Validating clinical competence.
Professional registered nurses must be competent to provide care in today's fast-paced, highly technical clinical environment. Competency programs designed to teach and evaluate essential knowledge, skills, and abilities of registered nurses are one method organizations may use to demonstrate nursing proficiency.
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA. kathy.chappell@ana.org
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D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*