Competency Paper Assignment

Competency Paper Assignment

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to develop and evaluate competency testing within the acute care setting. In addition, completion of this assignment will provide real-life application of course knowledge.

Objectives:

This assignment addresses the following course objectives:

• Describe the concepts of measurement, evaluation and testing in nursing education. (SLO #1 and #3).
• Evaluate critical thinking and other higher-level cognitive skills. (SLO #9)
• Illustrate the concepts of performance evaluation and assessment of clinical competencies. (SLO #3) 

Reading Assignments:

• Oermann & Gaberson Textbook Chapter 4
• Dennison, Rosselli, & Dempsey Textbook Chapter 1
• Article/Video link (located in Module 2 materials)

Directions: You are the staff nurse educator on a medical-surgical unit. You have been assigned to develop a simulation-learning experience to measure Registered Nurses’ (RNs) competency regarding one of the following situations:

1. Mock Code Emergence Care
2. Ventilator Care
3. End-of-life Care
4. Or additional areas with professor’s approval

Answer the following items.

1. Write out three objectives for the simulation-learning experience, one for each of the three domains. These domains are NOT the same as the evaluation domains. Be sure to identify which domain matches which objective.
2. Write the fourth objective using the appropriate learning domain that measures critical thinking. Be sure to identify which learning domain you use for the critical thinking objective.
3. Describe how you (as the educator) would ensure the validity and reliability of the simulation (NOT just the definitions of validity and reliability).
4. Describe the key concepts that you would include in your simulation-learning experience based on evidence-based practice.
5. Explain the debriefing and evaluation of the simulation-learning experience.
6. Discuss potential remediation and reassessment of employees not meeting the competency requirements.

Write a formal APA paper covering the items above. You should use appropriate headings throughout the paper to ensure you have covered all topics appropriately. The paper should be a no longer than five pages, excluding the title page and reference page. Be sure to use in-text citations and include a reference list of resources used in completing this assignment. References should be current, professional sources.

 Submission and Evaluation Criteria:

Refer to the grading rubric attached to the assignment drop box. All points must be adequately addressed to receive full credit. Submit completed assignment to the assignment dropbox by the due date listed on the course calendar.