PROCOMPNurse

Professional Competence in Nursing

The aim of this research is

  1. to assess and compare the level of competence development at the transition period in Finland and five other European countries;
  2. to explore individual, educational, organizational and value-based factors connected with the level of competence at the transition period, and to
  3. model factors contributing high level of competence and successful begin of transition period and the nurse-career.

Moreover, during this research project aim is

  1. to produce and evaluate instruments assessing competence and factors connected, both self-assessment and objective tests, and
  2. to establish a cohort for follow-up studies in future, responding to the need for longitudinal studies.

This research is started in 2016 with international cooperation. In this study, we are working in the European arena: we will conduct the data collection in Finland, Spain, Germany, Lithuania, Iceland and in Ireland. All these countries are EU members, and we have the same Directive 2005/36/EC, Directive 2013/55/EU and the European Qualifications Framework (EC 2008) guiding nursing education. In all of these countries, nursing education is on bachelor-level (general nurse=180ECTS). PROCOMPnurse has gotten funding from Academy of Finland.

Instruments

Nurse Competence Scale, NCS
The scale was develeopd in Finland by Riitta Meretoja and it is published in 2004. The scale assess nurses’ generic competence.

Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision Scale, CLES
The CLES Scale develeopd in Finland by Mikko Saarikoski and it is publlished in 2002. The scale assess nursing students’ experienced quality of the clinical learning environment and supervisioin in the clinical practicum.

Student-Patient relationship Scale, SPR
The SPR Scale was develeopd in Finland by Arja Suikkala and it is published in 2007. The scale assess the relationship between nursing students and patients and the factors associated with the type of this relationship.

Evaluation of Requirements of Nurse Teachers, ERNT
The scale was develeopd in Finland by Leena Salminen and it is published in 2000 and 2012. The scale assess nurse teachers’ competence.

Publications

Meetings

Kick-off meeting 28 September 2017, Brussels, Belgium

 

Management Board Meeting 9 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium

 

Research Ethics and Privacy Notices

Research Ethics

The research project followed good scientific practice (All European Academies [ALLEA] 2017). Ethical approval for the entire research project was received from the Ethics Committee of the University of Turku (Statement 62/2017, 11.12.2017). In addition, national ethical approvals and research permissions were given according to the standards in each country.

Privacy Notices

FINNISH RESEARCH TEAM –  PROJECT LEADER

University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Helena Leino-Kilpi
Professor, Head of the Department, nurse director (part-time)

RESEARCHERS
Leena Salminen, Professor
Sanna Koskinen, PhD
Satu Kajander-Unkuri, PhD
Camilla Strandell-Laine, PhD
Arja Suikkala, PhD
Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, PhD
Yunsuk Jeon, PhD
Pia Kukkonen, Doctoral Candidate
Noora Gustafsson, MNSc
Imane Elonen, MNSc
Eliisa Löyttyniemi, MSc Mathematics, Biostatistician (Department of Clinical Medicine / Biostatistics)

GRADUATES – MNSc
Leena Koivusalo
Anne Maijala
Tiina Marjamäki
Veera Sivula
Minna Tuukkanen
Satu Kuitunen
Krista Heinänen

GERMAN RESEARCH TEAM

Martin Luther Universität Hall-Wittenberg, Institute of Health and Nursing Science
Gabriele Meyer, Professor
Juliane Stubner, M.Sc., Doctoral Candidate

ICELANDIC RESEARCH TEAM

University of Iceland, Faculty of Nursing, Landspítali University Hospital and University of Akureyri, School of Health Sciences
Herdís Sveinsdóttir, Professor and Dean
Brynja Ingadóttir, Assistant Professor

Landspitali University Hospital
Hrund Sch. Thorsteinsson, Department manager, Adjunct
Katrín Blöndal, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Academic Lektor

University of Akureyri, School of Health Sciences
Margrét Hrönn Svavarsdóttir, Associate professor

IRISH RESEARCH TEAM

Dublin City University, School of Nursing and Human Sciences
Dr. Daniela Lehwaldt, Assistant Professor
Dr. Mary Kelly
Susan Hourican

National University of Ireland
Anne Scott, Professor
Eimear Burke

University College Cork
Dr. Brendan Noolan

University of Limerick
Dr. Pauline Meskel
Dr. Kathleen Markey

LITHUANIAN RESEACH TEAM

Vilnius University, Institute of Health Sciences
Natalja Fatkulina​, Professor, Director of Institute of Health Sciences
Viktorija Kiele, Doctoral Candidate

Klaipeda University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Indrė Brasaitė-Abromė, PhD, Docent
Marija Truš, PhD

SPANISH RESEARH TEAM

International University of Catalonia, Department of Nursing
Marian Cerezuela Torre, Professor
Pilar Fuster Linares, Professor

UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FINNISH RESEARCH TEAM:
Professor Elina Haavisto, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland
Professor Riitta Meretoja, Director of nursing research and science, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa; Docent, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku
Docent Mikko SaarikoskiDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland
PhD Jouni Tuomi
Professor Kimmo Lehtonen
LicBA Leena Jokinen

MANAGEMENT BOARD:
Professor Helena Leino-Kilpi (chair), University of Turku, Finland
Professor Leena Salminen, University of Turku, Finland
PhD Sanna Koskinen, University of Turku, Finland
Professor Gabriele Meyer, Martin Luther Universität Hall-Wittenberg, Germany
Assistant Professor Daniela Lehwaldt, Dublin City University, Ireland
Professor Herdís Sveinsdotti’r, University of Iceland, Iceland
Professor Natalja Fatkulina, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Professor Pilar Fuster Linares,  International University of Catalonia, Spain