Agencies
Dictionary.com (2018) defines this as adequacy or the possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity. As such, it is tied to experience and context.
What is competence or competency?
This is typically a not-for-profit entity that exists to serve and represent its members and meet goals based on its specific mission.
What is a nursing association?
These two letters represent or grants permission by a competent authority (usually a government agency) to an ADN or BSN-prepared nurse to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal.
What is R.N.?
This is defined as the granting of permission by a competent authority (usually a government agency) to an organization or individual to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal. This is usually granted on the basis of education and examination rather than performance
What is licensure?
This national organization represents the interest of the nation's 3.6 million registered nurses. Its mission: Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all.
What is ANA (American Nurses Association)?
Instead of requiring health care providers to periodically repeat their initial licensure examinations, many professional associations and states have mandated this, in an attempt to promote continued competence and license renewal.
What are CEs?
The passing of this suggests that the individual has been deemed by the state to have met minimal competence standards for entry into practice.
What is NCLEX?
One of the most important purposes of this non-profit organization is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. This is done by having a regulatory role in the accreditation of nursing education programs, through licensure, and by implementing and enforcing the Nurse Practice Act.
What is the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)?
Every nursing student can benefit from developing this as it supports the student's clinical competency by blending clinical, online, class-based activities into one space for formative, summative, and personal assessment activities. This will be helpful for you to take on your interviews!
What is a PPL (Professional Portfolio of Learning)?
This is the formal recognition of the specialized knowledge, skills, and experience demonstrated by the achievement of standards identified by a nursing specialty to promote optimal health outcomes.
What is certification
If you choose to work in the state of Kansas, this governing body provides oversight of your licensure and requires that you have 30 CEUs (continuing education units) every 2 years to maintain licensure.
What is KS State Board of Nursing (KSBN)
This is a subsidiary of the ANA (American Nurses Association). It has certified more than a quarter-million nurses and approximately 75,000 advanced practice nurses. As of 2018, it offered 24 specialty certifications for RNs, NPs, and Clinical Nurse Specialists.
What is ANCC (American Nurse Credentialing Center)
Continuing competence is complicated for nursing practice because this does not exist to define, measure, or require continuing competence in nursing.
What is no national standard?
This organization is one of the many that offers specialty certification for nurses. It suggests that certification protects the public by enabling anyone to identify competent people more readily, aids the profession by encouraging and recognizing achievements, and enhances professionalism.
What is American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)?
This was created in 1991 because it was difficult for providers and consumers to determine the value of particular nursing certification. This organization helps to bring uniformity in certification. It is the only accrediting body specifically for nursing certifications.
What is ABNS (American Board of Nursing Specialities)?