title: A comprehensive interactive competency program. Part II: Implementation, outcomes, and followup.
abstract: The department of medicine/oncology nursing of an academic medical center developed and implemented a comprehensive interactive competency program. The program proved to be valuable to the individual nurse and the organization. Part II of this two-part series describes the implementation, outcomes, and followup of the program.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Opfer
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: VanCura
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002641:Chicago; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation