Competence evaluation processes for nursing students abroad: Findings from an international case study

Tommasini, Cristina; Dobrowolska, Beata; Zarzycka, Danuta; Bacatum, Claudia; Bruun, Anne Marie Gran; Korsath, Dag; Roel, Siv; Jansen, Mette Bro; Milling, Tine; Deschamps, Anne M.; Mantzoukas, Stefanos; Mantzouka, Christine; Palese, Alvisa

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2017.01.002

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“…While many studies on nursing students examine the experience of clinical practice in another country, in this study the students only participated in theoretical courses but gained similar professional and personal skills as those doing clinical practice (26,28,29). The students bene tted from the student exchange by becoming strengthened in their roles as future nurses, which is consistent with previous research (28,30).…”

Section: Bene Ts Of Nursing Student Exchangesupporting

confidence: 79%

Global Nursing - A Qualitative Case Study of Tanzanian Nursing Students' Experiences of Student Exchange in Sweden

Alden-Joyce¹,

Scheers-Andersson²,

Rogathi³

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Background: Due to globalization and a shift in population demographics, needs within healthcare are changing and nurses require new skills and knowledge. Nursing education needs to facilitate these new demands and student exchange programmes provide an opportunity to develop necessary skills.Aim: The aim of this study was to explore Tanzanian nursing students' experiences of student exchange in Sweden. Method: A qualitative design was used for this empirical study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six Tanzanian nursing students who had participated in student exchange in Sweden. The participants were recruited by purposeful sampling. Inductive reasoning and qualitative content analysis were applied.Results: The findings revealed that the students experienced new approaches in Sweden, allowing them to develop skills and competences. Furthermore, they increased their global perspectives on nursing and interest in working with global health issues. However, they also experienced challenges in the new environment.Conclusion: The present study showed that the Tanzanian nursing students benefitted from their student exchange, both personally, as well as for their future careers as nurses. More research is needed examining nursing students from low-income countries participating in student exchange in high-income countries.

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Section: Bene Ts Of Nursing Student Exchangesupporting

confidence: 79%

Global Nursing - A Qualitative Case Study of Tanzanian Nursing Students' Experiences of Student Exchange in Sweden

Alden-Joyce¹,

Scheers-Andersson²,

Rogathi³

et al. 2020

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“…With the lack of such mechanisms, international students were observed to use the coping strategies of acceptance, selfblame, use of instrumental and emotional support, active coping, positive reframing, behavioral disengagement, selfdistraction, and substance use all of which were mentioned in the Brief COPE -as supported by previous research findings. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] However, despite having a mean score of above 5 in Brief COPE, the coping strategies of planning, self-blame, self-distraction, and religion were not found in the focus group interviews. The reason behind this would be that the focus group interviews were informal and problems and solutions were expressed with examples.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These efforts include integration to academic and social life at a university, dealing with newfound freedoms, becoming more individualized, and establishing social relations with male and female peers, Higher education is also a time period where cultural adaptation is experienced. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] There are various theories and views used in defining adaptation to a new cultural environment, a few theories commonly explain cultural adaptation to this new environment. One of them is Social Isolation Theory which not only describes an individual's physical deportation from the homeland but also from a series of rights, rules, and social interaction patterns that the individual is accustomed to.…”

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confidence: 99%

International medical students’ adaptation to university life in Turkey

2020

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Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the adaptation process of international medical school students to university life in Turkey. Methods: The mixed method design study, including all the international students (n=127) studying at Ege University School of Medicine, is employed. Qualitative data were collected from 23 students selected by purposive sampling technique. Two instruments were utilized for collecting data: Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) and Brief COPE. Focus group interviews were performed for qualitative data collection. Results: The mean SACQ score of the medical students was found to be 407.44 (SD=68.29). The Academic Adjustment category included the themes of educational goals, different studying habits, accommodation, academic advisor, and scholarship. The Social Adjustment category included the themes of social interaction and support, differences, longing for family, discrimination and its effects on social life. The Personal/Emotional adjustment category included themes of psychological and physiological health problems. The Goal Commitment/Institutional Attachment category included themes of academic and social adaptation as well as the student' communication with education management. Conclusions: This study identifies to light critical issues in supporting international students with adaptation problems to university life in Turkey. It is clear that revising the content of education programs to enable international exchange is not sufficient enough by itself to meet the needs of international students.

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“…Competence assessment is of the essence to ensure the achievement of minimum professional standards and readiness to play a role. The use of competence assessment benchmarks not only enhances nurses and managers' knowledge about the general status of nurses but also detects their skills and cognitive failures and impairments (31). Using the reflection process, the nurses get informed of their own performance and identify the strengths, abilities, and domains requiring further development.…”

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confidence: 99%

Professional Competence in Nursing: A Hybrid Concept Analysis

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Objectives: Nurses, as the largest group providing health care services, play a critical role in the continuity of care and respond to services commensurate with their competence. Professional competence in nursing is a complex and ambiguous concept and needs the redefinition of competence and development of its definition and concept. In this study, we aimed to conceptually analyze professional competence in nursing. Methods: In this study, a hybrid concept analysis was used. In the literature review phase, the concept of 'competence' was investigated through valid databases limited to 2000-2018 and the participants' experiences also appeared in the fieldwork phase. In the fieldwork phase, the participants revealed some aspects of professional competence in nursing, which were not well-addressed in the literature. Finally, the comprehensive definition of professional competence in nursing was presented after integrating the findings obtained in these two phases. Results: According to the findings, professional competence in nursing is a combined, complex, multidimensional, and contextdependent concept, and consists of different domains. Based on the analysis results of the fieldwork phase, this concept was classified into 16 domains and the participants largely contributed to the provision of a comprehensive definition based on the definitions of professional competence presented in the literature. Conclusions: Based on the domains of professional competence in nursing obtained from this study, an appropriate instrument can be developed to assess professional competence in nursing for students and nurses.

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Competence evaluation processes for nursing students abroad: Findings from an international case study

Cited by 18 publications

References 19 publications

Global Nursing - A Qualitative Case Study of Tanzanian Nursing Students' Experiences of Student Exchange in Sweden

Global Nursing - A Qualitative Case Study of Tanzanian Nursing Students' Experiences of Student Exchange in Sweden

International medical students’ adaptation to university life in Turkey

Professional Competence in Nursing: A Hybrid Concept Analysis

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