title: Developing meaningful age-appropriate competencies for clinical services.
abstract: The process used by one large urban hospital to develop a comprehensive program for all patient care services related to the delivery of age appropriate care is discussed. The experience of this organization in identifying age appropriate competencies, educating staff about these competencies, ensuring that all staff providing direct patient care were able to demonstrate these competencies in their practices, and documenting each step of the process can serve as a guide to other organizations facing similar challenges.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Medical Service, University Hospitals, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007587:Job Description; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D005791:Patient Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*