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Jun 6, 2023 · Abstract. Nurse practitioner (NP) and advanced practice nurses (APNs) must be competent in their area of practice. Practice competencies define NPs’ and APNs’ scope of practice and assess proficiency of the knowledge and skills to provide safe care. There are several different standards worldwide for developing and implementing APN and NP ...
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Jun 1, 2023 · Definition of competency and role in education ‘Competency’ is the capability of any given person or professional to execute a certain task or action while having the necessary training and education to do so. 1 Another essential term is ‘competency-based education’, defined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing as ‘a process whereby students are held accountable to the ...
- 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067352
- 2023
- BMJ Open. 2023; 13(6): e067352.
The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice are “authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered nurses, regardless of role, population, specialty, and setting, are expected to perform competently.” These standards define a competent level of nursing practice based on the critical thinking model known as the ...
- 2021
Apr 3, 2022 · Cultural competence refers to a healthcare provider’s ability to consider cultural factors that affect an individual’s health and attitudes toward disease and disability. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are increasingly important in healthcare, practicing culturally competent care strategies to improve the quality of patient care.
Cultural competence in nursing prepares nurses to relate to patients on a deeper level, making it easier for patients to respond to nurses and vice versa. These deeper nurse-patient relationships typically result in increased patient compliance and better health and organizational outcomes. 2.
May 1, 2013 · Eraut (1994) contributed to the definition of competence by describing the competent practitioner as “tolerably good but less than expert” (p.160). In harmony with Benner, Eraut identified that even when a practitioner is considered competent, there is still something more for them to attain beyond which Benner referred to as proficiency ...
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Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. 'Culture' refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs ...
