Clinical Competence

"Clinical Competence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.

Descriptor ID	D002983
MeSH Number(s)	I02.399.630.210 N04.761.210 N05.715.175
Concept/Terms	Clinical Competence Clinical Competence Competency, Clinical Competence, Clinical Clinical Competency Clinical Competencies Competencies, Clinical Clinical Skill Clinical Skill Skill, Clinical Skills, Clinical Clinical Skills

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Clinical Competence".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Educational Measurement [I02.399]
Professional Competence [I02.399.630]
Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Quality of Health Care [N04.761]
Clinical Competence [N04.761.210]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Clinical Competence [N05.715.175]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Clinical Competence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Clinical Competence".

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Bar chart showing 119 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	2	0	2
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	3	0	3
2003	2	2	4
2004	4	1	5
2005	1	0	1
2006	4	4	8
2007	4	7	11
2008	4	1	5
2009	2	5	7
2010	3	4	7
2011	2	5	7
2012	4	1	5
2013	3	2	5
2014	3	5	8
2015	4	5	9
2016	3	0	3
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	3	5
2019	5	1	6
2020	2	1	3
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	1	1
2024	2	2	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Competence" by people in Profiles.

Leach CT, Bolin LP, Swanson MS, Burch AE, Woltz PC. What Are the Predictors of Acute Care Nurses' Stroke Knowledge?: Empirical Research Quantitative. Nurs Open. 2024 Dec; 11(12):e70106.

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Gordon NN, Christenberry EJ, Smith SC, Howe V, Mendez IA, Loya AM, Frietze G, Padilla ME. Don't worry, be APPE: Developing and refining a skills-based assessment of student preparedness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2025 Jan; 17(1):102204.

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Ngo TP, Burke Draucker C, Barnes RL, Kwon K, Reising DL. Peer Collaborative Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Simulation: A Theoretical Framework. J Nurs Educ. 2024 Jul; 63(7):435-443.

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Smink DS, Ortega G, Dacier BM, Petrusa ER, Chen YJ, Shaikh NQ, Allar BG, Chun MBJ, Green AR, Caldwell KE, Atkinson RB, Reidy E, Olufajo OA, Britt LD, Brittain MA, Z?rate Rodriguez J, Swoboda SM, Cornwell EE, Lynch KA, Wise PE, Harrington DT, Kent TS, Mullen JT, Lipsett PA, Haider AH. A Randomized Crossover Trial Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Dexterity Training on Surgical Residents' Knowledge, Cross-Cultural Care, Skills, and Beliefs: The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Training for Surgeons (PACTS) Trial. Ann Surg. 2024 Sep 01; 280(3):403-413.

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Tanaka P, Soo Park Y, Chen CY, Yumul R, Macario A. Domains Influencing Faculty Decisions on the Level of Supervision Required for Anesthesiology EPAs with Analysis of Feedback Comments. J Surg Educ. 2024 May; 81(5):741-752.

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Leach CT, Bolin LP, Swanson MS, Burch AE, Woltz PC. The Use of the Acute Stroke Management Questionnaire to Measure Acute Care Nurses' Stroke Knowledge. J Neurosci Nurs. 2024 May 01; 56(3):80-85.

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Rutherford-Hemming T, Herrington A, Ngo TP. The Use of Standardized Patients to Teach Communication Skills-A Systematic Review. Simul Healthc. 2024 Jan 01; 19(1S):S122-S128.

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Mattheus D, Fontenot HB, Lim E, Owens M, Wong L. Increasing the Self-Confidence of School Nurses to Respond to Emergency Situations. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2023 Feb; 54(2):71-77.

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Fan V, Guo M, Hou J, Talagi D, Ke Y, Wang W. Factors associated with selection of practice in primary care and rural health among medical and nursing students in China. Aust J Prim Health. 2022 Dec; 28(6):556-563.

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Grant S, Reed R, Armstrong-Heimsoth A, St Laurent R, Thomas J. The Head Control Scale: Inter-Rater Reliability among Therapy Students. Occup Ther Health Care. 2023 Oct; 37(4):542-551.

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