Army Enlisted Personnel Competency Assessment Program Phase 1. Volume 1: Needs Analysis

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre J. Knapp ◽  
Roy C. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Phase 1 ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Enlisted Personnel ◽  
Assessment Program

A health management competency framework for Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 958
Author(s):  
Zhanming Liang ◽  
Felicity Blackstock ◽  
Peter Howard ◽  
Geoffrey Leggat ◽  
Alison Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Assessment Program ◽  
Service Managers ◽  
And Training ◽  
Management Competency

ObjectiveThis study examined whether the management competency framework for health service managers developed in the Victorian healthcare context is applicable to managers in other Australian states. MethodsAn online questionnaire survey of senior and middle-level health service managers in both community health services and hospitals was conducted in New South Wales and Queensland. ResultsThe study confirmed that the essential tasks for senior and middle-level managers are consistent across health and social care sectors, as well as states. Core competencies for health services managers identified in the Victorian healthcare context are relevant to other Australian states. In addition, two additional competencies were incorporated into the framework. ConclusionThe Management Competency Assessment Program competency framework summarises six competencies and associated behaviours that may be useful for guiding performance management and the education and training development of health service managers in Australia. What is known about the topic?The evidence suggests that competency-based approaches can enhance performance and talent management, and inform education and training needs, yet there has been no validated competency framework for Australian health service managers. What does the paper add?This paper explains the process of the finalisation of the first management competency framework for guiding the identification of the training and development needs of Australian health service managers and the management of their performance. What are the implications for practice?The Management Competency Assessment Program competency framework can guide the development of the health service management workforce in three Australian states, and may be applicable to other jurisdictions. Further studies are required in the remaining jurisdictions to improve the external validity of the framework.

A New View: Tele–Intensive Care Unit Competencies

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 17-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan F. Goran
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Assessment Program ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Question Survey

Background Many hospitals have well-planned nursing competency assessment programs, but these are meant to measure competency in traditional bedside roles, not in tele–intensive care unit (tele-ICU) nurses practicing remotely. Objective To determine whether current tele-ICU programs have a formal competency assessment program and to determine when and how competency of tele-ICU nurses is assessed. Method A 20-question survey was provided to a convenience sample of the 44 known tele-ICU programs nationally. Results Of the surveys distributed, 75% were completed and returned. A formal competency assessment policy for assessing nurses’ competency at the time of hire, during orientation, and ongoing was in place at the workplaces of 85% of respondents. The most common methods for competency validation were performance appraisal and observation, although peer review and self-assessment also were used. Respondents identified the following competencies as the highest priorities for defining tele-ICU nurse practice: effective listening, prioritization, collaboration, and effective use of tele-ICU application tools. Conclusion Although awaiting development of professional practice standards, many tele-ICU programs currently measure the competence of tele-ICU nurses through competency programs.

scholarly journals Competency Development for Military Nursing: Developing the Competency Framework for Global Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huijuan Ma ◽  
Zhen Cheng ◽  
Jing Tan ◽  
Yu Luo
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Military Medicine ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Military Nurses ◽  
Nursing Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Military Nursing

Abstract Background: As military nurses are required to maintain high level of clinical expertise and currency for short-notice deployments of global health missions, competency assessment and capability building is a basic paradigm of military nursing. However, research focusing on the competencies of military nurses is limited.Methods: A two-phased procedure was implemented. In phase 1, the competency framework was developed by scoping review and crosschecking the common used competency framework of nurses. During phase 2, two rounds of a Delphi process were carried out and a penal of experts used a 5-point Likert scale to rate their level of agreement with the competency statement. Results: Experts of military nursing and military medicine responded to the first round (n = 19), and the second round (n = 19). The final competency framework consisted of 67 competencies and was classified into five domains: clinical nursing knowledge and skills, military nursing knowledge and skills, professional ability, management ability, and comprehensive quality. Conclusion: The competency framework developed in this study lays solid foundation for competency-based education of a competent nursing team to play a significant role in the global health.

scholarly journals Moving Evidence into Practice by Advanced Practice Nurses in Hospitalization Wards. Protocol for a Multicentre Quasi-Experimental Study in Three Hospitals in Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3473
Author(s):  
Sandra Pol-Castañeda ◽  
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Calero ◽  
Concepción Zaforteza-Lallemand ◽  
Carlos Javier Villafáfila-Gomila ◽  
Ian Blanco-Mavillard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Evidence-based practice (EBP) combined with quality of care improves patient outcomes. However, there are still difficulties for its implementation in daily clinical practice. This project aims to evaluate the impact of the incorporation of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role on the implementation of EBP at three levels: context, nurses’ perceptions, and clinical outcomes. Mixed-methods study in two phases is proposed. Phase 1: a quasi-experimental design where five APNs are included in five hospitalization wards that are compared with another five similar wards without APNs. Variables from Practice-Environment-Scale-Nursing-Work-Index, Health-Science-Evidence-Based-Practice-Questionnaire, and Advanced-Practice-Nursing-Competency-Assessment-Instrument are used. Clinical outcomes are followed-up with monthly. A descriptive and exploratory analysis is performed. Phase 2: an exploratory qualitative design through focus groups at the intervention wards after one year of APNs implementation. Explicative data are gathered to explain the progression of change and how actors perceive and attribute triggers, barriers, and facilitators for change. An inductive thematic analysis is performed. The inclusion of APN in hospitalization context is insufficiently studied. It is hoped that these figures provide solutions to the multiple barriers in the development of EBP in these sceneries and contribute to resolve the gap between research results and healthcare practice.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training and Competency Assessment Program for Rheumatology Fellows

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1735-1743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Y. Kissin ◽  
Jingbo Niu ◽  
Peter Balint ◽  
David Bong ◽  
Amy Evangelisto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Assessment Program

SIMMER-III Code Assessment for Material Expansion Dynamics During Core Disruptive Accidents in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidemasa Yamano ◽  
Yoshiharu Tobita
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Severe Accident ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Assessment Program ◽  
Multi Phase Flow ◽  
Integral Assessment ◽  
Multi Phase ◽  
Physical Phenomena

The sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) severe accident analysis computer code SIMMER-III has been developed and assessed comprehensively and systematically in a code assessment (verification and validation) program which consists of a two-step effort: Phase 1 for fundamental or separate-effect assessment of individual code models; and Phase 2 for integral assessment of key physical phenomena relevant to SFR safety. This paper describes the achievement of the code assessment on material expansion dynamics in the framework of the Phase 2 assessment program. Detailed descriptions are given for two representative experimental analyses (VECTORS and OMEGA), which are intended to validate high speed multi-phase flow dynamics in pin bundle structure and large vapor bubble expansion dynamics into a coolant pool, respectively. Through the assessment program, the SIMMER-III code has proved to be basically valid both numerically and physically, with current applicability to integral reactor safety calculations.

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