Etym. techno word-forming element meaning “art, craft, skill,” later “technical, technology,” from Latinized form of Greek tekhno-, combining form of tekhne “art, skill, craft in work; method, system, an art, a system or method of making or doing.”
Etym. skill (n.) late 12c., “power of discernment,” from Old Norse skil “distinction, ability to make out, discernment, adjustment,” related to skilja (v.) “to separate; discern, understand,” from Proto-Germanic *skaljo. Sense of “ability, cleverness” first recorded early 13c.
Definition
In the health care field, the skills of communication, (patient-provider, team) leadership, teamwork, situational awareness, decisionmaking, resource management, safe practice, adverse event minimization/mitigation, and professionalism; also known as behavioral skills or teamwork skills (Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare).