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Standardizing Assessment of Competences and Competencies of Oncology Nurses Working in Ambulatory Care
Clara Beaver1, Morris A Magnan, Denise Henderson
1Clara Beaver, MSN, RN, AOCNS, ACNS-BC, is Manager, Ambulatory Operations, Wertz Infusion Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, Michigan. Morris A. Magnan, PhD, RN, is Clinical Nurse Specialist, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, Michigan. Denise Henderson, MEd, BSN, RN, is Educator, Patient and Community Education, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, Michigan. Patricia DeRose, MPA, RN, is Director, Oncology Services, McLaren Greater Lansing, Michigan. Kathleen Carolin, MSA, BSN, RN, is Senior Vice President, Ambulatory and Support Services, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, Michigan. Gerold Bepler, MD, PhD, is President and Chief Executive Officer, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan.
Abstract:
A nursing quality consortium standardized nursing practice across 17 independently functioning ambulatory oncology sites. Programs were developed to validate both competences and competencies. One program assessed nine competences needed to develop systems of care to detect and treat treatment-related side effects. A second program was developed to assess competencies needed to prevent harm to oncology patients. This manuscript describes a successful approach to standardizing nursing practice across geographically distant academic and community sites.
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