title: Competency Skills Assessment: Successes and Areas for Improvement Identified During Collaboration Between Informaticists and a National Organization.
abstract: The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) approached the Nursing Informatics Research Team (NIRT) with a request to collaborate and conduct a competency assessment for their organization. An online tool was developed to determine current technology in perioperative settings. This presentation shares the process used to conduct research that led to a method for assessing perioperative nurses' competencies skills in their practice as well as identified gaps in curricula that faculty could address. Both successes and areas for improvement are detailed. The outcome of the process demonstrated a need to understand what skills are being assessed as AORN did not know what technology existed or how existing equipment was being used.
authors.affiliation: Chamberlain College of Nursing, NI Research Team, 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sipes
authors.affiliation: Chamberlain College of Nursing, NI Research Team, 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.affiliation: Chamberlain College of Nursing, NI Research Team, 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515.
authors.forename: Dee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGonigle
authors.affiliation: Chamberlain College of Nursing, NI Research Team, 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515.
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hebda
authors.affiliation: Chamberlain College of Nursing, NI Research Team, 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515.
authors.forename: Taryn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Chamberlain College of Nursing, NI Research Team, 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamblin
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009726:Nurses / Q000145:classification; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000145:classification / Q000193:education*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000145:classification*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States; D000066477:Work Performance / Q000458:organization & administration*