Question

synthesize and integrate nursing practice concepts into their professional nursing practice.

engage in professional nursing practice that is patient-centered and appropriate for diverse individuals, families, and communities.

Provide patient-centered care that is respectful to diverse beliefs, and attitudes.

1. Exemplar of specific behavior that met competency.

Answer 1

Nurses are the backbones of the our health care system, they are providing their efficiency. Nursing competency includes core abilities that are required for fulfilling one's role as a nurse. there fore , it is important to clearly difine nursing competency to establish a foundation for nursing education curriculum. however , while the concepts surrounding nursing competency are important for improving nursing quality, they are stillnot yet completely developed. thus challenges remain in establishing definitions and structures for nursing competency, competency levels necessary for nursing proffessionals , training methods and so on. in the present study, we reviewed the research on definitions and attributes of nursing competency in Japan as well as competency structure, its elements and evaluation. furthermore, we investigated training methods to teach nursing competency.

Nurses are always challenged on how they can contribute to society as professionals. they are expected to take professional responsibilities for continuoslyproviding direct care, protecting individual lives and supporting activities of daily living.

The concepts of competence is two-fold

1)potential abilities that may work effectively under certain circumtances

2)motivation to show one's usefulness using those abilities.

on the other hand, competency is a behavioral charecteristic that is based on one's interests and experiences influenced by his/her motivation and attitude.

it is an optimal behavioral trait that likely leads to achievements. competence is a premise for develping competency.