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NPC Research Group

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Peer-reviewed articles and conference contributions from the NPC Research Group — advancing the science of nursing competence measurement worldwide.

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Peer-reviewed articles

26 articles
2025
Journal of Nursing Management
Nurse professional competence as a mediator between structural empowerment and person-centered climate in hospital settings
Xu, L., Zhu, K., Nilsson, A., & Engström, M.
doi:10.1155/jonm/2078705
2025
International Journal of Nursing Practice
Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the NPC Scale Into Bahasa Indonesia
Lusmilasari, L., Perdana, M., Nilsson, J., & Lepp, M.
doi:10.1111/ijn.70064
2025
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Nurses' Self-Reported Professional Competence: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Regional Teaching Hospital in Sweden
Flodén, A., Lepp, M., Tilander, P., Svensson, A., & Nilsson, J.
doi:10.1111/jocn.70057
2024
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Self-rated professional competence and well-being at work after obtaining a Swedish nursing license: A longitudinal mixed-methods study of internationally and domestically educated nurses
Högstedt, D., Eriksson, E., Jansson, I. & Engström, M.
doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104812
2024
BMC Nursing
Self-reported competence among advanced practice nursing students in Denmark, Finland and Norway: a cross-sectional multicentre study
Martinsen, R., Ahlin-Søvde, S., Grov, E.K., Andersson, E.K., Gardulf, A.
BMC Nurs 23, 301 (2024)
2023
Saudi Journal for Health Sciences
The nurse professional competence scale: Self-reported professional competence among newly graduated nursing students in Saudi Arabia
Halabi, J., Nilsson, J., & Lepp, M.
doi:10.4103/sjhs.sjhs_151_22
2023
Nurse Educator
Nursing Students' Self-rated Nurse Professional Competence at the End of an International Collaborative Education Program and Follow-up 1 Year Later
Xu, L., Lou, Y., Willmer, M., & Engström, M.
doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001391
2022
Nurse Education Today
Three paths to a Swedish nursing license: Two for internationally educated nurses and one for regular nursing students – A cross-sectional study of self-rated professional competence, self-efficacy, and thriving
Högstedt, D., Jansson, I., Eriksson, E., & Engström, M.
2022
Cancer Care Research Online
Self-reported professional competence among Swedish Contact Nurses in cancer care – a cross sectional study
Bjuresäter, K., Olsson, C., Larsson, M., & Nilsson, J.
doi:10.1097/CR9.0000000000000024
2021
Nursing Open
Psychometric evaluation of Nurse Professional Competence Scale—Short-form Chinese language version among nursing graduate students
Xu, L., Nilsson, J., Zhang, J., Engström, M.
doi:10.1002/nop2.1036
2021
Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Professional competence among registered nurses working in hospitals in Saudi Arabia and their experiences of quality of nursing care and patient safety
Halabi, J., Lepp, M., & Nilsson, J.
2021
Nurse Education Today
Dual use of instruments for assessing nursing students professional- and clinical competence
Lachmann, H., & Nilsson, J.
2020
Collegian
Introducing the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in Australia among Bachelor Nursing Students
van de Mortel, T., Nilsson, J., & Lepp, M.
2020
Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Assessing Self-Reported Competence among Registered Nurses Working as a Culturally Diverse Work Force in Public Hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Halabi, J., Lepp, M., & Nilsson, J.
doi:10.1177/1043659620921222
2019
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Self‐reported competence in female and male nursing students in the light of theories of hegemonic masculinity and femininity
Carlsson, M.
doi:10.1111/jan.14220
2019
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Clusters of competence: Relationship between self‐reported professional competence and achievement on a national examination among graduating nursing students
Forsman H., Jansson I., Leksell J., Lepp M., Sunding Andersson C., Engström M., & Nilsson J.
doi:10.1111/jan.14222
2019
Nordic Journal of Nursing Research
Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) assessed among newly graduated nurses in Higher Educational Institutions in Europe
Nilsson J., Mischo-Kelling M., Thiekoetter A., Deufert D., Cruz Mendes A., Fernandes A., Kirchhoff JW., & Lepp M.
2019
Nordic Journal of Nursing Research
The Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale: A tool that can be used in national and international assessments of nursing education programmes
Gardulf A., Florin J., Carlsson M., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., & Nilsson J.
2018
Nurse Education Today
A short version of the nurse professional competence scale for measuring nurses' self-reported competence
Nilsson J., Engström M., Florin J., Gardulf A., & Carlsson M.
doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2018.09.028
2017
International Emergency Nursing
The effects of interprofessional education – Self-reported professional competence among prehospital emergency care nursing students on the point of graduation
Castrèn, M., Mäkinen, M., Nilsson, J., & Lindström, V.
doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2017.02.004
2016
Nurse Education Today
The Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale: Self-reported competence among nursing students on the point of graduation
Gardulf A., Nilsson J., Florin J., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., Carlsson M., & Johansson E.
2016
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
Experience of translation and adaptation of the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale
Nilsson J., Gardulf A., & Lepp M.
2016
Nurse Education in Practice
Disaster nursing: Self-reported competence of nursing students and registered nurses, with focus on their readiness to manage violence, serious events and disasters
Nilsson J., Johansson E., Carlsson M., Florin J., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., & Gardulf A.
2016
Nurse Education Today
Adjusting to future demands in healthcare – The impact of curriculum changes on nursing students' self-reported professional competence
Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., Carlsson M., Florin J., Gardulf A., Johansson E., Lindholm C., Nordström G., & Nilsson J.
doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2015.11.012
2015
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
Self-reported conflict management competence among nursing students on the point of graduation and registered nurses with professional experience
Leksell J., Gardulf A., Nilsson J., & Lepp M.
2014
Open Journal of Nursing
Nursing in a Globalized World: Nursing Students with International Study Experience Report Higher Competence at Graduation
Nilsson J., Carlsson M., Johansson E., Egmar A-C., Florin J., Leksell J., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., Lepp M. & Gardulf A.
2014
Nurse Education Today
Development and validation of a new tool measuring nurses self-reported professional competence — The nurse professional competence (NPC) Scale
Nilsson J., Johansson E., Egmar A-C., Florin J., Leksell J., Lepp M., Lindholm C., Nordström G., Theander K., Wilde-Larsson B., Carlsson M., & Gardulf A.
doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.07.016

Conference abstracts

6 presentations
Oral presentation
The Nurse Professional Competence Scale — an important tool contributing to professional development and life long learning
Nilsson J., Florin J., & Gardulf A.
ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019
Oral presentation
Contact Nurses' self-reported competence in managing cancer related symptoms and consequences – a cross sectional survey
Larsson M., Nilsson J., Bjuresäter K., & Olsson C.
ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019
Oral presentation
Competence for a new role — Contact Nurses' self-reported competence related to education and clinical experience
Bjuresäter K., Olsson C., Nilsson J., & Larsson M.
ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019
Poster presentation
Nursing education in Europe — the use of self-reported competence among nursing students. A research project within the European Network of Nursing Academies (ENNA)
Lepp M., & Nilsson J.
ICN Congress, Singapore, 27 June – 1 July 2019
Oral presentation
Sjuksköterskors professionella kompetens, Användning av forskningsresultat och implementeringsforskning — Så används min forskning
Nilsson J.
Forum Värmland, 10 februari 2015
Workshop
Nurse competence and its contribution to safe and high-quality health care
Nilsson J., Gardulf A., Leksell J., Theander K., Lepp M.
Sigma Theta Tau Region 2nd European Conference, Gothenburg, June 17, 2014