Professional Competence
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Perspectives on transcultural care.

29 Nov 2009 Culture has been defined as the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups. A culture of nursing refers to the learned and transmitted lifeways, values, symbols, ... Read more...

Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making.

29 Nov 2009 This article discusses delegation challenges and legal and regulatory oversight associated with delegation in the clinical practice setting. The authors address moral and legal attributes of the roles and responsibilities of health care providers ... Read more...

Moral accountability and integrity in nursing practice.

29 Nov 2009 The therapeutic nature of the nurse-patient relationship is grounded in an ethic of caring. Florence Nightingale envisioned nursing as an art and a science...a blending of humanistic, caring presence with evidence-based knowledge and exquisite ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Professional Competence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perspectives on transcultural care. 29 Nov 2009
• Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making. 29 Nov 2009
• Moral accountability and integrity in nursing practice. 29 Nov 2009
• Art, science, or both? Keeping the care in nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• An integrated approach to evaluate faculty members' research performance. 30 Oct 2009
• Perspective: A perfect storm: the convergence of bullet points, competencies, and screen reading in medical education. 30 Oct 2009
• Commentary: Evaluating faculty productivity in research: an interesting approach, but questions remain. 30 Oct 2009
• Implementation of evidence-based prevention of falls in rehabilitation units: a staff's interactive approach. 30 Oct 2009
• Commentary on "Strategies for rehabilitation professionals to move evidence-based knowledge into practice: a systematic review". 30 Oct 2009
• Strategies for rehabilitation professionals to move evidence-based knowledge into practice: a systematic review. 30 Oct 2009
• Reducing blood sample hemolysis at a tertiary hospital emergency department. 30 Oct 2009
• Lessons from nursing leaders on implementing TCAB. 30 Oct 2009
• TCAB in the curriculum: creating a safer environment through nursing education. 30 Oct 2009
• Creating leaders for the future. 30 Oct 2009
• [Implementation of new knowledge in times of climate change?] 24 Oct 2009
• Are women safer doctors? 8 Oct 2009
• Consent in emergency and resuscitation research. 29 Sep 2009
• Results from a national study of social workers sanctioned by state licensing boards. 29 Sep 2009
• Outcomes achieved from organizational investment in nursing continuing professional development. 29 Sep 2009
• Wicked problems in designing healthcare facilities. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Professional Competence'

Definition: The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.

Descriptor UI: D011361

Alternative terms: Professional Competence; Competence, Professional; Generalization of Expertise; Expertise Generalization; Technical Expertise; Expertise, Technical;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I02.399.630;

History Note: 79

Technical Notes: competence in any profession or discipline: differentiate from CLINICAL COMPETENCE which is restricted to competence in professional activities directly related to patient care