Implementation of a Competency-Based Clinical Tracking Document in an Undergraduate Nursing Program

Crista Reaves; Michael Martel

doi:10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001237

Implementation of a Competency-Based Clinical Tracking Document in an Undergraduate Nursing Program

Nurs Educ Perspect. 2024 Jan 16. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001237. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Crista Reaves¹, Michael Martel

Affiliation

¹ About the Authors Crista Reaves, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor, Michigan State University College of Nursing, East Lansing, Michigan. Michael Martel, DNP, APRN, AGCNS-BC, is an assistant professor, Michigan State University College of Nursing. The authors would like to acknowledge Jessica Sender, MLS, MET, AHIP, for her assistance with the literature search. For more information, contact Dr. Reaves at mitch350@msu.edu.

PMID: 38227613
DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001237

Abstract

New nurse graduates are ill prepared to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of being competent, practice-ready registered nurses. This article describes one college of nursing's journey in the creation of a clinical tracking document (CTD) to track, in real time, essential subbehavior actions that assist students in achieving the four main competencies of assessment, communication, critical thinking, and safety listed on the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument. The CTD is an innovative tracking tool used to ensure students are practice-ready and competent upon completion of their nursing program.