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Managing competency within a perioperative setting.

John Beesley
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In the second article of the PEPDN series, John Beesley introduces practitioners who are involved in training and practice development to the key contemporary drivers which are encouraging competency frameworks to be established within a perioperative setting. The article outlines established benchmarked competency frameworks and provides guidance for those involved in practice development who are anticipating the formulation and introduction of a competency framework within their own operating departments.

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Clinical CompetenceHumansPerioperative NursingStaff DevelopmentState MedicineUnited KingdomJournal Article

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John Beesley. 2004. Managing competency within a perioperative setting.. https://doi.org/10.1177/175045890401400201

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