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R J McGregor

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A framework for developing staff competencies.

Nursing science is progressing at such a rapid rate that it is difficult for nursing professionals to remain current with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality patient care. To assure that staff members demonstrate the required competencies, a framework composed of eight steps and a master plan for implementation is presented in this article. The framework offers staff development educators structure and direction in planning and conducting educational programs to achieve the goal of competency development.

Clinical Competence

Advancing staff nurse competencies. From novice to expert.

Staff nurses are responsible for providing care to acutely ill patients, therefore, educators and managers can no longer be comfortable with developing staff to a basic level of competence; they have the responsibility to develop expert practitioners. To achieve this goal, a program using the "novice-to-expert" model for developing educational programs for each level of proficiency is described.

Career Mobility