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Measurement issues in promoting continued competence.

D L Waddell1

  • 1Department of Nursing, North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, USA. DWaddell@ngcsu.edu

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
|March 1, 2002
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Ensuring nursing competence is crucial. This study examines how to measure and assure ongoing professional competence, highlighting the need for operational definitions and appropriate assessment methods in nursing.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Workforce Regulation
  • Professional Competence Measurement

Background:

  • Continued competence in nursing practice is a significant concern for educators and regulators.
  • Recent proposals emphasize the need to re-examine how to promote and assure ongoing nursing competence.
  • The nursing profession faces challenges in defining and measuring professional competence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the measurement issues critical for promoting and assuring continued competence in nursing practice.
  • To address the question of how to operationalize and assess nursing competence effectively.
  • To review existing methods for assessing continued competence in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of nursing literature for definitions and measurement of competence.

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  • Review of current practices such as mandatory continuing education, peer review, and practice audits.
  • Identification of key measurement issues in assessing nursing competence.

    • Main Results:

    • The nursing literature lacks operational definitions of competence, hindering measurement.
    • Existing methods like continuing education and audits have limitations in assessing true competence.
    • Key measurement challenges include selecting appropriate paradigms, instruments, and data interpretation methods.

    Conclusions:

    • Staff development educators and nurse managers must collaborate to establish practice standards.
    • Identifying setting-specific essential competencies is crucial for effective assessment.
    • Developing appropriate measurement methods is essential for assuring continued nursing competence.