Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis

Introduction: Integration of soft skills components in clinical evaluation is essential for undergraduate nursing students. However, soft skills are a prerequisite for increasing confidence in providing services to patients. As future health professionals, these students must develop a complete set...

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Main Authors: Wan Idris, Wan Umi Kalsom, Ahmad, Norfadzilah, Mohd Mokhtar, Hanida Hani, Nurumal, Mohd Said
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spelling my.iium.irep.1103202024-01-20T03:48:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/110320/ Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis Wan Idris, Wan Umi Kalsom Ahmad, Norfadzilah Mohd Mokhtar, Hanida Hani Nurumal, Mohd Said RT71 Study and Teaching RT82 Nursing As A Profession Introduction: Integration of soft skills components in clinical evaluation is essential for undergraduate nursing students. However, soft skills are a prerequisite for increasing confidence in providing services to patients. As future health professionals, these students must develop a complete set of competencies that go beyond technical competence. This paper is a report of a review conducted to identify, critically analyse and synthesize the integration of soft skills components in clinical evaluation for undergraduate nursing students Methods: A comprehensive literature search was carried out using databases EBSCO, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, ProQuest Nursing Journal. An inclusion and exclusion criterion were identified. A narrative review of evidence- and non-evidence-based papers was conducted, using a relevant methodological framework with additional scrutiny of secondary data sources in the latter. Results: A total of 787 papers were identified, with 43 fully sourced and 17 included in the final review. There are three themes, which also provide a comprehensive understanding of the definition of soft skills component, the importance of soft skills among nursing students, and the outcomes and implications of soft skills in clinical assessment. Conclusion: Soft skills need to be incorporated into the nursing curriculum. The integration of soft skills elements in clinical skills assessment can improve the quality of nursing graduates and improve the quality of care and safety for patients. IIUM Press 2023-11-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/110320/13/110320_Integration%20of%20soft%20skills%20in%20nursing%20clinical%20evaluation.pdf Wan Idris, Wan Umi Kalsom and Ahmad, Norfadzilah and Mohd Mokhtar, Hanida Hani and Nurumal, Mohd Said (2023) Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis. International Journal of Care Scholars, 6 (3). pp. 81-89. ISSN 2600-898X https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijcs/index.php/ijcs/article/view/336 10.31436/ijcs.v6i3.336
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topic RT71 Study and Teaching
RT82 Nursing As A Profession
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RT82 Nursing As A Profession
Wan Idris, Wan Umi Kalsom
Ahmad, Norfadzilah
Mohd Mokhtar, Hanida Hani
Nurumal, Mohd Said
Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis
description Introduction: Integration of soft skills components in clinical evaluation is essential for undergraduate nursing students. However, soft skills are a prerequisite for increasing confidence in providing services to patients. As future health professionals, these students must develop a complete set of competencies that go beyond technical competence. This paper is a report of a review conducted to identify, critically analyse and synthesize the integration of soft skills components in clinical evaluation for undergraduate nursing students Methods: A comprehensive literature search was carried out using databases EBSCO, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, ProQuest Nursing Journal. An inclusion and exclusion criterion were identified. A narrative review of evidence- and non-evidence-based papers was conducted, using a relevant methodological framework with additional scrutiny of secondary data sources in the latter. Results: A total of 787 papers were identified, with 43 fully sourced and 17 included in the final review. There are three themes, which also provide a comprehensive understanding of the definition of soft skills component, the importance of soft skills among nursing students, and the outcomes and implications of soft skills in clinical assessment. Conclusion: Soft skills need to be incorporated into the nursing curriculum. The integration of soft skills elements in clinical skills assessment can improve the quality of nursing graduates and improve the quality of care and safety for patients.
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author Wan Idris, Wan Umi Kalsom
Ahmad, Norfadzilah
Mohd Mokhtar, Hanida Hani
Nurumal, Mohd Said
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Ahmad, Norfadzilah
Mohd Mokhtar, Hanida Hani
Nurumal, Mohd Said
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title Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis
title_short Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis
title_full Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis
title_fullStr Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis
title_full_unstemmed Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis
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publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/110320/13/110320_Integration%20of%20soft%20skills%20in%20nursing%20clinical%20evaluation.pdf
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https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijcs/index.php/ijcs/article/view/336
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