Question

Identify and discuss the required skills and competencies of an RN in the community setting. Do these differ from those required in an acute care setting? Explain and support your answer.

Answer 1

The skills and competencies of a RN in the community setting differ from those required in an acute care setting because the acute care settings require educational proper educational knowledge and have to know all the nursing interventions. The skills and competencies required by a registered nurse (RN) in the community setting are in the shift practice, educational practice should not be required; they should have assessment skills, case management, decision making, leadership, health systems management and teaching. These nurses come to community health nursing expecting to use the same set of skills and knowledge base used in their acute-care practice; however, the skill levels and concepts required for community health nursing care setting. Many nurses are not adequately prepared to enter community health nursing. Preparation must include theoretical and experiential components that focus on assessment skills (of the community and individual), decision making, case management, health systems management, teaching, and leadership.