Initial and Continuing Competence in Education and Practice -- References

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NursingWorld

Information online at the American Nurses' Association website.

NursingWorld | OJIN: Role Redesign: What Has It Accomplished?: Kerfoot, Karlene M., PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN (December 22, 1997). Role Redesign: What Has It Accomplished? Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Available www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol21997/No4Dec97/RoleRedesign.aspx
NursingWorld | OJIN: Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation: Barnum, Barbara Stevens, RN, PhD, FAAN (August 13, 1997). Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Available www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol21997/No3Aug97/LicensureCertificationandAccreditation.aspx
NursingWorld | OJIN: Links to Related Sources: See related links on accreditation, advance practice, and who does what in health care. Available http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/admin/links.htm
NursingWorld | American Nurses Credentialing Center: main page (Version 2.0): Websites at ANA that relate to accreditation for continuing education and certification. Available http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc
NursingWorld | Reading Room: Position Statement: The Right to Accept or Reject an Assignment: ANA Position Statement, The Right to Accept or Reject an Assignment. Available http://www.nursingworld.org/readroom/position/workplac/wkassign.htm
NursingWorld | TAN March/April '99: Three state nursing boards examine continued competency: Green, Alexia, PhD, RN, and Ogden, Benni S, MSE, RN (March/April, 1999) Three state nursing boards examine continued competency. The American Nurse. Vol 31. No 2. Available http://www.nursingworld.org/tan/99marapr/competen.htm
NursingWorld | The American Nurse: March/April 1999: Trossman, Susan RN (March/April, 1999) The professional portfolio: Documenting who you are, what you do The American Nurse. Volume 31, No. 2. Available http://www.nursingworld.org/tan/99marapr/index.htm
NursingWorld | TAN Jan./Feb. '99: Kaleidoscope: Should registered nurses have to periodically take an exam to be relicensed as proof of their continued competence? (Jan/Feb 1999) The American Nurse. In Kaleidoscope.
NursingWorld | Legislative Branch: State Government Relations: '99 State Legislative Trends & Analysis: State Legislative Trends Report. Scroll down to see topics related to competence and licensure.
Nursing World | ANA Policy Paper: ANA Response to Pew Commission Report: ANA Response to Pew Commission Report. Following is the text of the American Nurses Association's official response to the Pew Taskforce Report on Health Care Workforce Regulation. The ANA's response was submitted on December 5, 1996. That Pew Taskforce report, Reforming Health Care Workforce Regulation, had been issued by the Pew Taskforce in late 1995. Formal responses were solicited and will serve as the basis for a revised report to be issued in 1997.
NursingWorld | Reading Room: Position Statement Index: Scroll down list for position statements on Unlicensed Assistive Personnel. Available http://www.nursingworld.org/readroom/position/index.htm#uap

Organizations

Websites generated by groups who regulate nursing competence

Government

State Boards of Nursing: State Boards of Nursing. From the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Available http://www.ncsbn.org/files/otherweb/fedstatelinks.asp
Federal Credentialing Program: Initiative to streamline health care credentialing.
Competency Validation Program Policy: "POLICY: Competency Validation Program
All Nursing Department employees will complete the appropriate Clinical Center, Nursing Department and Program of Care competencies prior to independently providing direct patient care. Annual revalidation of competencies will be documented via the Employee Performance Enhancement Program (EPEP). The attached documents comprise the Competency Validation Program: PURPOSE: To ensure that all Nursing Department employees are competent in providing direct patient care." Available http://www.cc.nih.gov/nursing/compvald.html

Foundations/organizations

Resources for health care that provide assistance and information on health care issues

Joint Commission on Accreditation of health care Organizations: Webpage on Performance Evaluation. "The mission of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of health care Organizations is to improve the quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations." Available http://www.jcaho.org/perfmeas_frm.html
NOCA - National Organization for Competency Assurance - Main Page: "Established in 1977, the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) is the leader in setting quality standards for credentialing organizations."
Available http://www.noca.org/
Public Health Competencies: Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. Refining and Validating Competencies: A Proposal for Next Steps. Feb 23, 1998 Available
http://www.phf.org/Link/competencies.htm
The Pew Health Professions Commission: "The Pew Health Professions Commission assists educational institutions and workforce policy makers produce health care workers who meet the changing needs of the American health care system." Available http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/pewcomm.html
Accreditation System Obsolete for Doctors, Nurses, Other Health Professionals: Press Release on accreditation of health professionals. Available http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/press_releases/accred.html
Critical Challenges: Executive Summary: Executive Summary. Critical Challenges:
Revitalizing the Health Professions for the Twenty-First Century. Available http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/summaries/challenges.html

Articles

Scholarly articles from a wide range of sources.

http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v6n10/c18.htm: Wilson, Noel. (May 22,1998) Educational Standards and the Problem of Error. Educational Policy Analysis Archive. Vol 6. Number 10 Available http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v6n10/c18.htm
Building IT competency: Hoffer, Erin Rae. Building IT competency.
Computerworld. Online features. 7/21/97 Available computerworld.com/home/online9697.nsf/all/970721hoffer

Other sites

Variety of resources that relate to competency

Key education competencies: A report on the key competencies for education in Australia. Available
http://www.dtec.nsw.gov.au/pilot/html/1.html
competency based pay: Competency Based Pay: Can It Help Your Company? A Presentation to Colorado Human Resource Association's Compensation Resource Group. Hoyt W. Doyel, CCP, SPHR Effective Compensation, Incorporated . Lakewood, Colorado February 2, 1995 Available
http://www.eci-us.com/Competency.html

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Assuring Continued Competence - Policy Questions and Approaches: How Should the Profession Respond?

Susan Whittaker, MSN, RN; Winifred Carson; Mary C. Smolenski, EdD, RN, CS, FNP
ArticleSeptember 30, 1999

Competency Assessment: Methods for Development and Implementation in Nursing Education

Richard Redman, PhD, RN ; Carrie B. Lenburg, EdD, RN, FAAN ; Patricia Hinton Walker, PhD, FAAN
ArticleSeptember 30, 1999

Reducing Threats to the Implementation of a Competency-Based Performance Assessment System

Toni Bargagliotti, DNSc, RN ; Marjorie Luttrell, PhD, RN; Carrie B. Lenburg, EdD, RN, FAAN
ArticleSeptember 30, 1999

The Framework, Concepts and Methods of the Competency Outcomes and Performance Assessment (COPA) Model

Carrie B. Lenburg, EdD, RN, FAAN
ArticleSeptember 30, 1999

Redesigning Expectations for Initial and Continuing Competence For Contemporary Nursing Practice

Carrie B. Lenburg, EdD, RN, FAAN

Initial and Continuing Competence in Education and Practice -- References

NursingWorld

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National Council of State Boards of Nursing

American Association of College of Nurses

National League of Nursing

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