@article{5b9cfae20ad9498f8a077012dfe252a0,
title = "What are the 'necessary' skills for a newly graduating RN? Results of an Australian survey",
abstract = "Background: There appears to be a sense of disappointment with the product of contemporary nursing programs in Australia in that new graduate RNs are often referred to as not possessing appropriate skills by clinical colleagues. This work identifies the skills that the profession believes that newly graduating RN's should possess at the point of registration. Methods: A qualitative consensus methodology was used in the form of a modified Delphi survey. Expert panels were used to review and validate data. Results: Consensus was reached on the top 25 skills areas that can be reasonably expected of a new graduate Registered Nurse in Australia. The top ranked skills areas included efficient and effective communication, professional nursing behaviours, privacy and dignity and managing medication administration. Conclusions: The consensus methodologies used to develop the skills areas indicated broad agreement across the profession in Australia. The complexity and context of practice was highlighted in the comments within the Delphi rounds. Interestingly no new skills were added and none removed from the initial list - some were prioritised over others but the majority agreed that all the skills areas were important for a newly graduating nurse.",
keywords = "Competence, New graduate nurse, Skills",
author = "Brown, {Roy A.} and Crookes, {Patrick A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Strategies such as this influenced the methodology employed within this study by avoiding reducing nursing to a list of skills; rather employing a strategy which reflected the complexity and the artistry of nursing practise. This strategy was supported by the expert group{\textquoteright}s supporting the project; namely the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional Advisory Group (ANMC-PRG); the CDNM-ANZ as well as the project reference group. Thus the key goals in terms of developing the methodology were the avoidance of pursuing a reductionist strategy, acknowledging the key points from the literature review, which was on the whole focussed on acute tertiary care skills with relatively limited sample sizes and to broaden the sampling frame to ensure appropriate inclusion including; areas of clinical practice, rural and metropolitan areas and sectors, public, private and academic. Funding Information: The paper reports one aspect of a larger national study of competency assessment in nursing. The overall aim of the larger project funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) was to develop a competency assessment tool for nursing eligibility to practice programmes in Australia. The phase of the study reported in this paper sought to identify the {\textquoteleft}skills{\textquoteright} that the nursing profession could reasonably expect of a newly graduating registered nurse in Australia. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Brown and Crookes.",
year = "2016",
month = apr,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1186/s12912-016-0144-8",
language = "English",
volume = "15",
pages = "1--8",
journal = "BMC Nursing",
issn = "1472-6955",
publisher = "BioMed Central",
number = "1",
}