Follows the nursing process to deliver safe, compassionate, and culturally effective care.
Provides individualized and comprehensive patient care accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care provided.
Monitors and documents the patient?s condition, interventions, and the effectiveness of care.
Provides and benchmarks patient care in accordance with the standards of care.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills by problem solving appropriately during patient care
Independently initiates escalation of any untoward changes in the patient?s medical status or care issues utilizing members of the healthcare team and chain of command.
Promotes an interdisciplinary team approach based on mutual respect and direct communication between health professionals to provide patient and family-centered care.
Assesses, plans, provides and evaluates the educational needs of the patient and family.
Facilitates the incorporation of patient safety into clinical nursing care.
Serves as a role model for all staff assisting in promoting and sharing knowledge via mentorship and preceptorship programs in accordance with evidence-based practice.
Acts as a preceptor/mentor in the supervision and teaching new staff or students in the development of competencies required
Welcomes and actively participates in staff/student orientation, promoting and supporting a positive learning environment and transcultural principles in nursing practice
Participates in service activities that contribute to positive patient outcomes, a positive patient experience and a healthy professional environment
Participates in and/or has the ability to lead under the guidance, support and direction of senior staff, the development of programs or quality initiatives that seek to measure and contribute to patient outcomes e.g., clinical auditing, performance improvement activities, and data collection.
To adhere to Codes of Professional Conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.
