title: Using nursing standards to evaluate competency.
abstract: A competency evaluation program uses nursing standards to link performance management, quality improvement and education to patient care outcomes. This program enables nurse managers to capitalize on the data already available to them and helps meet the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards. An orientation competency assessment and an annual competency evaluation are provided.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kuehn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care