11 Core Competencies in Nursing
11 core competencies in nursing
1. safe and quality nursing care
2. management of resources and environment's
3. health education
4. legal responsibility
5. ethic/moral responsibility
6. personal and professional development
7. quality improvement
8. research
9. record management
10. communication
11. collaboration and teamwork
CONCEPTS UNDERLYING CORE COMPETENCIES
I. PATIENT CARE COMPETENCIES
1. Safe and Quality Nursing Care
Core Competency 1: Demonstrates knowledge base on the health /illness status of individual / groups
• Identifies the health needs of the clients (individuals, families, population groups and/or communities)
• Explains the health status of the clients/ groups
Core Competency 2: Provides sound decision making in the care of individuals / families/groups considering their beliefs and values
• Identifies clients’ wellness potential and/or health problem
• Gathers data related to the health condition
• Analyzes the data gathered
• Selects appropriate action to support/ enhance wellness response; manage the health problem
• Monitors the progress of the action taken
Core Competency 3: Promotes safety and comfort and privacy of clients
• Performs age-specific safety measures in all aspects of client care
• Performs age-specific comfort measures in all aspects of client care
• Performs age-specific measures to ensure privacy in all aspects of client care
Core Competency 4: Sets priorities in nursing care based on clients’ needs
• Identifies the priority needs of clients
• Analyzes the needs of clients
• Determines appropriate nursing care to address priority needs/problems
Core Competency 5: Ensures continuity of care
• Refers identified problem to appropriate individuals / agencies
• Establishes means of providing continuous client care
Core Competency 6: Administers medications and other health therapeutics
• Conforms to the 10 golden rules in medication administration and health therapeutics
Core Competency 7: Utilizes the nursing process
1. safe and quality nursing care
2. management of resources and environment's
3. health education
4. legal responsibility
5. ethic/moral responsibility
6. personal and professional development
7. quality improvement
8. research
9. record management
10. communication
11. collaboration and teamwork
CONCEPTS UNDERLYING CORE COMPETENCIES
I. PATIENT CARE COMPETENCIES
1. Safe and Quality Nursing Care
Core Competency 1: Demonstrates knowledge base on the health /illness status of individual / groups
• Identifies the health needs of the clients (individuals, families, population groups and/or communities)
• Explains the health status of the clients/ groups
Core Competency 2: Provides sound decision making in the care of individuals / families/groups considering their beliefs and values
• Identifies clients’ wellness potential and/or health problem
• Gathers data related to the health condition
• Analyzes the data gathered
• Selects appropriate action to support/ enhance wellness response; manage the health problem
• Monitors the progress of the action taken
Core Competency 3: Promotes safety and comfort and privacy of clients
• Performs age-specific safety measures in all aspects of client care
• Performs age-specific comfort measures in all aspects of client care
• Performs age-specific measures to ensure privacy in all aspects of client care
Core Competency 4: Sets priorities in nursing care based on clients’ needs
• Identifies the priority needs of clients
• Analyzes the needs of clients
• Determines appropriate nursing care to address priority needs/problems
Core Competency 5: Ensures continuity of care
• Refers identified problem to appropriate individuals / agencies
• Establishes means of providing continuous client care
Core Competency 6: Administers medications and other health therapeutics
• Conforms to the 10 golden rules in medication administration and health therapeutics
Core Competency 7: Utilizes the nursing process