Nursing Professional Development Competencies: Tools to Evaluate and Enhance Educational Practice

Nursing Professional Development Competencies: Tools to Evaluate and Enhance Educational Practice

<b><i>Nursing Professional Development Competencies: Tools to Evaluate and Enhance Educational Practice</b></i> is the only resource of its kind that provides nursing professional development specialists with a framework for career development and competence.<P> <P>Barbara A. Brunt's research has developed more than 70 evidence-based competencies, aligned with the <i>Scope and Standards of Practice</i> and Benner's novice to expert continuum.<P> Staff educators can use this book in numerous ways from personal development, such as measuring and demonstrating proficiency, to training new educators. With more than 70 evidence-based competencies, educators can immediately download the tools and incorporate them into practice.<P> <b><i>Nursing Professional Development Competencies</b></i> provides nursing professional development specialists with tools to move through the nursing professional development role and develop expertise.<P> <b>Table of Contents</b><P> <b>Section I Competency Assessment and Validation</b><P> Chapter 1: Overview of the Competency Movement<BR> Chapter 2: Developing Educator Competencies<BR> Chapter 3: Additional Competencies Based on Revised Standards<BR> Chapter 4: Benner's Novice to Expert Continuum<BR> Chapter 5: Creating a Framework for Educator Competencies<BR> Chapter 6: Methods to Validate Competencies<P> <b>Section II Applications of the Competencies to Practice</b><P> Chapter 7: Self-Assessment Tool<BR> Chapter 8: Developing Criterion-Based Position Descriptions<BR> Chapter 9: Orientations for New Educators<BR> Chapter 10: Performance Appraisals, Peer Review, and Professional Development Plans<BR> Chapter 11: Creating a Professional Portfolio<BR> Chapter 12: Developing Cultural Competence<BR> Chapter 13: Understanding Generational Differences<P> <b>Section III Future Trends</b><P> Chapter 14: Applications of the Competencies<BR> Chapter 15: Educational Implications of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report<P> <b>Appendix: Nursing Professional Development Competency Tool</b><P> <b>After reading this book, you should be able to:</b><P> - Discuss the evolvement of nursing professional development competencies<BR> - Describe the use of Benner's novice to expert theory as applied to nursing professional development competencies<BR> - Recognize the role of ANA's <i>Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development</i> in creating nursing professional development competencies<BR> - Apply the nursing professional development competencies in professional practice<P> <b>Nursing Contact Hours:</b><P> HCPro is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.<P> This educational activity for 2.7 nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro.<P> Nursing contact hours for this activity are valid from August 2014 until August 2016.<P> HCPro is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing to provide 3.2 nursing contact hours. California BRN Provider #CEP 14494.<P> <b>Disclosure Statement:</b><P> The planners, presenters/authors, and contributors of this CNE activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies pertaining to this activity.