title: Preceptor and Self-Evaluation Competencies Among New RN Graduates.
abstract: Four transition-to-practice programs for new RN graduates who had not yet found employment in nursing were based on the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies of knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs). To support consistent evaluation of participants by preceptors, a 35-item tool was developed that used a 4-point scale to assess selected behaviors. This article describes the initial reliability and validity testing of the tool, which had good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.92 for preceptor evaluation of participants and 0.82 when used as a self-evaluation tool. Six content experts evaluated the tool's face validity; it successfully discriminated between junior-level baccalaureate nursing students and nursing faculty. Although the tool does not exhaustively reflect the QSEN KSAs, it provides a way to assess competencies among new nurse graduates.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prion
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karshmer
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van
authors.forename: Jonalyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Nikki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013338:Students, Nursing