AANN | American Association of Neuroscience Nurses -
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Published on: 10/30/2009
Last Visited: 10/30/2009
According to AANN representative Cathy Cartwright, MSN RN PCNS, the group discussed both the relevancy and necessity of core competencies for entry-level CNS's who are recent graduates.
"The nationally recognized educational standards, role competencies, and specialty competencies not only help define the role of Clinical Nurse Specialists new to the field but [also] assist graduate nursing programs in teaching core competencies to students," Cartwright said.
Core competencies include behavioral statements related to direct care, consultation, systems leadership, collaboration, coaching, research, and ethical decision-making, moral agency, and advocacy.
Behavioral statements related to direct care competencies, for example, include "conducts comprehensive, holistic wellness, and illness assessments using known or innovative evidence-based techniques, tools, and direct and indirect methods" or "obtains data about context and etiologies (including both nondisease and disease-related factors) necessary to formulate differential diagnoses and plans of care and to identify and evaluate outcomes."
For more information, contact Cathy at cartwrightc@health.missouri.edu.