2022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students
Background: The core competencies of nursing students have gradually become the focus of attention of nursing educators. Nursing skills competitions are an important form of educational and teaching activity in universities and the nursing track at the Shandong Provincial University Students’ Medica...
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| description | Background: The core competencies of nursing students have gradually become the focus of attention of nursing educators. Nursing skills competitions are an important form of educational and teaching activity in universities and the nursing track at the Shandong Provincial University Students’ Medical Technical Skills Competition gives nursing students an opportunity to demonstrate their clinical skills and knowledge. This study aims to describe the organisation and procedures of the nursing track, analyse the competition results and explore the impact the competition has on the core competencies of the nursing students. This will provide new ideas for future nursing professional education. Methods: Statistical analysis of the competition results was performed as a means of understanding the current status of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills of nursing students in Shandong Province. The impact of the competition on the core competencies of participating students was analysed by distributing questionnaires to universities in Shandong Province that participated in the competition. Results: 14 universities with nursing programmes participated in the competition, including eight public universities and six private universities. 220 questionnaires were distributed to nursing students at the participating universities and 218 were ultimately included, demonstrating an efficiency rate of 99.09%. Conclusions: The 2022 nursing track included the addition of a comprehensive written examination as a means of judging the competencies of nursing students in Shandong Province from a variety of aspects. Skills competitions are effective for improving the core competencies of nursing students and they will become an important means for nursing educators to reform education and improve the core competencies of nursing students in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-048cee41064d4b709f8dfce7b348f87f2024-03-09T09:27:33ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-02-01104e262082022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing studentsYahui Liang0WeiHua Liu1Xiaolei Li2Yan Zhang3Li Yang4School of Nursing, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, Shandong, 271016, PR ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, Shandong, 271016, PR China; Corresponding author. School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 619 Changcheng Road, Taian, Shandong, 271016, PR China.Shandong Medicine Technician College, Taian, Shandong, 271000, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Shandong Liming Polytechnic Vocational College, Taian, Shandong, 271000, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, Shandong, 271016, PR ChinaBackground: The core competencies of nursing students have gradually become the focus of attention of nursing educators. Nursing skills competitions are an important form of educational and teaching activity in universities and the nursing track at the Shandong Provincial University Students’ Medical Technical Skills Competition gives nursing students an opportunity to demonstrate their clinical skills and knowledge. This study aims to describe the organisation and procedures of the nursing track, analyse the competition results and explore the impact the competition has on the core competencies of the nursing students. This will provide new ideas for future nursing professional education. Methods: Statistical analysis of the competition results was performed as a means of understanding the current status of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills of nursing students in Shandong Province. The impact of the competition on the core competencies of participating students was analysed by distributing questionnaires to universities in Shandong Province that participated in the competition. Results: 14 universities with nursing programmes participated in the competition, including eight public universities and six private universities. 220 questionnaires were distributed to nursing students at the participating universities and 218 were ultimately included, demonstrating an efficiency rate of 99.09%. Conclusions: The 2022 nursing track included the addition of a comprehensive written examination as a means of judging the competencies of nursing students in Shandong Province from a variety of aspects. Skills competitions are effective for improving the core competencies of nursing students and they will become an important means for nursing educators to reform education and improve the core competencies of nursing students in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024022394Core competenciesNursing skills competitionUndergraduate nursing educationWritten examinationClinical skills |
| spellingShingle | Yahui Liang WeiHua Liu Xiaolei Li Yan Zhang Li Yang 2022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students Heliyon Core competencies Nursing skills competition Undergraduate nursing education Written examination Clinical skills |
| title | 2022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students |
| title_full | 2022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students |
| title_fullStr | 2022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students |
| title_short | 2022 Shandong Province university medical technical skills competition nursing track: An effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students |
| title_sort | 2022 shandong province university medical technical skills competition nursing track an effective project to improve core competencies of nursing students |
| topic | Core competencies Nursing skills competition Undergraduate nursing education Written examination Clinical skills |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024022394 |
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