BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pediatric residency training programs are graduating residents who are not competent in neonatal intubation, a vital skill needed for any pediatrician involved in delivery room resuscitations. However, a precise definition of competency during training is lacking. The objective of this study was to more precisely define the trajectory toward competency in neonatal intu...

A Multi-item inventory model with increasing holding cost, under available limited storage space and total investment cost is considered in this paper. The varying holding cost is considered to be a continuous function of production quantity. A demand dependent on unit cost has been considered and this unit cost is taken in fuzzy environment. The model is solved using Kuhn-Tucker conditions met...

Purpose of study: Mothers of premature infants express breast milk for early infant feedings; however problems arise with changes in physiologic stability of the infant. This study examines the relationship of skin-to-skin holding to volume of breast milk expressed by mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) premature infants. Subjects and methods: Twenty dyads of first-time mothers with medical...

background: nurses are the main members in nursing cares and nursing managers can improve their clinical competency by applying better leadership skills. this study carried out to determine the effect of nursing management program on clinical competency of nurses in a coronary care unit (ccu). methods: a quasi-experimental study was carried out in two educational hospitals in yazd- iran. these ...

Evidence-based programs (EBPs), which are programs supported by empirical evidence, have quickly become the gold standard of prevention and intervention treatments to address child and family issues, including child maltreatment. SafeCare® is a widely recognized parenttraining EBP that significantly reduces risk factors and occurrences of child maltreatment. As demand for EBPs increases and ens...

Competency-based education and assessment initiatives have been completed in a number of health care and health management professions during the past decade. In addition, several competency specification endeavors have been similarly undertaken in relation to the field of public health, including the development of the Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice competency ...

PURPOSE There have been critiques that competency training, which defines the roles of a physician by simple, discrete tasks or measurable competencies, can cause students to compartmentalize and focus mainly on being assessed without understanding how the interconnected competencies help shape their role as future physicians. Losing the meaning and interaction of competencies can result in a f...

The concept of this honors project was to explore correctional nursing competency, working closely with my advisor and the research team. Key findings from the initial competency assessment evaluation phase were compiled, organized, and analyzed. A podium presentation “Advancing Correctional Nurse Competencies for Quality Care: Evaluation of Simulation Learning and Satisfaction” was given at th...

Since Bloom’s initial work on competencies in 1956, various competency systems have been designed and used to assess students’ competencies. Different pedagogical researchers and stakeholders prefer different systems. We have been collaborating with them. Such systems are essential for the adaptation by adaptive intelligent tutoring systems. Now, this paper presents how ActiveMath integrates se...

A quasi-experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of frame-of-reference training on the quality of competency modeling ratings made by consultants. Human resources consultants from a large consulting firm were randomly assigned to either a training or a control condition. The discriminant validity, interrater reliability, and accuracy of the competency ratings were significantly highe...