One of the biggest challenges that clinical nurse educators at the unit level face today is measuring the ongoing competency of nursing staff members to ensure provision of high-quality, evidence-based care. Pediatric nursing leaders at an urban, level I trauma teaching institution in the southwestern United States used a shared governance approach to create a standardized competency assessment tool for pediatric intensive care unit nurses. Donna Wright’s competency assessment model was used as a framework to guide the tool’s development. The adoption of the standardized competency assessment tool was aligned with the organization’s institutional goals and enabled clinical nurse educators to comprehensively evaluate staff members on a regular basis. This standardized competency assessment system for pediatric intensive care nurses is more effective than use of a practice-based, task-oriented assessment method and has improved nursing leaders’ ability to staff the pediatric intensive care unit safely.
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June 15 2023
Competency Assessment of Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses
Nicole Robbins, BSN, RN-BC;
Nicole Robbins, BSN, RN-BC
Nicole Robbins is Pediatrics and PICU Clinical Nurse Educator, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado.
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Sara Gandora, MSN, RN;
Sara Gandora, MSN, RN
Sara Gandora is Pediatrics and PICU Nurse Manager, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado.
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Kenneth J. Oja, PhD, RN;
Kenneth J. Oja, PhD, RN
Kenneth J. Oja is Nurse Research Scientist, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, and Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
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David C. Mulkey, DNP, RN, CPHQ, CCRN-K, CHSE
David C. Mulkey, DNP, RN, CPHQ, CCRN-K, CHSE
David C. Mulkey is Nursing Quality Research Specialist, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, 777 Bannock St, MC 0261, Denver, CO 80204 ([email protected]).
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2023) 34 (2): 95–102.
Citation
Nicole Robbins, Sara Gandora, Kenneth J. Oja, David C. Mulkey; Competency Assessment of Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses. AACN Adv Crit Care 15 June 2023; 34 (2): 95–102. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2023556
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