Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
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Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res · Jul 2017
Assessing Emergency Nurses' Clinical Competency: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Study.
Nursing as a clinical discipline is developing in the emergency wards. Health care systems should continuously assess and prioritize indicators of clinical competency in these wards. The lack of clear standards of clinical competency indicators challenges evaluation. The purpose of this study was to determine clinical competency indicators and its priority based on nurses' views in educational and therapeutic centers in Guilan. ⋯ Achieved competencies can be used as a reference for nursing education and practice in emergency. Further research on health care system is needed in order to achieve a reliable and valid instrument.