title: Differentiated essential competencies: a view from practice.
abstract: This article describes the results of strategies to elicit views of practicing nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing regarding competencies expected of new graduate licensed vocational nursing/LPN, associate degree/diploma, and baccalaureate nurses. The implications of these perceptions regarding the competencies expected of new graduates in Texas are considered, with questions posed for future exploration.
authors.affiliation: Academic Consulting Services, Nursing and Health Professions, Elsevier Publishing, Forestburg, Texas, USA. s.sportsman@elsevier.com
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sportsman
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poster
authors.forename: Eileen Deges
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Curl
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003479:Curriculum; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs / Q000592:standards*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas