Related Experiment Videos
Essential Prelicensure Psychomotor Nursing Skills: A Delphi Study
Fara W Bowler1, Susan H Hébert2, Beth Fentress Hallmark3
1University of Colorado, College of Nursing, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, Tennessee.
The Journal of Nursing Education
|July 14, 2026
Summary
This study identifies essential psychomotor skills for new registered nurses (RNs) through expert consensus. It guides nursing education on teaching and evaluating these skills for workforce readiness.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Competency-Based Education
- Psychomotor Skills Assessment
Background:
- Competency-based nursing education requires clear definition of psychomotor skills for entry-level registered nurses (RNs).
- Expert feedback from academic and clinical settings is vital for skill identification and evaluation standards.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish consensus on essential psychomotor skills for entry-level RNs.
- To determine optimal instructional strategies and evaluation methods for these skills.
- To ensure nursing workforce readiness through standardized competency assessment.
Main Methods:
- A modified Delphi method was utilized with nonprobability, snowball sampling.
- Nursing educators from academic and clinical environments participated.
- Participants rated psychomotor skills for essentiality, instructional strategies, and evaluation needs.
Main Results:
- Consensus was reached on essential psychomotor skills for generalist nurses.
- Agreed-upon instructional strategies and skills requiring evaluation for competence were identified.
- Findings support the development of standardized curricula for nursing education.
Conclusions:
- This research provides essential guidance for nursing educators on psychomotor skill development and assessment.
- The study ensures that generalist nurses are prepared to enter the workforce across diverse healthcare settings.
- It contributes to enhancing the quality and consistency of nursing education outcomes.
Related Concept Videos
01:22The Professional Nurse
Professional nurses are not limited to bedside care and are taking roles of greater responsibility. A nurse should have a knowledge-based practice, including personal, theoretical, procedural, cultural, and reflexive knowledge. Additionally, nurses must be competent in cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills. Some of the best attributes of successful nurses include the following:
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
01:15Nursing Implementation
Implementation is the execution of the nursing care plan developed during the planning phase.
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
01:25Fundamentals of Nursing Process II
There are several characteristics related to delivering nursing care. One vital characteristic of the nursing process is that it can be used to protect nurses and justify the provided care. Productive use of the nursing process requires the knowledge and skills of nurses to assess and solve issues. Nurses should develop and strengthen their critical thinking skills and evidence-based nursing interventions to improve their skills in formulating nursing care plans. A well-defined approach to...
01:15Nursing Evaluation
The evaluation stage signals the end of the nursing process. The nurse gathers evaluative data to assess whether or not the patient has attained the expected results. Whereas the nurse collects data in the nursing assessment to identify the patient's health concerns, the evaluation stage data determines if the indicated health issues are resolved. Evaluative data collection includes two sections: the data acquired to evaluate patient outcomes and the time criteria for data collection.
Section...
Section...
01:30National Nursing Organizations II
Nursing organizations play a vital role in representing nurses working in specialized clinical settings, such as the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
The AACN emphasizes a healthy work environment through six standards to achieve an optimal patient outcome. The standards are appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, collaboration, authentic leadership, effective communication, and decision-making. In addition, AACN provides certification programs, webinars, journals, and...
The AACN emphasizes a healthy work environment through six standards to achieve an optimal patient outcome. The standards are appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, collaboration, authentic leadership, effective communication, and decision-making. In addition, AACN provides certification programs, webinars, journals, and...
01:30Current Trends in Nursing II
Trends in nursing are multifactorial and associated with changes in society, within the nursing profession, and in other professions. Notably, telehealth and remote nursing contribute to successful healthcare delivery for numerous patients and help reduce stress for nurses due to nursing shortages. Nurses can reach patients, monitor their conditions, and interact with them using computers, audio, visual accessories, and telephones—for example, remote patient monitoring systems. Likewise,...