Enhancing effectiveness in assessing forensic nursing staff competency

Assessing the competency of forensic nurses is an evolving area of management practice. This article presents a performance-based model for the assessment process. Examples of competency assessment activities that can measure psychomotor skills, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills are discus...

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Published inJournal of forensic nursing Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 72 - 86
Main Author Miller, Phyllis J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 2007
Subjects
Clinical Competence - standards
Competency tests
Continuing education
Critical thinking
Documentation
Employee Performance Appraisal
Forensic Nursing - standards
Forensic sciences
Hospitals
Humans
Integrated approach
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Nurse Administrators
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Staff - standards
Peer review
Performance management
Performance standards
Regulatory agencies
Skills
United States
United States
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Summary:Assessing the competency of forensic nurses is an evolving area of management practice. This article presents a performance-based model for the assessment process. Examples of competency assessment activities that can measure psychomotor skills, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills are discussed, along with a sample competency for a selected skill. Evaluation strategies and their effectiveness are also analyzed.
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ISSN:1556-3693
1939-3938
DOI:10.1097/01263942-200706000-00004