Articles related to the NPC Research Group

2024

Högstedt, D., Eriksson, E., Jansson, I. & Engström, M.(2024).Self-rated professional competence and well-being at work after obtaining a Swedish nursing license: A longitudinal mixed-methods study of internationally and domestically educated nurses. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 157 (), 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104812

Martinsen, R., Ahlin-Søvde, S., Grov, E.K. Andersson E. K., Gardulf A. Self-reported competence among advanced practice nursing students in Denmark, Finland and Norway: a cross-sectional multicentre study. BMC Nurs23, 301 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01930-z

2023

Halabi, J., Nilsson, J., & Lepp, M. (2023). The nurse professional competence scale: Self-reported professional competence among newly graduated nursing students in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, 12:1, 16-23. DOI: 10.4103/sjhs.sjhs_151_22

Xu, L., Lou, Y., Willmer, M., & Engström, M. (2023). Nursing Students' Self-rated Nurse Professional Competence at the End of an International Collaborative Education Program and Follow-up 1 Year Later. Nurse Educator ():10.1097/NNE.0000000000001391, DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001391

2022

Högstedt, D., Jansson, I., Eriksson, E., & Engström, M. (2022). Three paths to a Swedish nursing license: Two for internationally educated nurses and one for regular nursing students – A cross-sectional study of self-rated professional competence, self-efficacy, and thriving. Nurse Education Today, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105595

Bjuresäter, K., Olsson, C., Larsson, M., & Nilsson, J. (2022).  Self-reported professional competence among Swedish Contact Nurses in cancer care – a cross sectional study. Cancer Care Research Online,

DOI: 10.1097/CR9.0000000000000024

2021

Xu, L., Nilsson, J., Zhang, J., Engström, M. (2021). Psychometric evaluation of Nurse Professional Competence Scale—Short-form Chinese language version among nursing graduate students. Nursing Open, 00:1–10. DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1036

Halabi, J., Lepp, M., & Nilsson, J. (2021). Professional competence among registered nurses working in hospitals in Saudi Arabia and their experiences of quality of nursing care and patient safety. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659621992845

Lachmann, H., & Nilsson, J. (2021).  Dual use of instruments for assessing nursing students professional- and clinical competence. Nurse Education Today,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104616

2020

van de Mortel, T., Nilsson, J., & Lepp, M. (2020). Introducing the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in Australia among Bachelor Nursing Students. Collegian,

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2020.06.010

Halabi, J., Lepp, M., & Nilsson, J. (2020). Assessing Self-Reported Competence among Registered Nurses Working as a Culturally Diverse Work Force in Public Hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 1-9. DOI: 10.1177/1043659620921222

2019

Carlsson, M. (2019). Self‐reported competence in female and male nursing students in the light of theories of hegemonic masculinity and femininity. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi:10.1111/jan.14220

Forsman H., Jansson I., Leksell J., Lepp M., Sunding Andersson C., Engström M., & Nilsson J. (2019). Clusters of competence: Relationship between self‐reported professional competence and achievement on a national examination among graduating nursing students. (2019). Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi:10.1111/jan.14222

Nilsson J., Mischo-Kelling M., Thiekoetter A., Deufert D., Cruz Mendes A., Fernandes A., Kirchhoff JW,, & Lepp M. (2019). Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) assessed among newly graduated nurses in Higher Educational Institutions in Europe. Nordic Journal of Nursing Research. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/2057158519845321

Gardulf A., Florin J., Carlsson M., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., & Nilsson J. (2019). The Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale: A tool that can be used in national and international assessments of nursing education programmes. Nordic Journal of Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/2057158518824530

2018

Nilsson J., Engström M., Florin J., Gardulf A., & Carlsson M. (2018). A short version of the nurse professional competence scale for measuring nurses' self-reported competence. Nurse Education Today 71; 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.09.028

2017

Castrèn, M., Mäkinen, M., Nilsson, J., & Lindström, V. (2017). The effects of interprofessional education – Self-reported professional competence among prehospital emergency care nursing students on the point of graduation – A cross-sectional study. International Emergency Nursing 32, 50-55. http://doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2017.02.004

2016

Gardulf A., Nilsson J., Florin J., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., Carlsson M., & Johansson E. (2016). The Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale: Self-reported competence among nursing students on the point of graduation, Nurse Education Today 36, 165-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.09.013

Nilsson J., Gardulf A., & Lepp M. (2016). Experience of translation and adaptation of the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 6, 100-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n1p100

Nilsson J., Johansson E., Carlsson M., Florin J., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., & Gardulf A.   Disaster nursing: Self-reported competence of nursing students and registered nurses, with focus on their readiness to manage violence, serious events and disasters. Nurse Education in Practice 17 (2016) 102-108.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.09.012

Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B,. Carlsson M., Florin J., Gardulf A., Johansson E., Lindholm C., Nordström G., & Nilsson J. (2016).  Adjusting to future demands in healthcare – The impact of curriculum changes on nursing students’ self-reported professional competence, Nurse Education Today 37, 178-183. http://dx.doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2015.11.012

2015

Leksell J., Gardulf A., Nilsson J., & Lepp M. (2015). Self-reported conflict management competence among nursing students on the point of graduation and registered nurses with professional experience. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 5(8): 82-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v5n8p82

2014

Nilsson J., Carlsson M., Johansson E., Egmar A-C., Florin J., Leksell J., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., Lepp M. & Gardulf A. (2014). Nursing in a Globalized World: Nursing Students with International Study Experience Report Higher Competence at Graduation. Open Journal of Nursing 4, 848-858. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2014.412090

Nilsson J., Johansson E., Egmar A-C., Florin J., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., Carlsson M., &  Gardulf A. (2014). Development and validation of a new tool measuring nurses self-reported professional competence -¬The nurse professional competence (NPC) Scale. Nurse Education Today 34; 574-580. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.07.016

Peer-reviewed conference abstracts related to the NPC Research Group

2019

Nilsson J., Florin J., & Gardulf A. The Nurse Professional Competence Scale - an important tool contributing to professional development and life long learning. Oral presentation. ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019.

Larsson M., Nilsson J., Bjuresäter K., & Olsson C. Contact Nurses’ self-reported competence in managing cancer related symptoms and consequences – a cross sectional survey. Oral presentation. ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019.

Bjuresäter K., Olsson C., Nilsson J., & Larsson M. Competence for a new role - Contact Nurses’ self-reported competence related to education and clinical experience. Oral presentation. ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019.

Lepp M., & Nilsson J. Nursing education in Europe -the use of self-reported competence among nursing students. A research project within the European Network of Nursing Academies (ENNA). Poster presentation.  ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019. 

2015

Nilsson, J. Sjuksköterskors professionella kompetens, Användning av forskningsresultat och implementeringsforskning - Så används min forskning. Oral presentation. Forum Värmland. 10 februari 2015.

2014

Nilsson J, Gardulf A, Leksell J, Theander K, Lepp M. Nurse competence and its contribution to safe and high-quality health care. Workshop. Sigma Theta Thau Region 2nd European Conference – Leadership, Learning and Research in Nursing and Midwifery, Gothenburg, June 17, 2014.