Determining core components of clinical competency for the students of master of nursing specialists: a descriptive qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It's widely acknowledged that students pursuing the Master of Nursing Specialist (MNS) degree must be equipped with adequate clinical competency to be qualified for clinical nursing practice. However, there is a lack of a clear definition for clinical competency and its primary components for MNS students. Hence, the purpose of this study is to explore and explain the clinical competencies of MNS students.

Methods

Purposive sampling was employed to select participants to participate in the semi-structured interviews. This study was conducted in 7 Chinese hospitals with 21 individuals (13 MNS graduates and 8 nursing experts). The concepts were derived from content analysis after recording and transcribing the interviews.

Results

For MNS students, the concept

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934586 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature