The nurse manager of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)is planning continuing education for the development of the staff.The manager is asking an expert to conduct a class regarding the newest information on developmentally appropriate care.Which outcome indicates the goal of the education has been met?
A) The staff can set up a developmentally appropriate incubator in the classroom.
B) The staff members state that they feel competent in providing developmentally appropriate care to their clients.
C) The staff uses the information on the unit with a client successfully.
D) The unit educator states that the nurses passed the written exam.

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A) The best way to know that staff development has been effective is to see the staff use the knowledge to perform the function successfully on a client. Most nurses can demonstrate competence immediately after a lecture; the real determinant of learning is whether they can use the information in their practice. A nurse may be able to perform a procedure in the classroom but may not be able to execute it 2 weeks later with a client. Feeling competent does not necessarily mean that the nurse knows how to perform a procedure. Passing a written exam and executing a skill are two different entities; nurses may have the knowledge but not be able to perform the skill.
B) The best way to know that staff development has been effective is to see the staff use the knowledge to perform the function successfully on a client. Most nurses can demonstrate competence immediately after a lecture; the real determinant of learning is whether they can use the information in their practice. A nurse may be able to perform a procedure in the classroom but may not be able to execute it 2 weeks later with a client. Feeling competent does not necessarily mean that the nurse knows how to perform a procedure. Passing a written exam and executing a skill are two different entities; nurses may have the knowledge but not be able to perform the skill.
C) The best way to know that staff development has been effective is to see the staff use the knowledge to perform the function successfully on a client. Most nurses can demonstrate competence immediately after a lecture; the real determinant of learning is whether they can use the information in their practice. A nurse may be able to perform a procedure in the classroom but may not be able to execute it 2 weeks later with a client. Feeling competent does not necessarily mean that the nurse knows how to perform a procedure. Passing a written exam and executing a skill are two different entities; nurses may have the knowledge but not be able to perform the skill.
D) The best way to know that staff development has been effective is to see the staff use the knowledge to perform the function successfully on a client. Most nurses can demonstrate competence immediately after a lecture; the real determinant of learning is whether they can use the information in their practice. A nurse may be able to perform a procedure in the classroom but may not be able to execute it 2 weeks later with a client. Feeling competent does not necessarily mean that the nurse knows how to perform a procedure. Passing a written exam and executing a skill are two different entities; nurses may have the knowledge but not be able to perform the skill.

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