The Objectives to study was to determine if there were differences in levels of satisfaction regarding nursing competencies between stakeholders working in community health care settings and those working in hospital settings during 2008-2010. The participants consisted of 466 stakeholders who were either graduate nurses´supervisors or colleagues during 2008-2010. Data was collected using questionnaires, statistics analysis were descriptive and t-test.

The results showed that the significantly different levels of satisfaction between the stakeholders in community health care settings and those in hospital settings concerning professional and basic competencies. The results concerning professional etics showed no significant differences between the stakeholders´assessments. The result suggest that the graduates working in community health care were better prepared to o provide high quality care than graduates working in hospital settings. Furthermore, the interaction between nursing colleges and stakeholders from different areas and with different professional competencies is beneficial for developing the nursing curriculum. Conclusion According to stakeholders, the graduates in the communities are more prepared to provide care with high quality than in hospital settings.

The recommendations from this research found that Finally, developing nursing education so that it reflects contemporary nursing practice and collaboration with stakeholders in different settings is important.