Cognitive skills
Offer a scientific rationale for the patient's plan
of care (nursing and medical science, as well as
basic sciences, such as chemistry, microbiology,
anatomy, physiology, psychology, sociology,
and anthropology).
Select nursing interventions that are most
likely to yield the desired outcomes.
Use critical thinking to solve problems
creatively.. 20
Technical skills
Use technical equipment with sufficient
competence and ease to achieve goals
with minimal distress to participants
involved.
Creatively adapt equipment and
technical procedures to the needs of
particular patients in diverse
circumstances. 21
Interpersonal skills
Use interactions with patients, their significant
others, and colleagues to affirm their worth
Elicit the personal strengths and abilities of
patients and their significant others to achieve
valued health goals.
Provide the healthcare team with knowledge
about the patient's valued goals and
expectations.
Work collaboratively with the healthcare team
as a respected and credible colleague to reach
valued goals. 22
Ethical and legal skills
Be trusted to act in ways that advance the
interests of patients.
Be accountable for their practice to
themselves, the patients they serve, the
caregiving team, and society
Act as effective patient advocates. 23
Ethical and legal skills
Mediate ethical conflicts among the
patient, significant others, healthcare
team, and other interested parties.
Practice nursing faithful to the tenets of
professional codes of ethics and
appropriate standards of practice
Use legal safeguards that reduce the risk
of litigation. 24
Guidelines for Nursing Practice
Nursing controls and guarantees its
practice through standards of practice,
nurse practice acts and licensure, and the
use of the nursing process.
It will guide your nursing education as a
student and your nursing practice after
graduation.