Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of nursing core competency standard education in
undergraduate nursing training.
Methods: Forty-two nursing undergraduates from the class of 2007 were recruited as the
control group receiving conventional teaching methods, while 31 students from the class of
2008 were recruited as the experimental group receiving nursing core competency standard
education. Teaching outcomes were evaluated using comprehensive theoretical
knowledge examination and objective structured clinical examination.
Results: The performance in the health information collection, physical assessment, scenario
simulation and communication in the experimental group were significantly higher
than those of the control group (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Nursing core competency standard education is helpful for the training of
nursing students' core competencies.
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