Standards for Competence of New Graduate Nurse

Abstract

Nursing educational programs should be designed for nursing students to become new graduate nurses with competencies required in clinical settings. The purpose of this study was to develop clinically sensitive generic competency standards for new graduate nurse (GCSN) from considerably experienced nurse perspective in Korea. The mixed methods sequential explanatory design was used and the 25-item GCSN was developed. The findings suggest what competencies for new graduate nurse should be emphasized and achieved.

Development of the Korean Nursing Profession with Changes in its Legal Basis

“…The KABONE creates the standards of education for entrylevel nursing programs and requires these programs to establish measures for proving graduates' competencies in clinical practice [22]. …”

Core nursing competency assessment tool for graduates of outcome‐based nursing education in South Korea: A validation study

“…In South Korea, the Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing Education (KABONE) since 2010 has established compulsory outcome‐based standards of education and training so that nursing students can receive a quality‐assured education. Therefore, educational objectives must be identified and be complemented by the core competencies that are expected of new graduate nurses in clinical settings (Park & Hwang, ). In particular, KABONE () recently established 12 program outcome standards for evaluating student competencies at the end of the academic year.…”