Module 5 Discussion: Exploring the AACN Essentials Competencies TQE

Readings Related to Discussion

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). . (specific section in instructions below)
• One current peer-reviewed journal article of your choice to support your discussion post

Discussion Instructions

For this discussion, you will engage with one of the AACN Essentials competencies using the TQE method(Thoughts, Questions, Epiphanies), introduced in Module 1. This approach encourages deep reflection, inquiry, and collaborative learning.

Step 1: Explore the Essentials

• Skim the AACN Essentials document to familiarize yourself with its structure.
• Focus on the competencies beginning on page 27.
• Choose one competency (excluding #6.4, which will be addressed in Module 6).
• To reserve your topic, start a new discussion thread with the competency number and title in the subject line. Only one student may select each competency.

Step 2: Create Your Initial Post

Once youve reserved your competency, return to your thread and write a post that includes:

1. A brief summary of the contextual statement for the competency.
2. A synthesis of the differences between the entry-level and advanced-level expectations(no need to list sub-competenciesfocus on your understanding).
3. An example of how both an entry-level nurse and an advanced practice nurse might demonstrate this competency in practice.
4. Your thoughts, questions, or epiphanies related to the competency, informed by your reading of the Essentials and any relevant literature.

Step 3: Engage with Peers

• Respond to at least two classmates threads.
• In your responses:
  • Offer thoughtful commentary on their analysis.
  • Identify potential barriers to achieving the competency.
  • Add new insights, ask clarifying questions, or share relevant experiences to move the conversation forward.

A list of the available competencies is located below.

Domain 1: Knowledge for Nursing Practice

Competencies

• 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing’s distinct perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines
• 1.2 Apply theory and research-based knowledge from nursing, the arts, humanities, and other sciences
• 1.3 Demonstrate clinical judgment founded on a broad knowledge base

Domain 2: Person-Centered Care

Competencies

2.1 Engage with the individual in establishing a caring relationship

• 2.2 Communicate effectively with individuals
• 2.3 Integrate assessment skills in practice
• 2.4 Diagnose actual or potential health problems and needs
• 2.5 Develop a plan of care
• 2.6 Demonstrate accountability for care delivery
• 2.7 Evaluate outcomes of care
• 2.8 Promote self-care management
• 2.9 Promote care coordination

Domain 3: Population Health

Competencies

• 3.1 Manage population health
• 3.2 Engage with other health professionals to address population health issues
• 3.3 Consider the socioeconomic impact of the delivery of health care
• 3.4 Advance equitable population health policy
• 3.5 Demonstrate advocacy strategies
• 3.6 Advance preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies

Domain 4: Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline

Competencies

• 4.1 Advance the scholarship of nursing
• 4.2 Integrate the best evidence into nursing practice
• 4.3 Promote the ethical conduct of scholarly activities

Domain 5: Quality and Safety

Competencies

• 5.1 Apply quality improvement principles in care delivery
• 5.2 Contribute to a culture of patient safety
• 5.3 Contribute to a culture of provider and work environment safety

Domain 6: Interprofessional Partnerships

Competencies

• 6.1 Communicate in a manner that facilitates a partnership approach to quality care delivery
• 6.2 Perform effectively in different team roles, using principles and values of team dynamics
• 6.3 Use knowledge of nursing and other professions to address healthcare needs
• 6.4 Work with other professions to maintain a climate of mutual learning, respect, and shared values (Do not choose this one as it is used as an example in the next module)

Domain 7: Systems-Based Practice

Competencies

• 7.1 Apply knowledge of systems to work effectively across the continuum of care
• 7.2 Incorporate consideration of cost-effective care
• 7.3 Optimize system effectiveness through the application of innovation and evidence-based practice

Domain 8: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies

Competencies

• 8.1 Describe the various information and communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities, and populations
• 8.2 Use information and communication technology to gather data, create information, and generate knowledge
• 8.3 Use information and communication technologies and informatics processes to deliver safe nursing care to diverse populations in a variety of settings
• 8.4 Use information and communication technology to support documentation of care and communication among providers, patients, and all system levels
• 8.5 Use information and communication technologies in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards, and workplace policies in delivery of care

Domain 9: Professionalism

Competencies

• 9.1 Demonstrate an ethical comportment in one’s practice reflective of nursing’s mission to society
• 9.2 Employ participatory approach to nursing care
• 9.3 Demonstrate accountability to the individual, society, and the profession
• 9.4 Comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations
• 9.5 Demonstrate the professional identity of nursing
• 9.6 Integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to one’s professional identity

Domain 10: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development

Competencies

• 10.1 Demonstrate a commitment to personal health and well-being
• 10.2 Demonstrate a spirit of inquiry that fosters flexibility and professional maturity
• 10.3 Develop capacity for leadership

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