The effect of a competency-based targeted staff development program on nursing productivity.

Full Abstract

This study is based on the empirical fact that among nurses large variations occur not only in clinical competency but also in individual productivity. The article proposes that competency-based targeted staff development programs can improve productivity as well as nursing performance. Research presented here shows that the nurses on units using targeted staff development increased the time spent on professional and direct care and reduced nonprofessional and indirect care tasks in comparison to nurses on the control nursing unit.

Author information

Author/s: Ozcan, Y A (YA); Shukla, R K (RK);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD (J Nurs Staff Dev), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1993 Mar-Apr; vol 9 (issue 2) : pp 78-84

Dates: Created 1993/06/17; Completed 1993/06/17; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 8492183, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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