Table 3.
The Sub-Core competencies achieved from the student’s perspective and the expected Sub-Core competencies from the nursing faculty members perspective, in the order of the highest to the lowest score
| Core competencies domains | Expected Sub-Core Competencies from the nursing faculty member’s perspective | Mean (SD) for Sub-Core Competence | Core competencies domains | Sub-Core Competencies achieved from the student’s perspective | Mean (SD) for Sub-Core Competence | Competency Gap in the Sub-Core Competencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (WRPD) | Safety | 4.51 (0.45) | (WRPD) | Safety | 3.77 (0.51) | 0.74 |
| (NAC) | Informatics & documentation | 4.48 (0.44) | (WRPD) | Preventative health services | 3.69 (0.60) | 0.79 |
| (WRPD) | Preventative health services | 4.44 (0.63) | (ICC) | Value and ethical codes | 3.67 (0.47) | 0.77 |
| (WRPD) | Legality | 4.38 (0.64) | (WRPD) | Clinical/Procedural skills | 3.67 (0.51) | 0.71 |
| (ICC) | Cultural humility | 4.36 (0.48) | (NAC) | Informatics & documentation | 3.63 (0.49) | 0.73 |
| (ICC) | Value and ethical codes | 4.33 (0.46) | (ICC) | Cultural humility | 3.55 (0.70) | 0.78 |
| (WRPD) | Clinical/Procedural skills | 4.28 (0.54) | (ICC) | Therapeutic communication participatory decision making | 3.55 (0.46) | 0.73 |
| (WRPD) | Personal Characteristics | 4.26 (0.51) | (WRPD) | Personal Characteristics | 3.48 (0.40) | 0.78 |
| (IC) | Therapeutic communication participatory decision making | 4.14 (0.58) | (PNP) | Specific critical thinking | 3.43 (0.69) | 0.71 |
| (PNP) | Professional critical thinking (Using the nursing process) | 4.11 (0.61) | (WRPD) | Legality | 3.37 (0.72) | 0.74 |
| (PNP) | Specific critical thinking | 4.11 (0.67) | (WRPD) | Mentoring | 3.27 (0.70) | 0.84 |
| (NA) | Management & leadership | 4.00 (0.55) | (NAC) | Management & leadership | 3.15 (0.36) | 0.85 |
| (WRPD) | Mentoring | 3.95 (0.65) | (PNP) | Professional critical thinking | 3.14 (0.47) | 0.81 |
| (EBC) | Knowledge acquisition | 3.94 (0.63) | (PNP) | General critical thinking | 3.09 (0.98) | 0.85 |
| (IC) | Holism | 3.70 (0.71) | (EBC) | Knowledge acquisition | 2.90 (0.63) | 0.80 |
| (EBC) | Critical appraisal of evidence and implementing of applicable evidence | 3.54 (0.63) | (ICC) | Holism | 2.81(1.20) | 0.73 |
| (PNP) | General critical thinking | 3.53 (0.64) | (EBC) | Critical appraisal of evidence and implementing of applicable evidence | 2.59 (0.60) | 0.94 |
Core competencies domains: EBC: Evidence-based nursing care, IC: Individualized care, NA: Nursing Administration, PNP: Professional nursing process, WRPD: Work readiness and professional development