Assessing competence in nursing.
New pre- and post-registration nursing competencies are being developed, yet there is much debate about how to define and assess competence. This article outlines some of the features of the current debate.
Murrells
Trevor
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National Nursing Research Unit, King's College London.
Robinson
Sarah
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Griffiths
Peter
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