Development and psychometric testing of the Perceived Postoperative Care Competency Scale for Nursing Students: a methodological study.
Purpose: To improve the quality of postoperative care and promote recovery after surgery, it is important that nursing education is competency-based and that competency assessment is an integral part of the educational process. The purpose of this study was to develop a tool to evaluate nursing stud...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 81 - 98 |
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Korean Society of Nursing Science
Feb2026
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