HLT 418V Grand Canyon University January 17‚ 2013 Cultural competency‚ what exactly is it? Does it have importance in society today and who has the capability to influence change if needed? Researching cultural competence you may find several definitions or interpretations’ depending on where the information is being gathered. Cultural competence refers to a combination of awareness‚ attitudes‚ skills and behaviors related to health care providers ’ ability to care for diverse groups of patient
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Differentiated Essential Competencies: Application to Nursing Roles Kimberly Ely Lamar University NURS 4321 Nursing Theories & Online Education Differentiated Essential Competencies: Application to Nursing Roles There are many hats that a nurse can wear‚ learning every day and the type of degree you have helps determine your scope of practice and the competencies that you should have. In the case scenario where the ADN nurse and the transport tech are engaging in a social conversation not paying
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develop strategies to gain a competitive advantage. One way an organization establishes competitive advantage is through the use and development of core competencies. Core competencies are the value created activities that allows a company to achieve efficiency‚ quality‚ innovation‚ or customer responsiveness (Jones‚ 2010). Two specific core competencies that give an organization a competitive advantage are functional and organizational resources. Functional resources are simply the skills possessed
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nursing. Having my BSN degree is essential for my career and personal development. Initially after graduating with my ASN‚ I enrolled in a BSN program and started my first class‚ when life happened. I was a single mother raising my 5 year old daughter‚ working the night shifts at Miami Children’s Hospital. I was dating my now husband and became pregnant with my second child. I ended up having to quit my job as a pediatric nurse which was my goal‚ to be a pediatric nurse‚ get my BSN and climb the ladder
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COMPETENCY GOAL I TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SAFE‚ HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. A Safe Environment In order for children to feel safe away from home they need a safe environment where they can learn and play comfortably. I am always alert and continuously observe the children at all times. Children must never be left unsupervised. In the class‚ safety precautions such as checking all tables and chairs for damage and sharp edges is done weekly. All electrical outlets that are not being used
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSE AND BACCALAUREATE DEGREE NURSE There are several benefits of having a baccalaureate-degree (BSN) over the associate’s degree (ADN). In this essay‚ I will discuss how effective communication can be further developed when obtaining the BSN. Next‚ I will talk about how a BSN can create a more highly qualified nursing workforce. Lastly‚ it will be explained that getting a BSN will create better career and higher education opportunities. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
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Examples of Competencies A competency is a quality that a company believes is desirable for its employees to have. Competencies can be global or specific. Global competencies are broad in nature‚ and are qualities that all employees within an organization should have. Specific competencies are qualities that are exclusive to a position or field within the organization. Competency Skills Most job-seekers wish they could unlock the secret formula to winning the hearts and minds of employers. What
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In this competency‚ I learned that it is important to do evaluations because it can improve effectiveness and increase accountability. In addition‚ evaluating can help monitor the progress of a social worker. For instance‚ Dr. Mary talked about how supervisors will evaluate their social workers to ensure that they are doing a proficient job. However‚ it is equally as important that social workers evaluate their own work. By evaluating your own practice as a social worker‚ it can help us to assess
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involves human resources (HR) and the nurse manager (NM)‚ is key to successful health care organization. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the selection process‚ identifying the role expectations of the nurse manager and human resource representatives. Moreover‚ the paper will encompass the skills and the right fit of the desirable candidate for a new graduate RN position. In addition‚ the paper
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Entrepreneurial Competencies - The EMPRETEC Model Research by McClelland and McBer‚ funded by USAID‚ has identified 14 personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) which appear to characterize the behaviour of successful entrepreneurs. The study‚ conducted in India‚ Ecuador and Malawi‚ also found that these PECs transcended culture‚ country and continent. These competencies can be grouped into 3 main clusters and the EMPRETEC model has merged some of these competencies to derive 10 PECs
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