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11 Keys of Responsibilities and Core Competencies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Establishes rapport with patients, significant others and members of the health team | Communication |
| Identifies verbal and nonverbal cues | Communication |
| Utilizes formal and informal channels | Communication |
| Responds to needs of individuals, family, group and community | Communication |
| Uses appropriate information technology to facilitate communication | Communication |
| Gathers data for quality improvement | Quality improvement |
| Participates in nursing audits and rounds | Quality improvement |
| Identifies reports and variances | Quality improvement |
| Recommends solutions to identified problems | Quality improvement |
| Gather data using different methodologies | Research |
| Recommends actions for implementation | Research |
| Disseminates results of research findings | Research |
| Applies research findings in nursing practice | Research |
| Establishes collaborative relationship with colleagues and other members of the health team | Collaboration and teamwork |
| Collaborates plan of care with other members oft he health team | Collaboration and teamwork |
| Organizes work load to facilitate patient care | Management of resources and environment |
| Utilizes resources to support patient care | Management of resources and environment |
| Ensures functioning of resources | Management of resources and environment |
| Checks proper functioning of equipment | Management of resources and environment |
| Maintains a safe environment | Management of resources environment |
| Identifies own learning needs | Personal and professional development |
| Pursues continuing education | Personal and professional development |
| Gets involved in professional organizations & civic activities | Personal and professional development |
| Projects a professional image of the nurse | Personal and professional development |
| Possesses positive attitude towards change and criticism | Personal and professional development |
| Performs function according to professional standard | Personal and professional development |
| Assesses the learning needs of the patient and family | Health education |
| Develops health education plan based on assessed & anticipated needs | Health education |
| Develops learning materials for health education | Health education |
| Implements the health education plan | Health education |
| Evaluates the outcome of health education | Health education |
| Respects the rights of individual/groups | Ethico-moral responsibility |
| Accepts responsibility and accountability for won decision and actions | Ethico-moral responsibility |
| Adheres to the national and international code of ethics for nurses | Ethico-moral responsibility |
| Adheres to pratices in accordance with the nursing law & other relevant legislation including contracts, informed consent | Legal responsibility |
| Adheres to organizational policies and procedures, local and national | Legal responsibility |
| Documents care rendered to patients | Legal responsibility |
| Maintains accurate & updated documentation of patient care | Record management |
| Records outcome of patient care | Record management |
| Observes legal imperatives in record keeping | Record management |
| Demonstrates knowledge base on the health/illness of individual/groups | Safe and quality nursing care |
| Provide sound decision making in the care of individuals/groups considering their beliefs and values | Safe and quality nursing care |
| Promotes safety and comfort and privacy of patients | Safe and quality nursing care |
| Sets priorities in nursing care based on patient's needs | Safe and quality nursing care |
| Ensures continuity of care | Safe and quality nursing care |
| Administers medications and other health therapeutics | Safe and quality nursing care |
| Utilizes the nursing process as framework for nursing | Safe and quality nursing care |
| Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with patients and other members of the health team | Utilizing the nursing process (Safe and quality nursing care) |
| Implements planned nursing care to achieve identified outcomes | Utilizing the nursing process (Safe and quality nursing care) |
| Evaluates progress toward expected outcomes | Utilizing the nursing process (Safe and quality nursing care) |
| Responds to the urgency of the patients condition | Utilizing the nursing process (Safe and quality nursing care) |
| Performs comprehensive & systematic nursing assessment | Utilizing the nursing process (Safe and quality nursing care) |