Evidence-Based Competency Management System
Evidence-Based Competency Management System

Author: Barbara A. Brunt

Publisher: HC Pro, Inc.

Published: 2008-03-28

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 1601461518

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Annotation End your struggle to assess, validate, and document the competency of your nurses. Assess nurses in five key specialties Now you don t have to spend time researching evidence-based competencies to assess your nurses skill sets! Author Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, has taken her best-selling toolkit and cited each competency with solid, reputable evidence, so you can benchmark your staff against industry standards. "Evidence-Based Competency Management System: ""Toolkit for Validation and Assessment, "Second Edition, ensures you have everything you need to meet and exceed evidence-based competency requirements. This binder and CD-ROM pair is a complete evidence-based competency program created specifically for assessing, validating, and documenting the skills of your nurses. You ll find proven tips and strategies for effectively evaluating the training needs of your staff. This toolkit will bring you the evidence-based solutions you need to ensure safe patient care in the: Medical-surgical unit Operating room Emergency department Obstetrics unit Intensive care unit What s included? This proven and easy-to-use resource provides: 206 evidence-based competency skill sheets, plus 29 role-related checklists we ve done the work for you by putting together ready-to-use assessment skill sheets 150 pages of invaluable information to help you develop or revamp your competency assessment program Best practices for selecting annual competencies for validation The Competencies Analyzer spreadsheet to help you document and track staff skills A CD-ROM containing each skill sheet ready for you to implement or customize for use in your facility today "Evidence-Based Competency Management System: ""Toolkit for Validation""and Assessment, "Second Edition, is jam-packed with expert advice to help you: Schedule and organize competency assessments Develop an evidence-based competency assessment program Recognize the differences between mandatory annual training and competency validation Maintain a consistent validation system Keep up with new competencies Table of Contents at a glance: Chapter 1: Why is competency validation required? Chapter 2: What is competency validation? Chapter 3: Include competency validation in job descriptions and the performance-evaluation process Chapter 4: Train staff to perform competency validation Chapter 5: Keep up with new competencies Chapter 6: Using your skills checklistsLearning objectives: Design a competency plan to effectively assess employee competence Identify advantages of competency-based education Describe methods of validating competencies Recognize the benefits of incorporating competency assessment into job descriptions and performance evaluation tools Discuss the key elements required of performance-based job descriptions Develop a training program to train staff to perform competency assessment Maintain consistency in a competency validation system Identify steps for effective program documentation Recognize the essential qualities needed by competency assessors List potential categories for new competencies Identify best practices for implementing new competencies Discuss dimensions of competencies Differentiate between orientation checklists and skill checklists "

Evidence-based Competency Management for the Obstetrics Unit
Evidence-based Competency Management for the Obstetrics Unit

Author: Barbara A. Brunt

Publisher: Hcpro Incorporated

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781601461551

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Now you don't have to spend time researching evidence-based competencies to assess your obstetrics unit nurses' skill sets! Author Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, has taken her best-selling series and cited each competency with solid, reputable evidence so you can benchmark your staff against industry standards.

Maternal-Fetal Evidence Based Guidelines
Maternal-Fetal Evidence Based Guidelines

Author: Vincenzo Berghella

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-03-29

Total Pages: 633

ISBN-13: 100048419X

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This new edition of an acclaimed text reviews the evidence for best practice in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, to present the reader with the right information, with appropriate use of proven interventions and avoidance of ineffectual or harmful ones. The information is presented in the right format by summarizing evidence succinctly and clearly in tables and algorithms. The aim is to inform the clinician, to reduce errors and "to make it easy to do it right." The volume can be purchased separately or together with the companion volume on Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines (set ISBN 9780367567033). The Series in Maternal-Fetal Medicine is published in conjunction with the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. From reviews of previous editions: "An excellent resource with quick and easy protocols... this book has a permanent spot on my shelf." — Doody’s Review Service

Knowledge Translation in Health Care
Knowledge Translation in Health Care

Author: Sharon E. Straus

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-08-24

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1444357255

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Health care systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of improving the quality of care. Providing evidence from health research is necessary but not sufficient for the provision of optimal care and so knowledge translation (KT), the scientific study of methods for closing the knowledge-to-action gap and of the barriers and facilitators inherent in the process, is gaining significance. Knowledge Translation in Health Care explains how to use research findings to improve health care in real life, everyday situations. The authors define and describe knowledge translation, and outline strategies for successful knowledge translation in practice and policy making. The book is full of examples of how knowledge translation models work in closing the gap between evidence and action. Written by a team of authors closely involved in the development of knowledge translation this unique book aims to extend understanding and implementation worldwide. It is an introductory guide to an emerging hot topic in evidence-based care and essential for health policy makers, researchers, managers, clinicians and trainees.

An Evidence-Based Clinical Textbook in Obstetrics & Gynaecology for MRCOG-2
An Evidence-Based Clinical Textbook in Obstetrics & Gynaecology for MRCOG-2

Author: Richa Saxena

Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers

Published: 2021-01-31

Total Pages: 967

ISBN-13: 9390020646

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The second edition of this textbook is an essential revision aid for trainees preparing for Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) examinations. Comprising nearly 1000 pages, the text has been fully updated and is in-line with the current syllabus and guidelines as recommended by The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). The book is divided into three main sections – General, Obstetrics, Gynaecology. The first section, General, provides an overview of the principles of clinical practice and surgery. The Obstetrics and Gynaecology sections are further subdivided, with Obstetrics covering the antenatal period, disorders during pregnancy, complications in different stages of pregnancy, intra- and post-partum, delivery, and the newborn; and Gynaecology covering general gynaecology, menstruation abnormalities, reproductive medicine, urogynaecological and pelvic abnormalities, gynaecological oncology, lower genital tract problems, and contraception. Numerous clinical photographs, flowcharts, tables and boxes, further enhance the invaluable text. Key points Second edition of practical revision aid for trainees preparing for MRCOG examinations Text in-line with current syllabus and guidelines recommended by NICE and RCOG Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, flowcharts, tables and boxes Previous edition (9789386322876) published in 2017

Evidence Based Labor and Delivery Management
Evidence Based Labor and Delivery Management

Author: Vincenzo Berghella

Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers

Published: 2019-02-28

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9352701607

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This book is a guide to labour and delivery management for trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology, and midwives. Divided into three sections, the text begins with detailed discussion on labour, from preparation before labour and delivery, through the different stages of labour, to postpartum care. The next section covers caesarean delivery, and the third, ‘special labour’ which explains labour complications, twins, prelabour rupture of membranes, and more. The book is authored by recognised experts from the USA and Italy, and is based on evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Clinical photographs, diagrams and tables further enhance learning. Key points Guide to labour and delivery management for trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology, and midwives Text based on evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) Recognised author team from USA and Italy Includes clinical photographs, diagrams and tables

Collaborative Practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics
Collaborative Practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

Author: Richard Waldman

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2012-09-28

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1455747203

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Collaborative care has been used successfully in obstetrics and gynecology for years. This issue reviews the basic collaborative model, that is collaboration among ob/gyns, midwives, and family physicians, and includes articles on successful birth center practice, secrets to a successful collaboration, and collaboration in today's environment. Dr. Waldman is past-President of ACOG, and his co-editor, Dr. Kennedy, is President of ACNM.

Evidence and Skills for Normal Labour and Birth
Evidence and Skills for Normal Labour and Birth

Author: Denis Walsh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-11-11

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1136598413

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Evidence-based care is a well established principle in contemporary healthcare and a worldwide health care movement. However, despite the emphasis on promoting evidence-based or effective care without the unnecessary use of technologies and drugs, intervention rates in childbirth continue to rise rapidly. This new edition emphasises the importance of translating evidence into skilful practice. It updates the evidence around what works best for normal birth, aspects of which still remain hidden and ignored by some maternity care professionals. Beginning with the decision about where to have a baby, through all the phases of labour to the immediate post-birth period, it systematically details research and other evidence sources that endorse a low intervention approach. The second edition: has been expanded with new chapters on Preparation for Childbirth and Waterbirth highlights where the evidence is compelling discusses its application where women question its relevance to them and where the practitioner's expertise leads them to challenge it gives background and context before discussing the research to date includes questions for reflection, skills sections and practice recommendations generated from the evidence. Using evidence drawn from a variety of sources, Evidence and Skills for Normal Labour and Birth critiques institutionalised, scientifically managed birth and endorses a more humane midwifery-led model. Packed with up-to-date and relevant information, this text will help all students, practising midwives and doulas keep abreast of the evidence surrounding normal birth and ensure their practice takes full advantage of it.

Evidence Based Midwifery
Evidence Based Midwifery

Author: Helen Spiby

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781444314618

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Evidence based practice is now widely accepted as a fundamental tenet of midwifery. The importance of evidence in defining midwifery policy and practice in the UK health system, and others, is acknowledged and enduring. While the development and evaluation of research in midwifery is well charted, the question of how such evidence is incorporated into practice has, to date, received less attention and discussion in the midwifery profession. Answering this need, Evidence Based Midwifery focuses on the dissemination and use of evidence for midwifery practice, and explores midwives’ experiences in using the evidence base to inform policy and enhance clinical practice. Written by a highly-regarded and diverse group from the UK and international midwifery community, Evidence Based Midwifery addresses issues of relevance to all midwives whether clinical practitioners or educators, students or supervisors, researchers or managers. Issues that influence evidence based midwifery are discussed, and topics covered include problem based learning, implementation of evidence based guidelines and the involvement of service users. Edited by founder members of the Evidence Based Midwifery Network International collaboration with contributions from the UK, Greece, Canada and the Netherlands Primary focus on the incorporation of evidence into midwifery practice Real-life examples throughout