Enhancing effectiveness in assessing forensic nursing staff competency

• Published in: Journal of forensic nursing Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 72 - 86
• Main Author: Miller, Phyllis J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...