Collaborative voices: ongoing reflections on nursing competencies

McGrath, Pam and Anastasi, Jennifer and Fox-Young, Stephanie and Gorman, Don and Moxham, Lorna and Tollefson, Joanne (2006) Collaborative voices: ongoing reflections on nursing competencies. Contemporary Nurse, 22 (1). pp. 46-58. ISSN 1037-6178

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Abstract

In a rapidly changing Australian health care environment, providers of undergraduate nursing programs are continually upgrading their assessment methods to ensure that graduates are competent and safe to practice. Competence assessment is based on the existing Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (ANMC) Competency Standards for Registered Nurses. It is acknowledged that there are issues surrounding the validity and reliability of current assessment methods, primarily due to organisational constraints both at the University and the service provider level. There are a number of highly reliable tools available that enable assessment of nursing students in the psychomotor domain.
Assessment in other domains is less precise. This paper explores some of the issues relating to competence assessment processes in order to promote discussion and
discourse between educators, facilities and policy makers. It is envisaged that increased debate will result in an enhanced level of academic and clinical preparation for the upcoming nursing workforce in this country.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Deposited with permission of publisher.
Depositing User:	epEditor USQ
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Nursing
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 01:10
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 22:45
Uncontrolled Keywords:	nursing; competence; curriculum; clinical assessment; education; reliability; validity
Fields of Research :	13 Education > 1301 Education Systems > 130103 Higher Education 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130209 Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation
Socio-Economic Objective:	C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9305 Education and Training Systems > 930502 Management of Education and Training Systems
Identification Number or DOI:	doi: 10.5172/conu.2006.22.1.46
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/2589

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