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COMPETENCY ASSESSMENTIn the Operative and Invasive Procedure SettingJoyce A. Cox, MBA, CNP, CRNFA, OCNContributing AuthorsDawn Whiteside, BSN, RN, CNOR, RNFAJames X. Stobinski, PhD, RN, CNORCompetency ASSESSMENT in the Operative and Invasive Procedure Setting1Operative and invasive procedures requiring the use of sterile technique are no longer performed only in the operating room (OR). Advances in technology and techniques have facilitated the performance of procedures in non-traditional settings beyond the OR.

5 Competency Assessment in the Operative and Invasive Procedure Setting according to the practitioner’s level of skill acquisition and role expectations.20 As the Dreyfus19 model demonstrates, no one begins at a competent level.

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