E-portfolio as an effective tool for improvement of practitioner nurses' clinical competence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical competence is essential for providing effective patient care. Clinical Governance (CG) is a framework for learning and assessing clinical competence. A portfolio is a work-placed-based tool for monitoring and reflecting on clinical practice. This study aimed to investigate the effect of using an e-portfolio on the practitioner nurses' competence improvement through the CG framework.

Methods

This was a quasi-experimental study with 30 nurses in each intervention and control group. After taking the pretests of knowledge and performance, the participants attended the in-person classes and received the educational materials around CG standards for four weeks. In addition, nurses in the intervention group received the links to their e-portfolios individually a

SUBMITTER: Najaffard N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845774 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature