Professional competency is a requirement in nursing. As nurses we play a crucial role in the delivery of health care services. Being competent does not only mean being great at skills and having a large knowledge base but it also requires providing patients with genuine care. In nursing school in order for us to progress through the program we all had to be competent in drug calculations, sterile techniques, and physical assessments to list a few. So once we entered the workforce we had some entry level competencies. In my five years of nursing I have become competent in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Sepsis treatment, the use of i-STAT handheld blood analyzer, and correct usage of the electrocardiogram
