Posted: April 24th, 2025

Behavioral competency

I have attached the assignment instructions. You can find the six domains here:

https://www.qsen.org/post/the-lewis-blackman-story

PURPOSE

Assess behavioral competencies within six (6) Core Competency Domains as established by Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! – This is a time intensive learning activity. It requires an honest and accurate assessment of your proficiency in practice. Careful reading and understanding of the Core Competency Domain definition and behavioral competencies within the domain will maximize assessment with the potential outcome of enhanced quality and safe care.

DIRECTIONS

1. Use the CPCA tool to rate (using a 1-5 scale 1=limited competency, 5=high level of competency)
ALL behavioral competencies
within each core domain.

2. Total ratings at the end of each core competency domain in the space provided.

3. In the designated space at the end of each core competency domain, identify your top competency need.

4. Submit to assigned Canvas area.

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CORE COMPETENCY DOMAIN

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY

RATING

Patient-centered Care

Definition: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.

Considers patient cultural preferences

1 2 3 4 5

Involves family in care

1 2 3 4 5

Customizes nursing care to patient needs and values

Allows patient to be the source of control

Shares knowledge and information with patient and family

Educates patient according to need

Advocates disease prevention, wellness, and promotion of healthy lifestyle

Demonstrates cultural awareness, humility, sensitive, and caring in interactions with patients/families, with patients/families and interprofessional team members

Demonstrates an awareness of the unity of body, mind, and spirit when providing care

Incorporates personal and professional value systems into providing diversity in care

Total rating score for patient-centered care competency

Identify top competency need:

CORE COMPETENCY DOMAIN

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY

RATING

Team work and Collaboration

Definition: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care

Effectively communicates with patients/families by using standardized communication tools, communication principles and understanding of barriers to communication

1 2 3 4 5

Effectively communicates with interprofessional team by using standardized communication tools, communication principles and understanding of barriers to communication

1 2 3 4 5

Effectively communicates by managing information, knowledge and technology to provide safe patient centered care and application of evidence to inform practice decisions

1 2 3 4 5

Understands and uses conflict resolution/management principles

1 2 3 4 5

Applies change theory in effecting change

1 2 3 4 5

Shares decision making with patient and interprofessional team

1 2 3 4 5

Total rating score for Team work competency

Identify top competency need:

CORE COMPETENCY DOMAIN

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY

RATING

Evidence Based Practice (EBP)

Definition: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.

Utilizes technology and research in combination with clinical expertise and patient values when making clinical decision

1 2 3 4 5

Integrates best evidence to inform practice

1 2 3 4 5

Applies evidence-based knowledge in clinical practice

1 2 3 4 5

Total rating score for EBP

Identify top competency need:

CORE COMPETENCY DOMAIN

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY

RATING

Quality Improvement

Definition: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care system

Monitors patient outcomes

1 2 3 4 5

Uses improvement concepts/methods to minimize risk of harm to patients and providers to improve health care system

1 2 3 4 5

Includes ethical and critical decision making, mutually respectful communication and collaboration, care coordination, delegation, team building and conflict resolution in interactions with patients/families, interprofessional team

1 2 3 4 5

Total rating score for Quality improvement

Identify top competency need:

CORE COMPETENCY DOMAIN

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY

RATING

Safety

Definition: Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.

Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance

1 2 3 4 5

Total rating score for Safety

CORE COMPETENCY DOMAIN

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY

RATING

Informatics

Definition: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making.

Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision-making

1 2 3 4 5

Anticipates and minimizes health consequences of emergencies and disasters

1 2 3 4 5

Uses word processing and presentation software

1 2 3 4 5

Uses data analysis software

1 2 3 4 5

Able to search, retrieve, manage and make decisions using electronic data from databases

1 2 3 4 5

Communicates using e-mail, instant messaging, e-mails lists, and file transfers

1 2 3 4 5

Evaluates health information for teaching patients/family

1 2 3 4 5

Applies security protections and addresses legal and ethical issues related to information technology

1 2 3 4 5

Total rating score for Informatics

Identify top competency need:

For Part 1 of this assignment complete the first for columns for Copy “Plan for Improvement”. Choose your two lowest Core Competency Domains to work on. The “Update” column will be completed during the last week of class. See example below

PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT

EXAMPLE ONLY

Core Competency Domain AND Behavior Needing Improvement

Why

When

How

Update

Patient-Centered Care: Allows patient to be the source of control

I practice from the assumption that I as the nurse know what is best for the patient. I also assume that if I give up control, the patient will take advantage. I realize these are not valid assumptions as expanded knowledge and reflection this semester has allowed me to understand…

I will begin working on this way of thinking and change my behaviors to reflect the behavioral competency with this core competency domain immediately. I will start by allowing my patients to decide when…

Critical self-reflection
Seeking evidence to inform practice

Over the past 3 months I have consciously included this behavior into my nursing care. I use critical reflection after patient situations to ensure I am demonstrating the behavior in my practice.

EBP:

Applies evidence-based knowledge in clinical practice

I have a gap in knowledge, abilities and attitude related to applying EBP knowledge in my clinical practice. I also am not proficient in using the steps to EBP. I am aware that my facility uses guidelines, protocols and bundles but I do not understand the process for integrating into practice.

Upon obtaining further knowledge and EBP abilities

Successful completion of the EBP course in the EARN program
CE related to EBP
Dialogue with colleagues who have this proficiency
Practice

Submit this template with your self-assessment.

Core Competency Domain AND Behavior Needing Improvement

Why

When

How

Update

RUBRIC:

CRITERIA/POINTS

PTS

COMMENTS

Rated

ALL
behavioral competencies with each core competency domain using 1-5 scale

10

Totaled competency behaviors scores for each core competency domain

10

Identified top competency need for each area

10

Developed plan for improvement choosing two of the lowest domains

20

Total Points

50

Note*

· Full points awarded if all criteria met in a substantive manner

· Partial points if all criteria met, but responses are not substantive

· 0 points for missing criteria,
late assignment, not following directions, not submitted to appropriate Canvas area