Chia-Hui Chou, Hui-Chen Tai, Shu-Ling Chen
The effects of introducing virtual reality communication simulation in students' learning in a fundamentals of nursing practicum: A pragmatic randomized control trials
Nurse education in practice
workintegrated learning wil widely accepted necessary attain essential competencies healthcare students need future workplaces yet competencybased education cbe remains complex often focus daily practice wil hereby continuous competency development stake moreover fact competencies need continuously develop often neglected ultimately contribute optimization cbe healthcare education study aimed examining competency development wil healthcare education could optimized graduation fourteen semistructured interviews 16 experts competency development wil carried eight healthcare disciplines included namely associate degree nursing audiology family medicine nursing bachelor occupational therapy podiatry pediatrics speech therapy moreover two independent experts outside healthcare domain included broaden perspectives competency development qualitative research approach used based inductive thematic analysis using nvivo12 vivo codes clustered subthemes themes analysis revealed eight types requirements effective continuous competency development namely requirements context 1 competency frameworks 2 reflection feedback 3 assessment 4 continuity competency development 5 mentor involvement 6 eportfolios 7 competency development visualizations 8 competency development graduation noteworthy certain requirements fulfilled one educational program whereas absent another emphasizes large differences competencebased education taking shape different educational programs internship contexts nevertheless educational programs seemed recognize importance ongoing competency development results study indicate identifying meeting requirements effective continuous competency development essential optimize competency development practice healthcare education