title: A competency transcript to assess and personalize new graduate competency.
abstract: The competence of a new registered nurse (RN) at the time of graduation influences the rapidity with which the RN becomes an effective practitioner. One school of nursing offering a bachelor of science in nursing developed a competency documentation system, a "competency transcript," to better describe the graduate's clinical judgment and psychomotor skill. This transcript was used as a communication tool between a clinical agency and a university school of nursing and was also used to help one hospital personalize orientation based on the learning needs of the graduate, with the goal of decreasing orientation time and cost.
authors.affiliation: Wilson School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Human Services, Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft Blvd., Wichita Falls, TX 76308, USA. kathleen.roberts@mwsu.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lockhart
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sportsman
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014481:United States