Transcript Resource Competency in Emergency Nursing

Resource Competency Skills in
Emergency Nursing
Betty Sousley, RN, BSN
Ferris State University
April 2013
Assessment and Intervention
• Assist with nursing tasks
• Maintain a safe environment
• Skilled at proficient and expert level
Communication
• Communication skills and teamwork
• Customer service
• Conflict resolution
• Maintains confidentiality
Critical Thinking
• Work through complex situations
• Trauma and cardiac monitoring
• Urgent and emergent conditions
• Implements protocols
• Unexpected events and incident reporting
• Interqual criteria
Human Caring and Relationship
• Interpersonal relationship
• Patient and staff advocate
• Hourly rounding
• SBAR
Management
• Team goal setting
• Manages environment
• Rounds
• Hospital Emergency Radio Network
Leadership
• Change agent
• Delegation
• Enforcer of regulatory compliance
• Role model and clinical resource
• Interdepartmental collaboration
• Chain of command
Teaching
• Assist individual needs
• EMR
• Educate patients
• Preceptor
Knowledge Integration
• Clinical expertise and skills
• Continual research
• Lifelong learning
• Scope and Standards of Practice
Mandatory Competencies
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Trauma Nurse Core Course
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Triage Curriculum Course
• Conflict Resolution Course
Continuing Education
• Yearly in-service presentation
Clinical Experience
• 1 year triage
• 5 years emergency nursing
Peer Evaluation
• Day resource nurse
• Evening resource nurse
• House supervisor
• SWEMS physician
References
• American Nurses Association (2010). Scope and standards of practice (2nd
ed.). Silver Springs, MD: ANA.
• Eggenberger, T. (2012). Exploring the charge nurse role holding the
frontline. Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(11), 502-506. doi:http://0dx.doi.org.libcat.ferris.edu/10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182714495
• Emergency Nurses Association. (1999). Standards of Emergency Nursing
Practice (4th ed.)
• Federinko, D. (2009). Behavioral Standards for Allegan General Hospital.
http://aghsp2010/Shared Documents/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=298
• Madhavanpraphakaran, G. K. (2012). Patient safety and nursing education.
International Journal of Nursing Education, 4(2), 92-96.
• National League for Nursing (2005). The scope of practice for academic
nurse educators. New York, NY: National League for Nursing.
• Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, H.R. 2187, 112th
Cong., U.S. Congress (2011) (enacted).