mental health nursing students’ clinical competency model

What is it about?

Clinical nursing competence in mental health is one of the most important topics in theoretical and practical nursing training with many factors affecting it. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the implementation of the “mental health nursing students’ clinical competence model” on nursing students’ academic performance.

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Why is it important?

Despite the extraordinary importance of the topic, understanding of nursing clinical competency and skill level is limited and little research has been done in this area14. Clinical competence requires a framework that includes access to all essential competencies during students’ education. This model means that all the requirements of clinical competence of nursing students needs be considered. Planning a curriculum with respect to all issues of clinical competence may be possible. A model for “mental health nursing students’ clinical competence” is a guide which provides a framework for achieving educational goals, performing evaluations and also allowing students to develop appropriate professional experience. Such a model helps establish and provide clinical competency-based planning. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the implementation of ‘mental health nursing students’ clinical competence model’ on nursing students’ academic performance.

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