Aim: This study evaluates the impact of high-fidelity simulation on the acquisition and retention of competencies in nursing students. Background: High-fidelity simulation provides a realistic and ...

Background: A supportive clinical practicum experience may enhance the successful transition and socialization to working life of graduating nursing students. Nurse teachers have the main responsibility ...

Background: Euthanasia has been incorporated into the health services of seven countries. The legalisation of these practices has important repercussions for the competences of nurses, and it raises ...

Background: Nurses require leadership skills in order to fulfil their clinical role in an ever-changing healthcare environment. The acquisition of such skills should therefore begin during their ...

Prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity is rising, and it remains unclear what the best strategy is for activating people with chronic conditions in their self-care. We designed a two-group ...

Background: Writing a Bachelor thesis is the last step in obtaining a university degree. The thesis may be job- or research-orientated, but it must demonstrate certain degree-level competences. Rubrics ...

Hospitals are paying increasing attention to the delivery of humanized care. The purpose of this study was to explore from the nursing perspective what hospital managers might do to facilitate this. A ...

Background: The Bologna Declaration ushered in the reform of higher education in 30 countries of the European Union (EU) and led to the establishment of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), ...

Background: This research presents the CUCEQS© (Spanish acronym for Questionnaire of Perioperative Nursing Safety Competencies), which evaluates the perception of perioperative nurses about their ...

Background: Nurse managers’ (NMs) assessment of nurses’ competences is needed to analyse how well the educational preparation corresponds with the requirements of nursing practice in Europe. Aim: To ...