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Received: 2025/08/12 | Accepted: 2025/09/28 | Published: 2025/10/3
Received: 2025/08/12 | Accepted: 2025/09/28 | Published: 2025/10/3
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Zarshenas L, Mehri Z, Rakhshan M, Khademian Z, Mehrabi M, Jamshidi Z. A Systematic Review and Nursing Organizations Guidelines on Professional Competence Standards for Nurses. J Clinic Care Skill 2025; 6 (4) :185-202
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1- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3- “Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center” and “School of Nursing and Midwifery”, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4- Department of e-Learning in Medical Sciences, Virtual School, Center of Excellence for e-Learning in Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3- “Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center” and “School of Nursing and Midwifery”, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4- Department of e-Learning in Medical Sciences, Virtual School, Center of Excellence for e-Learning in Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Aims: This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of professional competence standards for nurses based on literature and nursing organization guidelines.
Information & Methods: This systematic review assessed nursing professional competence standards in 2023, based on articles from national and international nursing organizations, and utilized the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines. The databases reviewed included PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane, ProQuest, Web of Science, Google Scholar, SID, IranMedex, IranDoc, and Magiran. Search strategies were performed using keywords, such as “Nurse,” “Professional Competence,” and “Competence Standard,” based on Medical Subject Headings, employing the syntax and operators “AND” and “OR.” Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied in the selection of studies. The handling of the results was carried out using Mendeley software, and screening and quality control were conducted based on appropriate checklists. Finally, data extraction and synthesis of results were performed, and the standards were presented.
Findings: A total of 2,078 documents from scientific articles and national Iranian and international nursing organizations were reviewed, resulting in a final total of 50 included documents. There were 428 standards as standards of professional competence for nurses. The synthesis of these standards led to the identification of five domains of professional competence standards for nurses.
Conclusion: Clinical competence, educational and research competence, ethical competence, communication and interpersonal competence, and management and leadership competence are five domains of competence based on articles and guidelines from nursing organizations.
Information & Methods: This systematic review assessed nursing professional competence standards in 2023, based on articles from national and international nursing organizations, and utilized the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines. The databases reviewed included PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane, ProQuest, Web of Science, Google Scholar, SID, IranMedex, IranDoc, and Magiran. Search strategies were performed using keywords, such as “Nurse,” “Professional Competence,” and “Competence Standard,” based on Medical Subject Headings, employing the syntax and operators “AND” and “OR.” Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied in the selection of studies. The handling of the results was carried out using Mendeley software, and screening and quality control were conducted based on appropriate checklists. Finally, data extraction and synthesis of results were performed, and the standards were presented.
Findings: A total of 2,078 documents from scientific articles and national Iranian and international nursing organizations were reviewed, resulting in a final total of 50 included documents. There were 428 standards as standards of professional competence for nurses. The synthesis of these standards led to the identification of five domains of professional competence standards for nurses.
Conclusion: Clinical competence, educational and research competence, ethical competence, communication and interpersonal competence, and management and leadership competence are five domains of competence based on articles and guidelines from nursing organizations.
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