| ISSUE |
STANDARD |
EXAMPLES
OF NECESSARY ACTIVITIES (not all inclusive) |
Critical
thinking |
Critical
thinking ability sufficient for clinical judgment |
Identify
cause-effect relationship in nursing clinical and
classroom situations.
Predict
outcomes based on plans of care for clients across life
span.
Differentiate
extraneous data from pertinent data.
Synthesize
theory and apply to client care situations.
Analyze
and synthesize information to support or defend a
position.
Calculate
prescribed drugs.
Make
safe judgments.
|
| Interpersonal
abilities
|
Interpersonal
abilities sufficient to interact with peers and faculty.
|
Function
in groups.
Establish
rapport and therapeutic relationships with clients.
Maintain
professional boundaries.
|
| Communication |
Communication
abilities sufficient for interaction with others in
verbal and written form.
|
Express
ideas/thoughts and receive those of others in classroom
and clinical setting.
Explain
treatment procedures, initiate health teaching, document
and interpret nursing actions and client response.
|
| Mobility |
Gross
motor abilities to move from room to room, maneuver in
small spaces.
|
Move
around in client’s room, work spaces, and treatment
areas, perform cardiopulmonary procedures, assist in
ambulation, lift and transfer clients (suggested minimum
of 50 lbs).
Possess
sufficient mobility and stamina to function in a
clinical setting for a given period of time.
|
| Fine motor
skills |
Manual
dexterity sufficient to provide safe and effective care.
|
Complete
examinations/evaluations by writing, typing, or
demonstration.
Calibrate
and use equipment
. |
| Hearing |
Auditory
ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs.
|
Hear
basic conversation, monitor alarms, emergency signals,
ausculatory sounds, and cries for help.
|
| Visual |
Visual
ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs.
|
Read
documents (charts, lab reports).
Read
calibrations of syringes, sphygmomanometer,
thermometers, equipment output (waves, printouts,
digital readings).
Observe
client behaviors (color changes, nonverbal
communication).
|
| Tactile |
Tactile
ability sufficient for physical assessment
|
Perform
palpation, percussion, functions of physical examination
and/or those related to therapeutic intervention, assess
temperature changes.
|
| Emotional
stability |
Emotional
stability sufficient to assume
responsibility/accountability for actions.
|
Respond
appropriately to suggestions for improvement.
Accept
criticism.
|
| Health |
Characteristics
that would not compromise health and safety of clients.
|
Minimize
exposure to and seek appropriate treatment for
communicable diseases.
|
