ; Pellico et al, ; Takase, Nakayoshi, & Teraoka, ; Wangensteen et al, ). Four of the quantitative studies used the Nurse Competence Scale (Meretoja, Isoaho, & Leino‐Kilpi, ) to assess competence between 4 and 10 months post registration (Hengstberger‐Sims et al, ; Lima et al, ; Lima et al, ; Wangensteen et al, ), demonstrating that at an early stage graduates have a lower self‐assessed competence than later in their transition year. This was supported by three longitudinal studies (Lima et al, ; Olson, ; Takase et al, ) looking at new graduate transition over a 12‐month period, showing that new graduates' competence develops along a continuum.…”

“…Competence development as a process was a strong theme evident in the literature (Hengstberger-Sims et al, 2008;Kumaran & Carney, 2014;Lea & Cruickshank, 2015;Lima, Newall, Jordan, Hamilton, & Kinney, 2016;Lima, Newall, Kinney, Jordan, & Hamilton, 2014;Olson, 2009;Pellico et al, 2009;Takase, Nakayoshi, & Teraoka, 2012;Wangensteen et al, 2012). Four of the quantitative studies used the Nurse Competence Scale (Meretoja, Isoaho, & Leino-Kilpi, 2004) Wangensteen et al, 2012), demonstrating that at an early stage graduates have a lower self-assessed competence than later in their transition year.…”

Undergraduate student nurses’ self-reported preparedness for practice

“…By the end of 1993, university nurse education programmes had replaced the hospital-based apprenticeship system (Sharrock & Happell, 2006). Since this transition, the practice readiness of new graduate registered nurses has been a source of ongoing debate between nurse educators and employers (Birks, Cant, James, Chung, & Davis, 2013;Burns & Poster, 2008;Candela & Bowles, 2008;Lima, Newall, Kinney, Jordan, & Hamilton, 2013;Maben, Latter, & Clark, 2006;Usher, 2006;Usher & Mills, 2011;Watt & Pascoe, 2013).…”