Development and Assessment of Professional Competences among Polish Nursing Students during a 3-Year Education Cycle Trying

Magdalena Brodowicz-Król, Monika Kaczoruk, Paulina Kaczor-Szkodny and Danuta Zarzycka
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Magdalena Brodowicz-Król: Department of Paediatric and Paediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-930 Lublin, Poland
Monika Kaczoruk: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Paulina Kaczor-Szkodny: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Danuta Zarzycka: Department of Paediatric and Paediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-930 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: The essence of the profile of nursing professional competences are basic behavioral characteristics, as well as mastering practical skills. The aim of this study was determination of the development of professional competences of perceiving a patient by first-, second-and third-year students of licentiate nursing study. The study was of a longitudinal character, and lasted for 3 years. The research instrument used was the Ascent to Competence Scale, and traditional assessment of students’ knowledge and skills. A statistically significant relationship was observed between the average grade in practical education from all three years, and competences in student–teacher relationship. Higher grades in theoretical education were accompanied by lower results obtained by students in the area of nursing competences. The respondents’ opinions concerning the development of knowledge and professional skills were relatively high among first-year students, which may be related with a sharp increase in nursing knowledge, whereas third-year students considered it important to perceive a considerable development of professional competences. The results of this study can help in the design of education programs meeting quality standards, and alignment with students and population health needs, which is adequate to the assumptions of the WHO Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery 2021–2025.

Keywords: competences; nursing students; education; practice development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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