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<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>To assess the clinical competency of nursing interns and the perception of clinical nurse mentors toward student nurses’ clinical competency.</p>
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<h3>Methods</h3>
<p>A study was carried out among 104 nursing interns and 26 clinical nurse mentors using the purposive sampling technique. A self-reported perception scale was used to collect the data.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>In general, most nursing interns perceived themselves as clinically competent during the internship. The clinical nurse mentors too reported that the current internship is helping the nursing interns in becoming competent.</p>
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<h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>Frequent clinical evaluation, buddy system, provision of stipends, good leadership, and coordination between the academic institute and hospital are reported as the critical motivating factors for improving the clinical competency of student interns.</p>
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Objective
To assess the clinical competency of nursing interns and the perception of clinical nurse mentors toward student nurses’ clinical competency.


Methods
A study was carried out among 104 nursing interns and 26 clinical nurse mentors using the purposive sampling technique. A self-reported perception scale was used to collect the data.


Results
In general, most nursing interns perceived themselves as clinically competent during the internship. The clinical nurse mentors too reported that the current internship is helping the nursing interns in becoming competent.


Conclusions
Frequent clinical evaluation, buddy system, provision of stipends, good leadership, and coordination between the academic institute and hospital are reported as the critical motivating factors for improving the clinical competency of student interns.

Clinical competency: perceptions of nursing interns and clinical mentors

Frontiers of Nursing

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Objective
To assess the clinical competency of nursing interns and the perception of clinical nurse mentors toward student nurses’ clinical...

Clinical competency: perceptions of nursing interns and clinical mentors

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Mar 26, 2024

Page range: 105 - 110

Received: Apr 12, 2023

Accepted: Sep 04, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0011

Keywords
clinical competency, clinical nurse mentors, competence, internship, nursing interns, perception

© 2024 Jackline Prathibha et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Clinical competency: perceptions of nursing interns and clinical mentors

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Mar 26, 2024

Page range: 105 - 110

Received: Apr 12, 2023

Accepted: Sep 04, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2024-0011

Keywordsclinical competency, clinical nurse mentors, competence, internship, nursing interns, perception

© 2024 Jackline Prathibha et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
clinical competency, clinical nurse mentors, competence, internship, nursing interns, perception