Developing and Assessing a Competency-Based Nurse Orientation in Pediatric Ambulatory Infusion Clinics

Abstract

Clinical nurse competency can be well supported through the institution of competency-based nurse orientation programs. The aims of this quality improvement project are twofold: to develop an orientation checklist that contains competency-based education techniques and assessment tools and to evaluate the usability of the competency-based orientation checklist by nursing staff. The project used a pre-post survey design to assess usability. The findings demonstrate that competency-based education and assessment increase checklist usability and increase staff satisfaction.

A WeChat-based competency and performance checklist in basic surgical skills course for military medical academy undergraduates

“…Checklists have shown potential value and benefit for human intensive and multi-step procedures with high complexity, so as to promote consistency and completeness to carry out specific tasks. Apart from surgical procedures, it has also been adopted in nursing skills training [ 8 , 9 ], emergency life support training [ 10 , 11 ], and in other forms of medical teaching activities [ 12 ]. These studies share one concept in common, that is, although the content of the checklist is designed by investigators or instructors, the checklist yield benefit and values for users themselves by means of self-evaluation and self-reflection, which is in accordance with the intention of our study.…”

Organizational socialization

“…A literature search found that most survey instruments focused on NLRNs' experience, program assessment, or transitions into specialty practice settings. [17][18][19][20] Consequently, the research team used these findings to tailor items specific to ERNs to meet the study goals. [19][20][21] Cognitive interviews were conducted among four expert nurses to review and assess the conceptual similarity, accuracy, and clarity of the items (see Table 1).…”

The effects of competency-based training model in the training of new nurses: A meta-analysis and systematic review

“…The training model of competency-based training (CBT) is based on the key competency characteristics of the job. Under the guidance of job competency, scientific and reasonable training is carried out, and an effective operating mechanism is used as a guarantee to finally achieve the goal of improving personnel competence [ 9 ].…”