[Best practices that promote the safety in the accredited nurses' professional development]. / Buenas prácticas que promueven la seguridad. Desempeño profesional de las enfermeras acreditadas.

INTRODUCTION: Through the Andalusian Agency for Healthcare Quality's Skills Accreditation Model, professionals observe and recognize the proximity that exists between their real skills and those defined in their Skills Manuals. This article describe the elements contained in these Manuals, referred to the Best Professionals Practices which promote the fulfilment of the Patient's Safety strategies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional descriptive analysis of the elements contained in the Skills Manuals which refer to the Safety strategies. RESULTS: 38 elements related to the Safety were identified in the Skills Manuals. Currently 618 nurses have obtained their accreditation in the Andalusian Public Health System. The Best Practices and/or Evidence, related to the Safety and that are shown up during these Accreditation Processes more frequently are related to "Implementing continuous improvement activities in relation to their results evaluation" and training in "Life Support". DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The submission of the evidence related to Safety made by accredited nurses shows their Skills level, offers the opportunity to identify areas for improvement and professional development and enables a safer practice, preventing damage and minimizing the healthcare risks.

Buenas prácticas que promueven la seguridad. Desempeño profesional de las enfermeras acreditadas / Best practices that promote the safety in the accredited nurses’ professional development

Introducción. A través del Modelo de Acreditación de Com-petencias de la Agencia de Calidad Sanitaria de Andalucía, los profesionales observan y reconocen la proximidad existente entre sus competencias reales y las definidas en su Manual de Competencias. Este trabajo describe los elementos contenidos en dichos manuales, referidos a las buenas prácticas profesionales que promueven el cumplimiento de las estrategias para la seguridad del paciente. Material y métodos. Análisis descriptivo transversal de los elementos contenidos en los manuales de competencias que hacen referencia a las estrategias para la seguridad del paciente. Resultados. Se identificaron 38 elementos relacionados con la seguridad. Actualmente, se han acreditado 618 enfermeras del Sistema Sanitario Público de Andalucía. Las buenas prácticas y/o evidencias, relacionadas con la seguridad y puestas de manifiesto con mayor frecuencia durante estos procesos de acreditación, corresponden a la «Realización de actividades de mejora continua en relación con la evaluación de sus resultados» y a la formación en «Soporte vital». Discusión y conclusiones. La aportación de evidencias relacionadas con la seguridad, por parte de las enfermeras acreditadas, pone de manifiesto su nivel de competencia, ofrece la oportunidad de identificar áreas de mejora y de desarrollo profesional y hace posible una práctica más segura, previniendo daños y minimizando los riesgos derivados de la atención sanitaria(AU)

Introduction. Through the Andalusian Agency for Healthcare Quality’s Skills Accreditation Model, professionals observe and recognize the proximity that exists between their real skills and those defined in their Skills Manuals. This article describe the elements contained in these Manuals, referred to the Best Professionals Practices which promote the fulfilment of the Patient’s Safety strategies. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional descriptive analysis of the elements contained in the Skills Manuals which refer to the Safety strategies. Results. 38 elements related to the Safety were identified in the Skills Manuals. Currently, 618 nurses have obtained their accreditation in the Andalusian Public Health System. The Best Practices and/or Evidence, related to the Safety and that are shown up during these Accreditation Processes more frequently, are related to «Implementing continuous improvement activities in relation to their results evaluation» and training in «Life Support». Discussion and conclusions. The submission of the evidence related to Safety made by accredited nurses shows their Skills level, offers the opportunity to identify areas for improvement and professional development and enables a safer practice, preventing damage and minimizing the healthcare(AU)

Acreditación de competencias profesionalesen el Sistema Sanitario Público Andaluz / Accreditation of Professional Competences in the Andalucía Public Healthcare System

Desde el año 2004, la Agencia de Calidad Sanitaria ha desarrollado un modelode acreditación, propio y singular, que pretende reconocer la excelenciade los profesionales y que se caracteriza por ser voluntario y basado enla autoevaluación que el profesional hace de su práctica real y diaria. Estemodelo de acreditación ha sido desarrollado con la participación tanto dela administración sanitaria como de las sociedades científicas. En la actualidad,309 enfermeras han obtenido su acreditación a través de este proceso.El presente trabajo pretende describir dicho modelo de acreditación, asícomo difundir los resultados obtenidos hasta la fecha por los profesionalesde Enfermería dentro del Programa de Acreditación de Competencias Profesionalesdel Sistema Sanitario de Andalucía (AU)

Since 2004, the Healthcare Quality Agency has developed its own particularaccreditation model, which aims to acknowledge professional excellenceand is characterized by being of voluntary nature and based on the self-assessmentthat is carried out by the professional in real and daily practice.This accreditation model has been developed with the participation of thehealthcare administration as well as scientific societies. This work aims todescribe this accreditation model, as well as to disseminate the results obtainedup until now by nursing professionals within the Competences AccreditationProgramme of the Healthcare System of Andalucía (AU)