title: Assessment of clinical judgment in nursing orientation: time well invested.
abstract: There is a correlation between patient safety and nursing orientation. The authors discuss a mixed-method study that supports the efficacy of using a competency-based process to assess knowledge and judgment skills of registered nurses in a community hospital. This assessment is the backbone of the competency-based orientation.
authors.affiliation: Miami University, Hamilton, OH, USA. bashfoc@muohio.edu
authors.forename: Carol Wolfensperger
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bashford
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005791:Patient Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States