title: Implementing continued clinical competency evaluation in the emergency department.
abstract: Nurse educators are challenged with the task of assuring that those who practice emergency nursing do so with competence. Yet beyond entry level competency verification, few nurse educators have implemented programs documenting continued clinical competence. In this article, the authors describe a cost-effective, practical approach to designing a competency verification program.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trautman
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans