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Core Competencies, 2012 NNCCS

The document outlines core competency standards for nursing practice. It identifies 11 core competency areas for entry-level nursing including safe nursing care, management of resources, health education, legal responsibility, and collaboration. Each competency includes indicators that define observable skills and behaviors. The core competency standards are intended to provide a unified framework to guide nursing education, regulation, practice, and specialization.

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Core Competencies, 2012 NNCCS

The document outlines core competency standards for nursing practice. It identifies 11 core competency areas for entry-level nursing including safe nursing care, management of resources, health education, legal responsibility, and collaboration. Each competency includes indicators that define observable skills and behaviors. The core competency standards are intended to provide a unified framework to guide nursing education, regulation, practice, and specialization.

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COMPETENCY STANDARDS

TECHNICAL
SKILLS + BEHAVIORAL
SKILLS = COMPETENCE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CORE COMPETENCY
STANDARDS:
The Core Competency Standards will serve as a
unifying framework for Nursing Education,
regulation and practice. Specifically it will serve as:

 Guide in developing curriculum in nursing.


 Framework in developing test syllabus for entrants
into the nursing profession.
 Tool for performance evaluation among nurses.
 Basis for advanced practice and specialization.
 Framework for developing a training curriculum of
nurses.
 Yardstick for unethical and unprofessional practice
of Nursing.
THE CORE COMPETENCY FOR THE ENTRY-LEVEL
[ TERMINAL COMPETENCIES ]
There are eleven (11) core competency areas for nursing
practice that were identified which include the following:
 Safe and Quality Nursing Care
 Management of Resources & Environment
 Health Education
 Legal Responsibility
 Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Personal and professional Development
 Quality Improvement
 Research
 Record Management
 Communication
 Collaboration and Teamwork
1. SAFE AND QUALITY NURSING CARE
INDICATORS:
 Demonstrates knowledge based on the health illness
status of individuals and groups
 Provides sound decision making in the care of
individuals/ groups considering their beliefs and values.
 Promotes safety and comfort of patients
 Sets priorities in Nursing care based on patient’s needs
 Ensures continuity of care
 Administers medications and other health therapeutics
 Utilizes the Nursing Process as framework for nursing
 Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with patients
and other members of the health team
 Evaluates progress toward expected outcomes
 Responds to the urgency of the patient’s condition
2. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENT

INDICATORS:

 Organize workload to facilitate patient


care.
 Utilizes resources to support patient care.
 Ensures functioning of resources
 Maintains a safe environment
3. HEALTH EDUCATION

INDICATORS:
 Assess the learning needs of the patient
and family
 Develops health education plan based on
assessed and anticipated needs.
 Develops learning materials for health
education.
 Implements health education plan
 Evaluates the outcome of health education
4. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

INDICATORS:
 Adheres to practices in accordance
with the nursing law and other
relevant legislation including
contracts, informed consent.
 Adheres to organizational policies
and procedures, local and national
 Documents care rendered to patients
5. ETHICO-MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

INDICATORS:

 Respect the rights of individuals/


group
 Accepts responsibility and
accountability for own decision and
actions
 Adheres national and international
code of ethics for nurses.
6. PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS:
 Pursues continuing education
 Identifies own learning needs
 Gets involved in professional
organizations and civic activities.
 Projects a professional image of the
nurse
 Possess positive attitudes towards
change and criticisms.
 Performs function according to
professional standards.
7. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

INDICATORS:
 Gathers data for quality improvement
 Participates in nursing audits
 Identifies and reports variances
 Recommends solutions to identified
problems
8. RESEARCH

INDICATORS:

 Gathers data using different


methodologies.
 Recommends action for implementation
 Disseminates results of research findings
 Applies research findings in nursing
practice
9. RECORDS MANAGEMENT

INDICATORS:

 Maintains accurate and updated


documentation of patient care
 Records outcome of patient care.
 Observes legal imperatives in recording
and keeping.
10. COMMUNICATION
INDICATORS:

 Establishes rapport with patients,


significant others and members of the
health team.
 Identifies verbal and non-verbal cues.
 Utilizes formal and informal channels.
 Responds to needs of individuals, family,
group and community.
 Uses appropriate information technology
to facilitate communication.
11. COLLABORATION AND
TEAMWORK

INDICATORS:

 Establishes collaborative relationship with


colleagues and other members of the
health team
 Collaborates plan of care with other
members of the health team.
Thank You

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