Competences of Clinical Psychologists [PDF]
Politicians, societies, stakeholders, health care systems, patients, their relatives, their employers, and the general population need to know what they can expect from clinical psychologists. Even more, for our self-definition as a professional group, we should share a common understanding of the competence profile that characterises our ...
Andersson, G. +11 more
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The acquisition of professional competence. [PDF]
The research began by examining professions, both historically and as they are today. It went on to investigate the nature of professional practice and professional competence.
Cheetham, Graham
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Developing Skills and Competence in Acute Care – A case study of an ‘Acute Illness’ Course, 2006-2009 [PDF]
Within secondary care hospital settings, acutely ill patients are exposed to the unnecessary risk of the adverse consequences and increased mortality that arise from suboptimal care.
Garside, Joanne
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Mental health and learning disability nursing students' perceptions of the usefulness of the objective structured clinical examination to assess their competence in medicine administration [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate mental health and learning disability nursing students’ perceptions of the usefulness of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in assessing their administration of medicine competence.
McCann, Terence +6 more
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Talent and competencies in clinical nutrition [PDF]
The formation of medical students in clinical nutrition is scattered throughout the curriculum and is insufficient in many cases. This article reviews the status of nutrition in the curriculum, giving some keys for an effective inclusion therein. Also, basic concepts regarding talent are explained from a practical point of view, and the importance of ...
Miguel, León Sanz +2 more
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Problems with competence assessment as it applies to student nurses [PDF]
Nursing has enthusiastically embraced the concept of continuing competence as the key means of reassuring the public of the overall quality of the profession.
Gallagher, Peter +2 more
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Nursing students’ development, transfer and assessment of professional competence and clinical judgment skills: A quantitative study [PDF]
Background: Nurses with professional competence and clinical judgment skills are important to achieve person-centred healthcare and patient safety in healthcare services.
Høegh-Larsen, Anne Mette
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Are the General Medical Council's Tests of Competence fair to long standing doctors? A retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
The General Medical Council's Fitness to Practise investigations may involve a test of competence for doctors with performance concerns. Concern has been raised about the suitability of the test format for doctors who qualified before the introduction of
Alison Sturrock +5 more
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Competence and competency in the EQF and in European VET systems [PDF]
Purpose – Though the notion of competence is common terminology in European VET policy at national and supra-national level, understandings vary widely, both across countries and within.
Clarke, L. +6 more
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Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), psychiatry and the clinical assessment of skills and competencies (CASC) : same evidence, different judgement [PDF]
Background: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), originally developed in the 1970’s, has been hailed as the "gold standard" of clinical assessments for medical students and is used within medical schools throughout the world.
Marwaha, Steven +3 more
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