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A cost-effective competency program for a rehabilitation unit

C S Taft

    Rehabilitation Nursing : the Official Journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
    |May 1, 1995
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    A hospital

    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Practice
    • Healthcare Management
    • Staff Development

    Background:

    • Competency evaluations are increasingly standard for assessing nursing proficiency.
    • There is a growing demand for validated, cost-effective, and efficient assessment programs.
    • Acute rehabilitation units require specialized competency evaluations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a successfully implemented competency assessment program for an acute rehabilitation unit.
    • To evaluate the program's efficiency in terms of cost and time.
    • To verify the psychomotor and cognitive skills of licensed nursing staff.

    Main Methods:

    • The program was developed and executed by the hospital's staff development department.
    • Psychomotor skills were assessed via return demonstration.

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  • Cognitive skills were assessed through written examinations.

    • Main Results:

    • The competency assessment program was implemented in a 15-bed acute rehabilitation unit.
    • The program proved efficient in financial costs and staff time.
    • All 14 licensed staff members successfully completed the program's requirements.

    Conclusions:

    • The described competency assessment program is a validated, cost-effective, and efficient model.
    • Successful implementation demonstrates the program's feasibility in an acute rehabilitation setting.
    • The program effectively verified the competency of licensed nursing staff.