[A system for evaluating nursing competencies: definition of operative instruments]

Assessment of competencies is an essential element of staff management. Many approaches have been suggested at international level but their application is not always straightforward due to cultural interference. The system for monitoring nursing competencies merges the concepts of Advanced Practice Nursing and the Learning Organization model. This study addresses the introduction of a system of for assessing nursing competencies by modules for evaluation and self-assessment as well as outcome indicators The first phase of the study has made it possible to define the areas , variables and contexts to be evaluated together with the relevant indicators and methodology, as established in 2009.