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15129515

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
As registered professional nurses, we have an obligation to our patients to assure we are practicing at a competent level. Nurse managers and administrators must show to the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) that the nurses providing care in their facility are competent. Assessing competency is not a simple task, and there is no 1 correct answer or definition of competence or competency assessment. Some of the methods available for competency assessment are self-assessment models, multiple choice examinations used for certification and licensure, oral or essay examinations, and practice or patient simulations. The Certification Board Perioperative Nursing (CBPN) recognizes that learning and competency maintenance is accomplished in a variety of ways, and that learning is achieved through successful participation in various professional activities. Becoming certified and remaining certified, or completion of the Professional Perioperative Portfolio are ways for nurses to continue to show competency in perioperative nursing. Research is vital to validate that certification does indeed show competency. The research committee of CBPN and the Nurse Credentialing Research Coalition (NCRC) are committed to quantify not only the value of the credential but to examine the personal, professional, and practice outcomes of certified nurses across the country. It is hoped that the current research being conducted will eventually allow concerned parties to have assurance that the certified professional registered nurse is indeed a competent registered nurse.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1056-8670
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Certification: perspectives on competency assurance.
pubmed:affiliation
Perioperative Services, Henry Medical Center, Stockbridge, GA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review