title: Nurse competence: a concept analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this analysis was to explore the concept of nurse competence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data sources include EBSCOhost, Gale PowerSearch, ProQuest, PubMed Medline, Google Scholar, and Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This paper utilizes Rodgers' evolutionary method to analyze the concept of nurse competence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Antecedents to nurse competence include personal and external motivations. Attributes include integrating knowledge into practice, experience, critical thinking, proficient skills, caring, communication, environment, motivation, and professionalism. Consequences include confidence, safe practice, and holistic care. Implications for nursing responsibility regarding defining nurse competence and ensuring nurse competence need to be identified. More research is needed to determine the best evaluation methods for the different facets of nurse competence.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, HI, USA. Sarah26@hawaii.edu
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D009726:Nurses; D011361:Professional Competence