Employers should use competency
validation processes to document
the nurse’s knowledge, skills, behaviors,
and abilities.1 For example,
proper application and use of a catheter
stabilization device should be validated
with a competency assessment.
The competency should address proper
use of the product, maintenance of
aseptic technique during the procedure,
and catheter stabilization during
the placement procedure, as inadvertent
catheter dislodgement is a risk