en <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aim:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> T</span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>he present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the Nurse Competency Predicting Scale</span></span> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>(NCPS) scores and those of the Principles and the course of Techniques of Nursing Procedures</span></span> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>(PTNPs), particularly its theoretical and practical units, among nursing students.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Instrument & Methods</span></span></span></b><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> This cross-sectional study was conducted on the new entrance nursing students at the Guilan University of Medical Sciences. In total, 175 nursing students were recruited by the census method. Then, the NCPS was completed online, and the data analysis was performed using the Pearson</span></span> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and t-test by SPSS 21. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=unicode-bidi:embed><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings</span></span></span></b><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> The mean NCPS score of the students was 73.14±10.23. A statistically significant relationship was observed between the nursing students’ paramedic clinical experience, reason for choosing nursing as their field of study, interest in studying nursing, desire to work in the nursing profession, and intention of doing a PhD degree and their NCPS scores (p<0.05). However, there was no statistically significant relationship between the NCPS scores and scores of the course of PTNPs, and the first internship scores (p>0.05).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=line-height:107%><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=line-height:107%><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> The capacity to acquire NC among the new entrance nursing students is at a high level. Here, the students with the intention of doing a PhD, and a history of paramedic clinical experience, interested in studying nursing and working in the nursing profession reported a higher NC. Considering these key factors during university admissions can be suggested to strengthen NC in the nursing profession.</span></span></span> Clinical Competence,Nursing,Students,Education, 317 323 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-75973-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 Z. Taheri Ezbarami 1003194753284600298294 0000000327222431 No Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran A. Monfared 1003194753284600298295 0000000254728369 No Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran F. Amrollahi Mishvan 1003194753284600298296 0000000304370407 No “Student Research Committee” and “Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery”, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran S. Maroufizadeh 1003194753284600298297 0000000157943876 No Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran N. Javadi-Pashaki 1003194753284600298298 000000018508946X No “Social Determinants of Health Research Center” and “Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery”, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran B. Alizadeh Taghiabad 1003194753284600298299 0000000334364796 Yes “Student Research Committee” and “Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery”, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran