Postdoctoral nursing researcher career: A scoping review of required competences

Abstract Aim The aim of this review was to identify and summarize the required competences of nursing PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to pursue a successful researcher career and to compare these competences with the existing competence frameworks. Design Scoping review. Methods PubMed, CI...

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Main Authors: Olivia Numminen, Heli Virtanen, Thóra Hafsteinsdóttir, Helena Leino‐Kilpi, Nurse Lead Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.367
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Summary:Abstract Aim The aim of this review was to identify and summarize the required competences of nursing PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to pursue a successful researcher career and to compare these competences with the existing competence frameworks. Design Scoping review. Methods PubMed, CINAHL, SocIndex, PsycInfo, Eric, EMBASE, Academic Search Premier and Scopus databases were searched from January 1990–December 2018. The guidelines of PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews and the scoping review framework by Arksey and O’Malley (2005, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8, 19) were applied. Results Forty‐four studies were reviewed comprising 15 competence domains. Competences corroborated the competences defined in the competence frameworks. However, the qualitative and descriptive research designs rendered a modest level of evidence and generalizability.
ISSN:2054-1058