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Developing competency standards for occupational health nurses in Australia. 1995

G D Davey

Standards for occupational health nurses were developed by the Australian College of Occupational Health Nurses principally to assist in maintaining professional competency. The standards were developed in conjunction with the profession, management, unions, and other key groups. The research techniques were a combination of nominal and expert activity and a consultation phase. The standards are organized around nine units of competency (major areas of occupational health nurse practice) with 38 elements and 110 performance criteria. A guideline document on "Assessment of Occupational Health Nurse Competencies" is currently being developed to assist assessors of the competency standards.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009785	Occupational Health Nursing	The practice of nursing in the work environment.	Industrial Nursing,Nursing, Industrial,Nursing, Occupational Health,Health Nursing, Occupational,Health Nursings, Occupational,Industrial Nursings,Nursings, Industrial,Nursings, Occupational Health,Occupational Health Nursings
D002983	Clinical Competence	The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.	Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D004650	Employee Performance Appraisal	The assessment of the functioning of an employee in relation to work.	Nurses Performance Evaluation,Performance Appraisal, Employee,Family Planning Personnel Evaluation,Appraisal, Employee Performance,Appraisals, Employee Performance,Employee Performance Appraisals,Evaluation, Nurses Performance,Evaluations, Nurses Performance,Nurses Performance Evaluations,Performance Appraisals, Employee,Performance Evaluation, Nurses,Performance Evaluations, Nurses
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001315	Australia	The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.	Canton and Enderbury Islands,Christmas Island,Christmas Island (Australia)
D015403	Nursing Evaluation Research	Research carried out by nurses that uses interviews, data collection, observation, surveys, etc., to evaluate nursing, health, clinical, and nursing education programs and curricula, and which also demonstrates the value of such evaluation.	Evaluation Research, Nursing,Nursing Program Evaluation,Program Evaluation, Nursing,Research, Nursing Evaluation,Evaluation Studies, Nursing,Evaluation, Nursing Program,Evaluation Researchs, Nursing,Evaluation Study, Nursing,Evaluations, Nursing Program,Nursing Evaluation Researchs,Nursing Evaluation Studies,Nursing Evaluation Study,Nursing Program Evaluations,Program Evaluations, Nursing,Researchs, Nursing Evaluation,Studies, Nursing Evaluation,Study, Nursing Evaluation
D017410	Practice Guidelines as Topic	Works about directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.	Clinical Guidelines as Topic,Best Practices,Best Practice