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Clinical Competency Evaluation

Abstract

This presentation will provide an understanding of clinical competency from the perspective of nurse managers and baccalaureate nurse faculty based on results of an interpretive description study. Themes emerging from the data describing the meaning of clinical competency and the expectations managers have of new graduate nurses will be discussed.

Author Details

Carolyn D. Meehan, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sigma Membership

Xi Delta

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Interpretive Description Qualitative Research, Applying Metacognitive Judgements, Clinical Competency

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Description and Meaning of Clinical Competency: Perceptions of Nurse Managers and Baccalaureate Nurse Faculty

Washington, DC, USA

This presentation will provide an understanding of clinical competency from the perspective of nurse managers and baccalaureate nurse faculty based on results of an interpretive description study. Themes emerging from the data describing the meaning of clinical competency and the expectations managers have of new graduate nurses will be discussed.