Awhonn Competence Validation for Perinatal Care Providers

by Simpson, Kathleen Rice; Creehan, Patricia A.; Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

• ISBN13: 9780397554621
• ISBN10: 0397554621
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

This essential reference provides guidelines, tools, and instruments for developing orientation, continuing education, and competence validation programs for both licensed and unlicensed providers of perinatal care. Consistent with JCAHO and AWHONN philosophies of staff education and competence validation, this comprehensive text will help educators to evaluate knowledge base, verify essential clinical skills and promote quality outcomes. This single source will help you to develop programs that are evidence-based, cost-effective, and contribute to the high quality of your clinical, financial and patient satisfaction outcomes. Designed to be used alone or in combination with AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing, this resource will assist you in developing a comprehensive competence validation program.

Table of Contents

PART I ORIENTATION, COMPETENCE VALIDATION, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES	1	(104)
1. Using Guidelines and Standards of Care from Professional Organizations as a Framework for Competence Validation	2	(10)
Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC
2. Developing a Competence-Based Orientation and Cross-Training Program for Nurses in the Inpatient Setting	12	(21)
Susan D. Guild, MS, RNC
Linda Closs Leoni, MS, RN
3. Meeting the Unique Needs of Nurses in Small Rural Hospitals	33	(10)
Bev Deaton, MSN, RNC
Helen Essenpreis, MSN, RNC
Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC
4. Challenges of Perinatal Outreach: Identifying and Meeting Educational Needs of Nurses in Network Hospitals	43	(19)
Mary Neuman, MS, RNC
Susan Weekly, MS, RNC
5. The Perinatal Education Consortium: A Regional Approach to Nursing Education and Collaboration	62	(21)
Nancy O'Brien-Abel, MN, RNC
Judy Schroeder, MN, RNC
Mary Burroughs, MSN, RNC
Julie Wehmeyer, MN, RNC
6. Competence Assessment for Nurses Providing Mother-Baby Home Care	83	(13)
Lenore Williams, MSN, RN
7. Competence-Based Orientation and Education: A Working Perinatal Model	96	(9)
Bette-Jo Moore, CNS, BSN, RNC
PART II PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPETENCE VALIDATION FOR UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL	105	(30)
8. Registered Professional Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel: Delegation, Supervision, and Staffing Resources	106	(10)
Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC
9. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel: Orientation and Competence Validation in the Perinatal Clinical Setting	116	(19)
Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC
PART III APPENDICES	135	(368)
A Item Bank with Answer Key	136	(41)
B Core Competence Checklist for Perinatal Units	177	(4)
C Suggested Perinatal Nursing Resources for Orientation and Continuing Education: Computer-Assisted Instructional Programs, Videotape Series, Self-Assessment Learning Modules, and Current Perinatal Textbooks	181	(3)
D Culturally Competent Caregiving Tools	184	(14)
E Age-Specific Care-Competence Assessment Tools	198	(25)
F Interpersonal Skills-Assessment Tools	223	(2)
G Critical Thinking Skills-Assessment Tools	225	(3)
H Antepartum/Intrapartum Competence Assessment Tools and Skills Checklists	228	(10)
I Competence Assessment Tool for Nurses Providing Care to Critically Ill Pregnant Women	238	(9)
J Fetal Monitoring Resources	247	(24)
K Perioperative Educational Programs and Competence Assessment Tools	271	(19)
L Mother-Baby Nursing: Competence Validation Tools and Skills Checklists	290	(22)
M Promoting and Assisting with Breastfeeding Competence Assessment Tools	312	(5)
N The Newborn: Healthy Full-Term Nursery, Special Care Nursery, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Competence Validation Tools and Skills Checklists	317	(24)
O Mother-Baby Homecare Competence Assessment Tools	341	(15)
P Tool for Evaluation of Orientee by Preceptor	356	(2)
Q The March of Dimes Nursing Modules Program: Continuing Education for Perinatal Nurses	358	(5)
R Unlicensed Assistive Personnel: Position Descriptions, Competence Validation Tools, and Skills Checklists	363	(35)
S Intrapartum Care	398	(33)
T Newborn Care	431	(38)
U Postpartum Care	469	(34)
INDEX	503