Relationship Between Clinical Nursing Competence and Work Environment by Career Stage for Nurses with 1-10 Years of Clinical Experience.

Background: Clinical nursing competence includes ethics, cooperation with other professionals, and management, in addition to nursing abilities and responding per situation. Therefore, it may vary depending on one's experience and the work environment. However, there is a lack of studies exploring the competence for different experience levels.

Examining the reliability and validity of a self-regulated learning strategy scale for undergraduate nursing students and effective factors of self-regulated learning strategies.

Background: Self-regulated learning in higher education has increasingly attracted attention in recent years. This study involved a survey of nursing students using an originally developed tool called the Self-regulated Learning Strategy Scale for Undergraduate Nursing Students (SRLSS-NS).

Objectives: We aimed to elucidate factors relating to the promotion of self-regulated learning while confirming the reliability and validity of the novel scale.

Career stage-specific predictors of reflective ability among clinical nurses.

Aims: To identify career stage-specific factors that influence reflective ability in clinical nurses and the relative strength of these effects.

Design: Exploratory cross-sectional study.

Methods: Between August and September 2019, nursing professionals working at general hospitals (n = 1169) completed a questionnaire on reflective ability and its suspected influencing factors.

Development of a Reflective Ability Scale for Clinical Nurses.

Background: Enhancement of reflective ability leads to improved nursing practice and individual growth. This study aimed to develop a reliable, validated scale that can effectively assess the reflective ability of clinical nurses.

Methods: Study participants were 1,872 nurses.

Factors Affecting Clinical Nursing Competency: A Cross Sectional Study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the factors which affect the achievement of clinical nursing competency.

Methods: A survey was conducted on 717 nurses using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Their clinical nursing competency was assessed using the Clinical Nursing Competence Self-Assessment Scale (CNCSS).

Recent trends in the incidence of hip fracture in Tottori Prefecture, Japan: changes over 32 years.

Unlabelled: The incidence rate of hip fracture in Tottori Prefecture tended to increase until 2018 in men, but it did not increase after 2010 in women. By type of fracture, the incidence rate of femoral neck fractures also increased over time in men, but no other changes were observed from 2010.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to determine the sex-, age-, and fracture-type-specific incidence rates of hip fractures in Tottori Prefecture between 2007 and 2018 and to compare the results with our past results to identify changes over time.

Impact of Organization and Career Commitment on Clinical Nursing Competency.

Background: The majority of nurses are employed at medical institutions and acquire clinical competency through their work within their organization. Hands-on experience in the clinical setting is essential to enhance a nurse's clinical competence. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of commitment to the practical skills of nurses within Tottori prefecture.

The Differences in Basic Social Competency and Relevant Factors Based on Years of Study Amongst University Nursing Students.

Background: Basic social competency is defined as the fundamental ability necessary for working with diverse people in the workplace and community. This study aimed to clarify the differences in the basic social competency of university nursing students by year of study, and related factors.

Methods: The subjects were 305 first- to fourth-year university nursing students.

Core Values in Nursing Care Based on the Experiences of Nurses Engaged in Neonatal Nursing: A Text-mining Approach for Analyzing Reflection Records.

Background: Strong feelings about and enthusiasm for nursing care are reflected in nurses' thoughts and behaviors in clinical practice and affect their profession. This study was conducted to identify the characteristics of core values in nursing care based on the experiences of nurses engaged in neonatal nursing through a process for recognizing the conceptualization of nursing.

Methods: We conceptualized nursing care in 43 nurses who were involved in neonatal nursing using a reflection sheet.

Changes resulting from reflection dialogues on nursing practice.

Background: Reflection is defined here as a process by which, through self-conversation, one's self and one's behavior acquire meaning. However, people have limitations in terms of what they can express and be aware of during reflection. This finding points to the importance of facilitators.