| CORE COMPETENCIES | 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE | 
TEAM LEADER’S ACTIVITIES | 
TEAM MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES | 
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Given the opportunity in  the area, the team members will be able to: 
  
a. Attend the orientation and acquaint with the ward personnel, policies, physical set-up, patients, and necessary routine activities and equipment in the ward. | 
  
  
  
Conduct orientation regarding: 
·         personnel 
·         policies and regulations 
·         physical set-up 
  
Tour the team members in the area | 
  
  
  
·         Attend area orientation 
·         Attend the ward tour 
·         acquaint with personnel, patients, physical set-up | 
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b. Demonstrate professional behavior in the clinical area | 
·         Be a role model 
·         Permit members to work independently but with supervision | 
·         Demonstrate adequate preparation for clinical experience 
·         Wear proper uniform and decorum 
·         Independently assume responsibility completing the care of assigned patients | 
| SAFE AND QUALITY NURSING CARE | 
a. Use nursing assessment skills to determine the health status of assigned patient through the use of 
·         inspection 
·         palpation 
·         percussion 
·         auscultation | 
·         Closely monitor team members in performing different assessment techniques 
·         Supervise team members in actual performance of IPPA | 
·         Perform appropriate assessment techniques (IPPA) 
·         Identify signs and symptoms of alterations in the health condition of assigned patient 
·         Identify abnormal physical assessment findings and proper recording of these findings. 
·         Document alterations in patient’s health status | 
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b. Formulate individualized list of nursing diagnoses in the development of nursing care plans | 
·         Explore with the members useful techniques in formulating appropriate nursing diagnoses. 
·         Instruct members to prioritize their patients’ needs 
·         Encourage team members to verbalize questions regarding NCPs | 
·         utilize assessment data as basis for problem identification 
·         correctly state problems to formulate nursing diagnoses 
·         state the rationale for prioritizing stated nursing diagnoses | 
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c. Prepare a plan of care to meet the individualized needs of assigned patients | 
·         conduct initial conferences 
·         hold mini case analyses 
·         Act as facilitator in discussions 
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·         verbalize an appropriate plan of action for each assigned patient 
·         identify common alterations in the health status of assigned patient which interfere with basic needs 
·         develop an individualized plan of care based on an understanding of growth and development and cultural diversity 
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d. Demonstrate competency in the performance of nursing interventions when caring for patients | 
·         work closely and supervise in the actual performance of nursing interventions 
·         require team members to submit or recite drug study 
·         supervise in medication preparation and administration 
·         provide learning opportunities for team members | 
·         implement planned nursing interventions with guidance of the CI or team leader 
·         modify nursing care using the patient’s physical condition as a guide 
·         assess vital signs 
·         verbalize pertinent knowledge about drugs prior to administering medications 
·         seek opportunities to perform nursing skills | 
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e. Evaluate the effectiveness of the NCP. | 
·         Assess the patient if expected outcomes were achieved or met 
·         if unmet, explore with the team member to modify the NCP | 
·         correctly state outcome criteria for each patient goal 
·         report the response of patient to nursing care rendered 
·         identify ways to modify care | 
| MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT | 
Organize workload to facilitate patient care | 
·         devise a daily plan of activities 
·         assist members with clients requiring special or critical care | 
·         attend the orientation and preconference 
·         identify the health needs of clients 
·         attend and participate in case discussions | 
| HEALTH EDUCATION | 
Formulate client teaching plans | 
·         facilitate team members in choosing appropriate teaching strategies 
·         require team members to submit teaching plans  | 
·         identify simple learning needs of the patient and the family 
·         offer sample explanations to clients 
·         recognize behaviors that indicate need for further teaching | 
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Apply nursing theory, concepts and principles when caring for clients | 
·         require members to participate in nurses’ and doctors’ rounds 
·         encourage oral recitations | 
·         relate results of diagnostic tests to the disease process and therapeutic plan of care 
·         demonstrate an understanding of underlying principles when performing nursing skills 
·         seek answers to theoretical questions independently | 
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Evaluate learning experience based on objectives 
  
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·         encourage members to verbalize feelings regarding the learning experience 
·         conduct post conferences | 
·         confer with the team leader for evaluation of performance 
·         attend the exit evaluation after the exposure | 
| ETHICO-LEGAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES | 
Act as a client advocate | 
·         facilitate the discussion of the Patient’s Bill of Rights 
·         Close monitoring of patient-nurse interaction | 
·         Active participation in group discussions 
·         Attend to clients’ concerns | 
| PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 
Identify own learning needs | 
·         Provide opportunities for self-awareness and self-evaluation 
·         Administer written examinations for evaluation 
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·         Verbalize strengths, weaknesses, limitations, goals, aspiration 
·         Pass the written evaluation exam | 
| QUALITY INVOLVEMENT | 
Recommend actions for implementation | 
·         Encourage evaluation of physical set-up and system of client care in the unit | 
·         Based on analysis of data gathered, recommend practical solutions appropriate for the problem | 
| COMMUNICATION/ RECORD MANAGEMENT | 
Use the principles of therapeutic communication | 
·         observation 
·         supervise team member on how to use therapeutic communication techniques 
·         be a role model 
·         check team members’ sample and final charting 
·         require team members to perform process recording | 
·         independently initiate contact with patient 
·         relate with the patient in an understanding non-judgmental manner 
·         communicate appropriately with staff nurses 
·         contribute useful information in group conferences 
·         precisely and concisely chart information and observations regarding patients health condition | 
| LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY | 
Adhere to organizational policies, procedures, local and national | 
·         Require the members to memorize the department’s mission and vision 
·         Be a role model | 
·         State the mission and vision of the institution 
·         Behave in accordance with the established norms of conduct in the institution | 
| COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK | 
Collaborate plan of care with other members of the health team | 
·         Instruct proper patient referral 
·         Orient members with the health team members | 
·         Refer clients to allied health partners 
·         Act as a liaison advocate of the client 
·         Prepare adeaquate documentation for efficient communication of services |