1. Planning of nursing care (e.g. range of varied settings/client’s needs) |
2. Understanding the different roles of RNs in different treatment or care settings (e.g. aged care, rural and remote, acute, mental health, etc.) |
3. Medications and IV products (e.g. safe and appropriate administration of medications) |
4. Clinical monitoring and management - Use of assessment tools (e.g. Haemodynamic/respiratory assessment, MMSE, RUDAS, etc.) all forms of assessment are included here. |
5. Technology and Informatics (e.g. IVI management systems, patient information systems, etc) |
6. Personal care – ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of clients across a range of settings using a holistic, comprehensive nursing model |
7. Mental health nursing care (e.g. application of assessment tools and care strategies and interventions) |
8. Knowledge of key nursing implications of common medical/surgical patient presentations |
9. Clinical interventions – preparing, assisting after care (investigations/surgery/diagnostic) |
10. Professional nursing behaviours –includes collaborative approaches to care (e.g. advocacy, scope of practice, being aware of one’s self, etc.) |
11. Privacy and dignity (e.g. culturally acceptable practice, personal space, respectful) |
12. Dealing with emotional and bereaved people (e.g. breaking bad news, dealing with anger, etc.) |
13. Dementia related skills (e.g. behavioural and psychosocial symptoms of dementia). |
14. Coordinating skills regarding nursing process – uses a range of appropriate assessment strategies and skills across a range of settings. |
15. Leadership skills. |
16. Preventing risk and promoting safety – duty of care (e.g. strategies for reducing risk, risk assessment, etc. – promoting self-care) |
17. Case manager (e.g. coordination of care, crisis/emergency situation management, etc.). |
18. Teamwork and multidisciplinary team working. |
19. Supervisory skills. |
20. Cultural competence (e.g. cross-cultural care, culturally safe and appropriate practice). |
21. Therapeutic nursing behaviours/respectful of personal space. |
22. Efficient and effective communication (e.g. with professionals in other disciplines). |
23. Communication and documentation i.e. verbal including handovers and non-verbal including documentation. |
24. Learner/evidence based practitioner (e.g. appropriate application of practice evidence). |
25. Critical analysis and reflective thinking (e.g. use of reflection and critical incidents, evidence of linking theory to practice). |
26. Demonstrates teaching/educator skills (e.g. utilising appropriate teaching and learning strategies in practice). |
27. Acts as a resource. |
28. Promotes self-care (e.g. specific gender and lifespan related information and strategies). |
29. Demonstrates behaviour conducive to learning (e.g. approachable and supportive). |
30. Learning and developmental culture – learning environment (e.g. relates to an environment conducive to learning and personal and professional growth as a new graduate). |