TITLE:
Competency Based Nursing Curriculum: Establishing the Standards for Nursing Competencies in Higher Education
AUTHORS:
Olfat A. Salem, Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah, Murad A. Mubaraki, Isabelita N. Pandaan
KEYWORDS:
Competence Based Learning, Nursing Skills, Nursing Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.5 No.11,
November
9,
2018
ABSTRACT: Competency is the basic standard for all healthcare professionals when providing care to recipients. The practice of good nursing begins primarily in the study of the nursing program and in the preparation of a nurse with high efficiency in nursing skills. This paper presents the concept of nursing competencies for Saudi nursing and its importance in implementing the national transition program 20/30, and the nursing competencies framework related to the graduate of the Bachelor of Nursing and the methods used in response to the needs of the academic and educational environment, and the stages to develop a competency-based approach.