title: Community education: a portfolio approach.
abstract: The NHS Executive (NHSE) is encouraging the use of occupational standards in nurse education programmes. This article outlines the use of occupational standards in developing an assessment of competence strategy for students taking a specialist community nursing degree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Primary Care, University of Sheffield School of Nursing and Midwifery.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration