Determining the vocational competencies required to deliver community-based rehabilitation and inclusive development services in India.

Purpose: To identify the competencies required by Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) practitioners in India and determine typical pathways of competency development, including minimum practice standards.

Methods: Following a literature review of existing frameworks and guidelines for CBR delivery, Delphi methods were used with Indian CBR experts to identify the main competency requirements of CBR personnel. Rubric writing workshops with CBR experts then expressed the performance of these competencies developmentally as learning progressions.

Measuring nursing competencies in the operating theatre: instrument development and psychometric analysis using Item Response Theory.

Background: Concern about the process of identifying underlying competencies that contribute to effective nursing performance has been debated with a lack of consensus surrounding an approved measurement instrument for assessing clinical performance. Although a number of methodologies are noted in the development of competency-based assessment measures, these studies are not without criticism.

Research Aim: The primary aim of the study was to develop and validate a Performance Based Scoring Rubric, which included both analytical and holistic scales.

The use of scoring rubrics to determine clinical performance in the operating suite.

Unlabelled: This research evolved out of the need to examine the validity and inter-rater reliability of a set of performance-based scoring rubrics designed to measure competencies within the operating suite.

Method: Both holistic and analytical rubrics were developed aligned to the ACORN Standard [Australian College of Operating Room Nurses Standard NR4, 2004. ACORN Competency Standards for Perioperative Nurses: Standard NR4: The Instrument Nurse in the Perioperative Environment.