Pilcher Jobeth, Stone Lisa, Reynolds Regina
Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Neonatal Netw. 2013 Sep-Oct;32(5):359-64. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.32.5.359.
Various regulatory agencies have indicated the need to measure initial and ongoing competency among health care workers. Yet, what is competency and how can it be measured? In reality, competency assessment is about outcomes. Maintaining and advancing our knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities is important for achieving optimal patient outcomes. Competency assessment should go beyond the act of attending lectures and skills fairs. Competency assessment should be a time when nurses can demonstrate and document their problem-solving and decision-making skills, inclusion of best practices, and evidence of how those skills make a difference for the patients they care for.
各监管机构已表明有必要衡量医护人员的初始能力和持续能力。然而，什么是能力以及如何衡量能力呢？实际上，能力评估关乎结果。保持并提升我们的知识、技能和分析能力对于实现最佳患者治疗效果至关重要。能力评估不应仅仅局限于参加讲座和技能展示会。能力评估应是护士能够展示并记录其解决问题和决策能力、纳入最佳实践的情况，以及这些技能如何对他们所护理的患者产生影响的证据的时候。
