Background Q-methodology is an approach to studying complex issues of human
'subjectivity'. Although this approach was developed in the early twentieth century, the value …

Aim To synthesize and analyze the literature on nursing clinical competence to assess the
factors affecting nursing clinical competency. Background Nursing competence affects not …

Background Clinical competence (CC) is central issue in nursing. There are some
controversies about this concept that needs further investigation. The present study was …

Objectives The present study was conducted to evaluate the clinical competence and its
related demographic factors among critical care nurses in Kermanshah, Iran. Methods In this …

Background & Aim: Studies on nurses' clinical competence and its related contextual factors
have controversial and sometimes unexpected results. Regarding the role of nurses' clinical …

Background: Correct and fast triage is the key to successful performance in emergency
departments. Various factors can affect the quality of triage; therefore, the present study was …

Background Wide variation exists between the nursing competence requirements seen in
the emergency care context and the subsequent design of nursing education programmes …

Background Many low-and middle-income countries lack resources for well-functioning
emergency care systems. Emergency nurses interact with injured and critically ill patients as …

Introduction Nurses are responsible for providing primary care to millions of patients, and
emergency nurses serve on the frontline in providing care for mildly to severely critically ill …

Background Nurses' clinical competence is one of the fundamental necessities for providing
safe and effective care. Moral distress, as one type of occupational stressors, can affect …