The competency-based approach to education, training and assessment has surfaced as a
key policy in industrialised nations. Following the transition of nurse preparation to the higher …

Background The population is ageing globally. Older people are more likely to have chronic
diseases and disabilities and have contact with health services. Attitudes of healthcare …

This study aimed to explore the relationships between job satisfaction and organizational
commitment, role conflict and ambiguity, and demographic variables associated with retention …

This paper discusses a development of Flanagan's critical incident technique (CIT) to elicit
indicators of high and low quality nursing from patients and their nurses on medical, surgical …

This paper reports findings from a study funded by the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery
and Health Visiting for Scotland to test selected nursing and midwifery clinical competence …

Background Physical activity (PA) in older people is critically important in the prevention of
disease, maintenance of independence and improvement of quality of life. Little is known …

Background The development of the web survey has led to significant strides in questionnaire
survey methodology, including its potential to substantially increase sample sizes at …

This review of the nursing literature aims to identify the factors with the greatest influence on
turnover and absence of qualified nurses, possible common factors influencing both, and …

Effective interprofessional working, which is widely considered as essential to high-quality
health care, is influenced by the attitudes of health care professionals towards their own and …

The UN General Assembly in September, 2021, will bring countries together at a critical time
for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet …