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A 9-Stage Approach to Developing Competency-Based Nursing Education

Yeterliğe Dayalı Hemşirelik Eğitiminin Geliştirilmesinde 9 Aşamalı Bir Yaklaşım

Emine Şenyuva(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA, FLORENCE NİGHTİNGALE HEMŞİRELİK FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-8855-6692
Yağmur Şen(İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa)0000-0002-4020-5735
Pages
159–169
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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In this context, it is thought that the article will guide nurse educators who want to develop a competency-based education program or who want to restructure their existing education in line with competency-based education.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Nowadays, sociodemographic, environmental, scientific and technological developments in the field of health cause significant changes in the duties, responsibilities and roles of nurses.
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Key Findings & Data:In this article, based on the question ‘How to adapt the Competency-Based Education Model to nursing education?’, the literature on competency-based education in the field of nursing and health was examined, a 9-stage systematic approach was developed on how to design, implement and evaluate competency-based education in nursing education, and the studies on how to structure each stage were explained with examples.
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⚙️Variables:Hemşirelik eğitimi · Yeterlik · Yeterliğe dayalı eğitim

Abstract

Nowadays, sociodemographic, environmental, scientific and technological developments in the field of health cause significant changes in the duties, responsibilities and roles of nurses. In this situation, ‘how nursing students put into practice’ rather than ‘what they know’ gains importance, and they should have basic professional competencies including professional knowledge and skills, ethical principles, clinical decision making, critical thinking and problem-solving skills before starting to work as a professional member. This requirement brings to the agenda the design, implementation and evaluation of nursing education in line with the competency-based education model that focuses on providing students with basic professional competencies. However, when the literature is examined, it is seen that there is no standard/systematic approach to the design, implementation and evaluation of competency-based education not only in nursing education but also in the education of all other fields, and there are many differences in both interpretation and implementation. In this article, based on the question ‘How to adapt the Competency-Based Education Model to nursing education?’, the literature on competency-based education in the field of nursing and health was examined, a 9-stage systematic approach was developed on how to design, implement and evaluate competency-based education in nursing education, and the studies on how to structure each stage were explained with examples. In this context, it is thought that the article will guide nurse educators who want to develop a competency-based education program or who want to restructure their existing education in line with competency-based education.

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Günümüzde sağlık alanında yaşanan sosyodemografik, çevresel, bilimsel ve teknolojik değişme ve gelişmeler, hemşirelerin görev ve sorumluluklarında, rollerinde önemli değişimler yaşanmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu durumda hemşirelik öğrencilerinin “ne bildiğinden” ziyade “nasıl uygulamaya aktardığı” önem kazanmakta, bir meslek üyesi olarak çalışmaya başlamadan önce mesleki bilgi ve becerileri, etik ilkeleri, klinik karar verme, eleştirel düşünme, sorun çözme becerilerini kapsayan temel mesleki yeterliklere sahip olması gerekmektedir. Bu gereklilik, öğrencilere temel mesleki yeterliklerin kazandırılmasına odaklanan yeterliğe dayalı eğitim modeli doğrultusunda hemşirelik eğitiminin tasarlanmasını, uygulanmasını ve değerlendirilmesini gündeme getirmektedir. Ancak literatür incelendiğinde sadece hemşirelik eğitiminde değil diğer tüm alanların eğitiminde yeterliğe dayalı eğitimin tasarlanması, uygulanması ve değerlendirilmesi konusunda standart/sistematik bir yaklaşımının olmadığı hem yorumlanmasında hem de uygulanmasında pek çok farklılığın olduğu görülmektedir. Bu makalede; “Yeterliğe Dayalı Eğitim Modeli hemşirelik eğitimine nasıl uyarlanır?” sorusundan hareketle hemşirelik ve sağlık alanında yeterliğe dayalı eğitim ile ilgili literatür incelenmiş, hemşirelik eğitiminde yeterliğe dayalı eğitimin uygulanacağına ilişkin 9 aşamalı sistematik bir yaklaşım geliştirilmiş, her aşamanın nasıl yapılandırılacağına ilişkin çalışmalar örneklerle açıklanmıştır. Bu bağlamda makalenin, yeterliğe dayalı eğitim programı geliştirmek isteyen ya da var olan eğitimini yeterliğe dayalı eğitim doğrultusunda yeniden yapılandırmak isteyen hemşire eğitimcilere yol göstereceği düşünülmektedir.

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Şenyuva, E., Şen, Y. (2026). A 9-Stage Approach to Developing Competency-Based Nursing Education. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 159–169. https://doi.org/10.5961/higheredusci.1703367

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