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 |