Competency validation from initial entry through continued employment is essential to ensure nursing personnel provide safe professional practice. With hospital mergers it becomes quickly apparent that varying methodologies for competency verification exist. Nursing staff educators need a system-wide competency program to ensure a single high standard for the entire healthcare network. This article addresses one healthcare network's response to the challenge of developing and implementing a standardized competency-based program across a wide variety of settings.
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