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MeSH Heading: Clinical Competence
Tree Number(s): I02.399.630.210; N04.761.210; N05.715.175
Unique ID: D002983
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002983
Annotation: competence in professional activities directly related to patient care: differentiate from PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE which refers to competence not necessarily related to patient care
Scope Note: The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
Entry Version: CLIN COMPETENCE
Entry Term(s): Clinical Competency; Clinical Skill; Clinical Skills; Competence, Clinical; Competency, Clinical; Skill, Clinical; Skills, Clinical
Previous Indexing: Educational Measurement (1966-1974)
See Also: Culturally Competent Care
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2015/01/09

Concept UI: M0004566
Scope Note: The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
Terms: Clinical Competence Preferred Term
Term UI T008619
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Clinical Competency
Term UI T000870880
Date11/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Competency, Clinical
Term UI T000870881
Date11/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Competence, Clinical
Term UI T008618
Date05/09/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Concept UI: M0004567
Terms: Clinical Skill Preferred Term
Term UI T008620
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Clinical Skills
Term UI T008623
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Skill, Clinical
Term UI T008621
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Skills, Clinical
Term UI T008622
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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