PUBLIC HEALTH Nurse. L. Michele Issel, PhD, RN University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

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1 PUBLIC HEALTH Nurse Competency Self-Assessment L. Michele Issel, PhD, RN University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health --7 and Kathleen Baldwin, PhD, RN University of Illinois at Peoria College of Nursing

2 The first part of the survey has 0 major activities, each a list of areas related to that major activity. For each area listed under that major activity, you are asked to circle the number that best describes what you feel to be your level of competence in that area. There are no right or wrong answers. Your honesty will help us accurately understand more public health nurses in Illinois, and the types of education and training they need. Monitoring Community Health Status How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in each of the following areas? as. Overall process of community health status assessment. Select appropriate sources of data for community assessment. Select appropriate methods of data gathering. a. Conduct primary data analysis: b. Interviews c. Surveys d. Focus groups. Conduct secondary data analysis: a. National Vital Records (e.g., births, deaths) b. Population-based surveys c. Census data d. Center for Disease Control and Prevention data e. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

3 Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in each of the following areas? as an expert, 6. Conduct infectious disease interviews and investigations 7. Conduct case finding 8. Conduct epidemiological investigations of disease outbreaks 9. Develop community diagnoses 0. Interpret laboratory results regarding reportable infectious diseases Informing, Educating, & Empowering Populations at Risk How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in the each of following areas? as. Select culturally competent interventions. Develop and implementing awareness campaigns. Develop and implementing public education campaigns. Translate needs assessment findings into language understood by those at risk

4 Mobilizing Community Partnerships How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in the following areas? as an expert,. Conflict resolution 6. Change process 7. Develop culturally competent relationships community partners 8. Coalition building 9. Lead groups through problem solving or decision making processes 0. Develop community based systems of care. Team building. Negotiation. Motivate and inspire others. Stress management. Appropriate use of mass media 6. Formation and efficient use of advisory boards 7. Formation and efficient use of volunteers Enforcement of Laws and Regulations How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in the following areas? as an expert, 8. Enforcing health related laws 9. Enforcing health related regulations 0. Translate health laws and regulations into standard operating procedures. Educate relevant constituents on compliance public health laws

5 Policy and Planning Skills How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in the following areas? as. Identifying areas for policy development. Writing a clear and concise policy statement/position paper. Providing legislative or governmental bodies written or verbal testimony. Translating policy into practice 6. Interacting legislators 7. Identifying and influencing key public health policy makers Linking People to Services How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in the following areas? be taught as 8. Advocate other service providers for persons different cultural backgrounds 9. Refer or link to available resources 0. Determine appropriate service to address the need.. Advocate development of needed services

6 Assuring a Competent Public Health Workforce How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in the following areas? as. Fiscal management of programs. Staff development (recognizing strengths, empowerment, use of creativity). Staff recruitment. Staff retention 6. Organizational analysis 7. Time management 8. Personnel performance evaluation 9. Management information systems Evaluating Health Services How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills in the following areas? be taught as 0. Develop logic models or program theory. Use appropriate methods to collect evaluation data. Analyze quantitative data. Analyze qualitative data. Evaluate process objectives. Evaluate impact and outcome objectives 6. Write recommendations for programmatic or services change 7. Engage in continuous quality improvement 8. Present program evaluation results

7 Researching Innovative Solutions How competent do you feel your knowledge or skills need in the following areas? as 9. Identify researchable questions and problems 60. Identify evidence-based public health interventions 6. Conduct computer searches of the professional literature 6. Conduct computer searches of government web-sites for innovative evidenced-based programs 6. Identify sources of research funding government, private foundations, and other 6. Write grant proposals to support public health programs Thank You. To calculate your competency scores, go to the next page.

8 To know you level of competence in each domain, you ll need to do some simple math. Total these items Items - f divide by = as level of competence in monitoring health status. Items 6 0: = as level of competence in diagnose health problems. Items : = as level of competence in educating populations at risk. Items 6: = as level of competence in mobilizing community partnerships. Items 7 0: = as level of competence in enforcement of laws. Items 6: 6 = as level of competence in policy and planning. Items 7 0: = as level of competence in linking people to services. Items 8: workforce. 8 = as level of competence in assuring a competent Items 8 7: 9 = as level of competence in evaluating health services. Items 8 6: = as level of competence in researching solutions. Interpret Scores using this general rule: or = Lower than competent. = Competent. or = Higher than competent.