Nursing Competencies, Definition, and Professionalism
Nurses play a major role in patient care. They are required to be competent in their work, for the security of everyone around them, but specifically for the safety of their patients. There are specific rules and guidelines that must be followed and certain educational courses that are required to be taken to prove that a nurse is competent enough to care for patients.
Five Core Competencies
What are competencies? The American Nurses Association defines competency as “an expected and measurable level of nursing performance that integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment based on established scientific knowledge and expectations for nursing practice (2010, p.64).
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Showing the patient that they matter, being there for them. 1. Being physically present with the patient, being there for the patient and their family in their time of need. Whether it is a terminal diagnosis or given the all clear. 2. Having a dialogue with the patient, communication is key when it comes to patient care. According to (Mattern, 2013), “the nurse is a communicator. Using effective and therapeutic communication skills, the nurse strives to establish relationships to assist patients of all ages to manage and become responsible for their own health needs.”
3. Showing a willingness to share and hear to use active listening. Nurses are known to be quite busy but setting aside time for each patient is key, the patient wants to know that the nurse that is taking care of them is interested in what they have to say. According to (Mattern, 2013), “the nurse is a counselor. By effectively using communication skills, the nurse provides information, listens, facilitates problem-solving and decision-making abilities, and makes appropriate referrals for …show more content…
When someone decides to become a nurse it’s not just a profession it helps define who they are. To be a good nurse it requires someone to be compassionate, and selfless. Putting others before themselves. There are many internal and external environmental factor in nursing. I work on the pulmonary floor so an external factor is making sure patients have adequate oxygenation and providing them with the assistance of daily living, like brushing their teeth and clean linings. Internal environments are making sure the patients have the correct diets and medication for their diagnosis. Like a patient with a cardiac history need a cardiac diet, and making sure they have their medication on time. Health is a state of being actually and
Nurses play a major role in patient care. They are required to be competent in their work, for the security of everyone around them, but specifically for the safety of their patients. There are specific rules and guidelines that must be followed and certain educational courses that are required to be taken to prove that a nurse is competent enough to care for patients.
Five Core Competencies
What are competencies? The American Nurses Association defines competency as “an expected and measurable level of nursing performance that integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment based on established scientific knowledge and expectations for nursing practice (2010, p.64).
The five core …show more content…
Showing the patient that they matter, being there for them. 1. Being physically present with the patient, being there for the patient and their family in their time of need. Whether it is a terminal diagnosis or given the all clear. 2. Having a dialogue with the patient, communication is key when it comes to patient care. According to (Mattern, 2013), “the nurse is a communicator. Using effective and therapeutic communication skills, the nurse strives to establish relationships to assist patients of all ages to manage and become responsible for their own health needs.”
3. Showing a willingness to share and hear to use active listening. Nurses are known to be quite busy but setting aside time for each patient is key, the patient wants to know that the nurse that is taking care of them is interested in what they have to say. According to (Mattern, 2013), “the nurse is a counselor. By effectively using communication skills, the nurse provides information, listens, facilitates problem-solving and decision-making abilities, and makes appropriate referrals for …show more content…
When someone decides to become a nurse it’s not just a profession it helps define who they are. To be a good nurse it requires someone to be compassionate, and selfless. Putting others before themselves. There are many internal and external environmental factor in nursing. I work on the pulmonary floor so an external factor is making sure patients have adequate oxygenation and providing them with the assistance of daily living, like brushing their teeth and clean linings. Internal environments are making sure the patients have the correct diets and medication for their diagnosis. Like a patient with a cardiac history need a cardiac diet, and making sure they have their medication on time. Health is a state of being actually and