Competency Knowledge Assessment

What is competency?

• The knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors needed to carry out a job.

• The ability to perform a task with desirable outcomes under varied circumstances of the real world.

• The effective application of knowledge and skill in the work setting.

• All of the above

Competency has a linear relationship with performance.

• True

• False

What are the 3 domains of competency assessment?

• Critical thinking, technical, interpersonal

• assessment, plan, intervention

• Caring behaviors and critical thinking skills

• evidence based practice, stewardship, quality

When is competency measured?

• every 6 months

• annually

• at hire, initial, and ongoing

• during orientation only

Ideally, competency validation is done at the point of care.

• True

• False

Which is a quality you should ensure a competency validator has? Choose the BEST answer.

• has a pulse

• is breathing

• willing and able to "fail" someone if they aren't competent

• aspires to be a leader