Nurse Competence: Rodger's Evolutionary Concept Analysis Model

The writer has chosen the topic of Nurse Competence, the one of the most expected quality of nursing practice for Concept analysis. The article of “Nurse Competence: A Concept Analysis” by Sarah A, Smith which based on Rodger’s Evolutionary Concept Analysis Model has been studied to apply with any of the concept analysis in future to evaluate the strength and weakness of any subjects in nursing. The purpose of this analysis of concept in nursing competence will aided in enhancement of knowledge , practice and research through identification of factors involved in nursing competence in details. The effect of incompetency of nursing is part of medical management of population considered to cause death of 44,000-98000 clients per year due

Efficiency of nurse’s in knowledge of the disease, assessment, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of patient condition.

Surrogate Terms

The second step in Rodgers’ evolutionary concepts analysis, surrogate terms in nurse competence are qualified, skilled, and competency. The competency is refer to the skill considered according to the institutional practice expectations. Graduated nurses with valid nursing license to practice must be eligible to work only stated competent nurses, just the qualification will not be termed competent. Nursing skills developed with experience of at least 2 -3 years of practice.

Sample and Settings The third step in RECA method recommends samples and settings with key word searching by nurse competence, registered nurse competence, nursing competence, nurse competence ssessment method, nurse competence in acute setting.

Identify Attributes of the Concept

The characteristics of a concepts is defined as attribute, must studied in nurse competence are integrating knowledge into practice, critical thinking, experience,proficient skills, caring, communication, motivation, environment, and

The more competent seen with more cnfiedent implying skills. According to Ramritu and Barnard (2001) characterized safe practice as “following standards as outlined in policy and procedure manuals; awareness of limitations of knowledge and experience and asking for assistance; utilizing strategies that prevented harm to patients and oneself; and being aware of principles behind nursing actions” (p. 50). Holistic care demonstrates nurses relationship with patients with cultural diversity, and spending time with patients by consistent with the humanistic aspects of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring