Date
8-9-2024
Department
School of Nursing
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Chair
Dana Woody
Keywords
Rapid response, self-efficacy, skills, competency validation, educational fair, nurses, rapid response nurse
Disciplines
Nursing
Recommended Citation
Baker, Kelli Dail, "Standardizing Critical Skills and Competency Validation to Promote Self-Efficacy Among Rapid Response Nurses" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5876.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5876
Abstract
Competency validation is a key component of supporting nurses with necessary skills to provide care for their patients. However, many healthcare organizations do not have a standardized process for determining which skills are evaluated and the method by which evaluation occurs. To address competency validation among rapid response nurses (RRNs), this evidence-based practice project was proposed to increase self-efficacy. This project involved a thorough data review of all rapid response skills, categorizing all interventions based on quantity and acuity, and holding a hands-on educational fair for a set of standardized skills. A quasi-experimental design was used to collect data pre- and post-intervention. The results of this project have important implications for competency validation for RRNs in support of self-efficacy.
