1160
Foundations
Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
1. Adheres to the safety
requirements and
standards of the practice
setting and complies with
mandatory reporting
requirements as set forth
by the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, Texas Board
of Nursing Rules and other
governing and accrediting
agencies.
1. Adheres to the safety
requirements and
standards of the practice
setting and complies with
mandatory reporting
requirements as set forth
by the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, Texas Board
of Nursing Rules and other
governing and accrediting
agencies.
1. Adheres to the safety
requirements and
standards of the practice
setting and complies with
mandatory reporting
requirements as set forth
by the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, Texas Board
of Nursing Rules and other
governing and accrediting
agencies.
1. Adheres to the safety
requirements and
standards of the practice
setting and complies with
mandatory reporting
requirements as set forth
by the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, Texas Board
of Nursing Rules and other
governing and accrediting
agencies.
1. Adheres to the safety
requirements and
standards of the practice
setting and complies with
mandatory reporting
requirements as set forth
by the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, Texas Board
of Nursing Rules and other
governing and accrediting
agencies.
1. Adheres to the safety
requirements and
standards of the practice
setting and complies with
mandatory reporting
requirements as set forth
by the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, Texas Board
of Nursing Rules and other
governing and accrediting
agencies.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Reports any errors
and/or omissions promptly
according to ACC and
facility guidelines.
a. Reports any errors
and/or omissions promptly
according to ACC and
facility guidelines.
a. Reports any errors
and/or omissions promptly
according to ACC and
facility guidelines.
a. Reports any errors
and/or omissions promptly
according to ACC and
facility guidelines.
a. Reports any patient care
errors and/or omissions
promptly according to ACC
and facility guidelines.
a. Reports any errors
and/or omissions promptly
according to ACC and
facility guidelines.
b. Uses standards of
nursing practice to provide
patient care.
b. Uses standards of
nursing practice to provide
and evaluate care.
b. Uses standards of
nursing practice to provide
and evaluate care.
b. Uses standards of
nursing practice to provide
and evaluate care.
b. Uses standards of
nursing practice to provide
and evaluate care.
b. Uses standards of
nursing practice to provide
and evaluate care.
c. Reports environmental
and systems incidents to
reduce potential risks for
harm.
c. Assesses and reports
environmental and
systems incidents to
reduce potential risks for
harm.
c. Assesses and reports
environmental and
systems incidents to
reduce potential risks for
harm.
c. Assesses and reports
environmental and
systems incidents to
reduce potential risks for
harm.
c. Assesses and reports
environmental and
systems incidents to
reduce potential risks for
harm.
c. Assesses and reports
environmental and
systems incidents to
reduce potential risks for
harm.
d. Maintains patient
privacy and confidentiality
in compliance with HIPPA
and hospital regulations.
d. Maintains patient
privacy and confidentiality
in compliance with HIPPA
and hospital regulations.
d. Maintains patient
privacy and confidentiality
in compliance with HIPPA
and hospital regulations.
d. Maintains patient
privacy and confidentiality
in compliance with HIPPA
and hospital regulations.
d. Maintains patient
privacy and confidentiality
in compliance with HIPPA
and hospital regulations.
d. Maintains patient
privacy and confidentiality
in compliance with HIPPA
and hospital regulations.
Level 3
Level 1
1160
Foundations
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Level 3
1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
2. Implements measures
to promote a safe
environment and reduce
risks for selected
individuals and their
families.
2. Implements and
evaluates measures to
promote quality and a
safe environment for all
individuals.
2. Implements and
evaluates measures to
promote quality and a
safe environment for all
individuals.
2. Implements and
evaluates measures to
promote quality and a
safe environment for all
individuals.
2. Implements and
evaluates measures to
promote quality and a
safe environment for all
individuals.
2. Implements &
evaluates measures to
promote quality and a
safe environment for all
individuals.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Performs ‘Safety Measures
for All Skill Performances’, as
set forth by ACC, upon
entering and exiting
individuals’ room when
performing nursing skills.
a. Performs ‘Safety Measures
for All Skill Performances’, as
set forth by ACC, upon
entering and exiting
individuals’ room when
performing nursing skills.
a. Performs ‘Safety Measures
for All Skill Performances”, as
set forth by ACC, upon
entering and exiting
individuals’ room when
performing nursing skills.
a. Performs ‘Safety Measures
for All Skill Performances’, as
set forth by ACC, upon
entering and exiting
individuals’ room when
performing nursing skills.
a. Performs skills in safe
manner; observes infection
control principles.
a. Performs ‘Safety Measures
for All Skill Performances’, as
set forth by ACC, upon
entering and exiting
individuals’ room when
performing nursing skills.
b. Administers medications
safely.
b. Maintains clinical
competence and performs
nursing skills in a safe,
effective and timely manner.
b. Maintains clinical
competence and performs
nursing skills in a safe,
effective and timely manner.
b. Maintains clinical
competence and performs
nursing skills in a safe,
effective and timely manner.
c. Notes significant changes in
status to faculty and coassigned nurse and takes
action, based on need, in a
timely manner.
c. Reports and documents
significant changes in status
to faculty and co-assigned
nurse and takes action, based
on need, in a timely manner.
c. Reports and documents
significant changes in status
to faculty and co-assigned
nurse and takes action, based
on need, in a timely manner.
d. Administers medications
safely.
d. Administers medications
safely.
d. Administers medications
safely.
e. Utilizes principles of basic
infection control and
maintains surgical asepsis, as
indicated.
e. Utilizes principles of basic
infection control and
maintains surgical asepsis, as
indicated.
.
e. Utilizes principles of basic
infection control and
maintains surgical asepsis, as
indicated.
c. Utilizes principles of basic
infection control.
b. Reports changes in patient
behavior which may impact
patient/milieu safety to
nursing staff and instructor.
c. Identifies and discusses in
clinical conference issues
related to safety.
d. Identifies risk for
patient/student injury related
to aggressive behavior and
takes appropriate
preventative measures
including informing clinical
instructor whenever possible.
e. Identifies elements of safe
medication administration (6
rights) and confers with
instructor regarding purpose
of medications, possible side
effects/adverse reactions,
nurse’s role in ongoing
monitoring, and patient
teaching points.
b. Maintains clinical
competence and performs
nursing skills in a safe,
effective and timely manner.
c. Reports and documents
significant changes in status
to faculty and co-assigned
nurse and takes action, based
on need, in a timely manner.
d. Administers medications
safely.
e. Utilizes principles of basic
infection control and
maintains surgical asepsis, as
indicated.
1160
Foundations
Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
Level 3
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
3. Identifies evidencebased data to reduce risk
to the individual.
3. Identifies and utilizes
evidence-based data to
reduce risk to the
individual.
3. Formulates goals and
outcomes, using evidencebased data, to reduce
risks to the individual.
3. Formulates goals and
outcomes, using evidencebased data, to reduce
risks to the individual.
3. Formulates goals and
outcomes, using evidencebased data, to reduce
risks to the individual.
3. Formulates goals and
outcomes, using evidencebased data, to reduce
risks to the individual.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Formulates individualized
plans of care using evidence –
based data.
a. Collaborates with
individuals and their families
to formulate individualized
plans of care using evidence –
based data to reduce risk.
a. Collaborates with
individuals and their families
to formulate individualized
plans of care using evidence –
based data to reduce risk.
a. Collaborates with
individuals and their families
to formulate individualized
plans of care using evidence –
based data to reduce risk.
a. Uses theory based
knowledge derived from text
and evidence-based practice
to inform and direct patient
interactions in an effort to
reduce risk.
a. Collaborates with
b. Identifies appropriate
nursing actions, based on
theoretical concepts and
clinical data, utilizing
evidence-based knowledge
and skills from pre-requisite,
co-requisite and current
courses to reduce risk.
b. Makes appropriate nursing
judgments, based on
theoretical concepts and
clinical data, utilizing
evidence-based knowledge
and skills from pre-requisite,
co-requisite and current
courses to reduce risk.
b. Makes appropriate nursing
judgments, based on
theoretical concepts and
clinical data, utilizing
evidence-based knowledge
and skills from pre-requisite,
co-requisite and current
courses to reduce risk.
b. Identifies appropriate
evidence-based nursing
actions to reduce risk utilizing
knowledge and skills from
pre-requisite, co-requisite and
current courses.
b. Makes appropriate nursing
judgments, based on
theoretical concepts and
clinical data, utilizing
evidence-based knowledge
and skills from pre-requisite,
co-requisite and current
courses to reduce risk.
individuals and their families
to formulate individualized
plans of care including using
comprehensive outcome
criteria using evidence-based
outcomes to reduce risk.
b. Makes effective nursing
judgments to reduce risk,
based on theoretical concepts
and clinical data, utilizing
evidence-based knowledge
and skills from pre-requisite
and co-requisite and current
courses.
1160
Foundations
Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
Level 3
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
Patient Safety Advocate
4. Seeks supervision
before implementing
nursing procedures or
practices.
4. Seeks supervision
before implementing
nursing procedures or
practices.
4. Seeks guidance before
implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
4. Seeks guidance before
implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
4. Seeks guidance before
implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
4. Seeks guidance, as
needed, when
implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Obtains instruction,
supervision and/ or training
when implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
a. Obtains instruction,
supervision and/or training
when implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
a. Obtains instruction,
supervision and/or training
when implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
a. Obtains instruction,
supervision and/or training
when implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
a. Obtains instruction,
supervision and/or training
when implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
a. Obtains instruction,
supervision and/or training,
as needed, when
implementing nursing
procedures or practices.
b. Modifies behaviors
promptly based on faculty
input.
b. Modifies behaviors
promptly based on faculty
input.
b. Modifies behaviors
promptly based on faculty
input and self-evaluation.
b. Modifies behaviors
promptly based on faculty
input and self-evaluation.
b. Modifies behaviors
promptly based on faculty
input and self-evaluation.
c. Seeks clarification regarding
any treatment regimen that is
unfamiliar.
c. Seeks clarification regarding
any treatment regimen that
may be contraindicated
and/or harmful to the
individual.
c. Verifies health care
provider’s orders and seeks
clarification regarding any
treatment regimen that may
be contraindicated and/or
harmful to the individual.
c. Verifies health care
provider’s orders and seeks
clarification regarding any
treatment regimen that may
be contraindicated and/or
harmful to the individual.
c. Verifies health care
provider’s orders and seeks
clarification regarding any
treatment regimen that may
be contraindicated and/or
harmful to the individual.
b. Modifies behaviors
promptly based on faculty
input and self- evaluation.
c. Verifies health care
provider’s orders and seeks
clarification regarding any
treatment regimen that may
be contraindicated and/or
harmful to the individual.
1160
Foundations
Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
1. Applies clinical
reasoning skills and the
nursing process, guided
by evidence-based
practice, as a framework
for providing care for
individuals with obstetric
and pediatric health care
needs, and their families.
1. Applies clinical
reasoning skills and the
nursing process, guided by
evidence-based practice, as
a framework for providing
care for individuals with
mental health care needs.
1. Integrates clinical
reasoning skills and the
nursing process, guided by
evidence-based practice,
as a framework for
providing care for multiple
individuals, and their
families, with complex
health care needs
involving multiple body
systems in intermediate
and critical care settings.
Assessment
1. Develops clinical
reasoning skills and
utilizes the nursing
process, guided by
evidence-based practice,
as a framework for
meeting the health care
needs of selected
individuals and their
families.
1. Develops clinical
reasoning skills and
utilizes the nursing
process, guided by
evidence-based practice,
as a framework for
providing care for
individuals with medicalsurgical health care needs,
and their families.
1. Applies clinical
reasoning skills and
utilizes the nursing
process, guided by
evidence-based practice,
as a framework for
providing care for
individuals with complex
medical-surgical health
care needs, and their
families.
Level 3
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
Performs assessments to
determine the health status,
needs and preferences of
individuals and their families.
Performs accurate
assessments to determine the
health status, needs and
preferences of individuals and
their families.
Performs comprehensive
assessments to determine the
health status, needs and
preferences of individuals and
their families.
Performs comprehensive
assessments to determine
the health status, needs and
preferences of individuals
and their families.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Collects subjective and
objective data in each
category of PERSON, using a
structured format.
a. Performs accurate and
comprehensive assessments
in a timely manner.
a. Performs accurate and
comprehensive assessments
in a timely manner.
b. Able to implement both
structured and nonstructured assessment tools.
b. Able to implement both
structured and nonstructured assessment tools.
c. Anticipates and interprets
health data for underlying
pathophysiological changes in
status.
c. Anticipates and interprets
health data for underlying
pathophysiological changes
in status.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Collects subjective and
objective data in each
category of PERSON, using a
structured format
b. Performs accurate
assessments in a timely
manner.
c. Identifies underlying
pathophysiological changes.
b. Performs accurate
assessments in a timely
manner.
c. Anticipates and identifies
health data for underlying
pathophysiological changes in
status.
Assessment
Performs comprehensive
assessments to determine the
health status, needs and
preferences of individuals.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Performs mental status
assessments according to
clinical guidelines as well as
ongoing assessments which
reflect changes in patient’s
status.
b. Anticipates and interprets
health data for underlying
pathophysiological changes in
status.
Determines the health status,
needs and preferences of
culturally, ethnically and
socially diverse individuals,
and their families, based upon
interpretation of
comprehensive assessment
findings.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Performs accurate, prioritized
and comprehensive assessments
in a timely manner.
b. Able to implement both
structured and non-structured
assessment tools.
c. Anticipates, interprets and
analyzes health data for
underlying pathophysiological
changes in status.
Diagnosis/Problem
Identifies nursing problems
based upon health
assessment findings.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Collects subjective and
objective data to identify
nursing problems.
Diagnosis/Problem
Diagnosis/Problem
Diagnosis/Problem
Develops a list of nursing
problems relevant to the care
of individuals and their
families based upon health
assessment findings.
Develops a list of prioritized
nursing problems for
individuals and their families
based upon interpretation of
health assessment findings.
Develops a list of prioritized
nursing problems for
individuals and their families
based upon interpretation of
health assessment findings.
Develops a list of prioritized
nursing problems for
individuals and their families
based upon interpretation of
health assessment findings.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Collects subjective and
objective data to identify
nursing problems.
a. Interprets data to develop a
prioritized list of
comprehensive nursing
diagnoses for each individual.
a. Interprets data to develop
a prioritized list of
comprehensive nursing
diagnoses for each
individual.
b. Develops a comprehensive
list of nursing problems.
Planning
Formulates goals, with
specific outcomes, in
collaboration with individuals
and their families as well as
the interdisciplinary team.
Planning
Formulates measurable and
realistic goals, with specific
outcomes, in collaboration
with individuals and their
families as well as the
interdisciplinary team.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Develops a list of realistic
goals.
b. Selects relevant evidencebased information from
learning resources in planning
care and clinical practice.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Develops a list of realistic
goals.
b. Utilizes relevant evidencebased information from
learning resources in planning
care and clinical practice.
b. Reprioritizes nursing
problems for each individual,
as appropriate, throughout
care.
b. Reprioritizes nursing
problems for each
individual, in a timely
manner, as appropriate,
throughout care.
Diagnosis/Problem
a. Interprets data to develop a
prioritized list of
comprehensive nursing
diagnoses for patient.
b. Reprioritizes nursing
problems in a timely manner,
as appropriate, throughout
care.
Diagnosis/Problem
Develops a list of prioritized
nursing problems for
individuals and their families
based on analysis of
assessment findings using
knowledge of societal and
health care trends.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Integrates data to develop
a list of appropriate
prioritized nursing diagnosis
for adult individuals.
b. Reprioritizes nursing
problems for each individual
in a timely manner, as
appropriate, throughout care.
Planning
Planning
Planning
Planning
Develops measurable and
realistic goals using clinical
reasoning, guided by
evidence-based practice, to
formulate individualized plans
of care to provide safe,
compassionate and
comprehensive nursing care
for individuals and their
families.
Develops measurable and
realistic goals using clinical
reasoning, guided by
evidence-based practice, to
formulate individualized
plans of care to provide safe,
compassionate and
comprehensive nursing care
for individuals and their
families.
Develops measurable and
realistic goals using clinical
reasoning, guided by evidencebased practice, to formulate
individualized plans of care to
provide safe, compassionate
and comprehensive nursing
care for individuals.
Criteria Behaviors
Makes effective nursing
decisions using clinical
reasoning, guided by
evidence-based practice, to
formulate individualized plans
of care to provide safe,
compassionate and
comprehensive nursing care
for individuals and their
families.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Formulates specific, realistic,
measurable and timed goals.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Formulates measurable
short term goals, with specific
outcomes, based on identified
nursing problems.
a. Formulates measurable
short term goals, with
specific outcomes, in
anticipation of risk based on
identified nursing problems.
b. Short and long term goals
are determined with input of
patient when possible and
reflect current and evidencebased practice.
a. Formulates measurable
short-term and long-term
goals with specific outcomes
in anticipation of risk based
on identified nursing
problems.
b. Incorporates relevant data
from evidence-based
resources, and utilizes clinical
reasoning skills, in planning
care.
b. Analyzes and incorporates
relevant data from evidencebased resources, and utilizes
clinical reasoning skills, in
planning care.
c. Analyzes and incorporates
relevant data from evidencebased resources, and utilizes
clinical reasoning skills, in
planning care.
b. Develops plans of care,
including plans for discharge,
for individuals and families
using information from
evidence-based practice, and
utilizes clinical reasoning
skills, in planning care.
Implementation
Implements plans of care
within a legal and ethical
framework.
Implementation
Implements individualized
plans of care, in a culturally
sensitive manner, within a
legal and ethical framework.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Implements individualized
plans of care.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Implements the plans of
care.
b. Demonstrates caring
behaviors, including
protecting the individual from
violations of dignity and selfesteem.
c. Uses therapeutic
communication skills when
providing care.
d. Completes care in a timely
manner.
Implementation
Implements individualized
and comprehensive plans of
care for individuals and their
families, in a culturally
sensitive manner, within a
legal and ethical framework.
b. Demonstrates caring
behaviors, including
protecting the individual from
violations of dignity and selfesteem.
c. Identifies changes in status.
d. Uses therapeutic
communication skills when
providing care.
e. Completes care in a timely
manner.
a. Implements individualized
plans of care in an organized
manner.
b. Demonstrates caring
behaviors for individuals and
their families in a holistic,
culturally sensitive and
nondiscriminatory manner.
c. Manages responsibilities to
provide care, including during
change in status.
d. Uses therapeutic
communication skills when
providing care.
Implementation
Implementation
Implements individualized
and comprehensive plans of
care for individuals and their
families, in a timely and
culturally sensitive manner,
within a legal and ethical
framework.
Implements individualized and
comprehensive plans of care
for individuals, in a timely and
culturally sensitive manner,
within a legal and ethical
framework.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Implements individualized
and prioritized plans of care
that help to meet health
care needs in an organized
manner.
b. Demonstrates caring
behaviors for individuals and
their families in a holistic,
culturally sensitive and
nondiscriminatory manner.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Implements individualized
and prioritized plans of care in
an organized manner.
b. Interventions are within
student’s scope of practice.
c. Demonstrates caring
behaviors for individuals and
their families in a holistic,
culturally sensitive and
nondiscriminatory manner.
c. Manages multiple
responsibilities and
prioritizes care, including
during changes in status.
Implementation
Implements comprehensive
and prioritized plans of care
for individuals and their
families, in a timely and
culturally sensitive manner,
within a legal and ethical
framework.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Implements individualized
and prioritized plans of care
that help to meet health care
needs in an organized, timely
manner.
b. Demonstrates caring
behavior for individuals and
their families in a holistic,
culturally sensitive and
nondiscriminatory manner.
c. Manages and adjusts
priorities and multiple
responsibilities to provide
care for multiple patients
including during rapidly
changing and emergency
situations.
d. Uses therapeutic
communication skills when
providing care.
d. Uses therapeutic
communication skills when
providing care.
Evaluation
Evaluation
Recognizes the individuals’
response to nursing
interventions.
Evaluation
Evaluates the achievement of
goals.
Evaluates the achievement of
goals and modifies plans of
care accordingly.
Evaluates the achievement
of goals and modifies plans
of care accordingly.
Evaluates the achievement of
goals and modifies plans of
care accordingly.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Performs ongoing
assessments to monitor
changes in status.
a. Conducts ongoing
assessments to interpret
changes in patient status.
a. Conducts ongoing
assessments to determine
whether interventions were
effective and goals were met.
Criteria Behaviors
b. Evaluates goals and
modifies the plan of care
based on individual and
family responses.
b. Evaluates goals and
interventions to
appropriately modify the
plan of care.
b. Evaluates goals and
interventions to appropriately
modify the plan of care.
b. Evaluates goals and the
effectiveness of therapeutic
interventions and
a. Identifies and documents
the individual’s response to
nursing interventions.
a. Evaluates goal as met,
partially met, or not met and
provides rationale.
Evaluation
Evaluation
Evaluation
Evaluates and reports
outcomes and responses to
therapeutic interventions and
plans follow-up care.
a. Provides ongoing
assessment to analyze
changes in status.
appropriately modifies the
plan of care, based on unmet
needs, in a timely manner.
1160
Foundations
Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
Level 3
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
2. Provides basic
information to individuals
and their families to
address disease
prevention and health
promotion, maintenance
and restoration.
2. Develops teaching
plans for individuals and
their families to address
disease prevention and
health promotion,
maintenance and
restoration.
2. Develops and
implements teaching
plans for individuals with
complex medical-surgical
health care needs, and
their families, to address
disease prevention and
health promotion,
maintenance and
restoration.
2. Develops and
implements teaching
plans for individuals with
obstetric and pediatric
health care needs, and
their families, to address
disease prevention and
health promotion,
maintenance and
restoration.
2. Develops and
implements teaching
plans for individuals with
mental health care needs,
to address disease
prevention and health
promotion, maintenance
and restoration.
2. Develops, implements
and evaluates teaching
plans for individuals and
their families to address
disease prevention, health
promotion, maintenance
and restoration.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Recognizes the learning
a. Recognizes the learning
a. Assesses learning needs to
develop and implement
individualized
teaching/learning plans of
care for individuals with
complex medical-surgical
health care needs, and their
families.
a. Assesses learning needs to
a. Assesses learning needs
and develops and implements
patient teaching when
possible. Confers with unit
nurses/instructor prior to
formal patient teaching.
a. Analyzes learning needs to
develop and implement
individualized
teaching/learning plans for
individuals with complex
health care needs with
involving multiple body
systems.
needs of individuals.
b. Provides basic information
on strategies to protect &
promote health.
needs of individuals and
develops teaching plans.
b. Identifies reliable and valid
sources of information.
c. Identifies and provides
basic information on
strategies to protect and
promote health.
b. Educates regarding access
to reliable and valid sources
of information and resources,
including health information.
c. Teaches skills and
strategies to protect and
promote health.
develop and implement
individualized
teaching/learning plans of
care for individuals with
obstetric and pediatric health
care needs, and their families.
b. Teaches about access to
reliable and valid sources of
information and resources,
including health information.
c. Teaches skills and
strategies to protect and
promote health.
b. Teaches stress
management skills, coping
skills, relapse prevention
skills, resiliency skills and
medication management
skills with nursing
staff/instructor input.
b. Teaches about access to
reliable and valid sources of
information and resources,
including health information.
c. Teaches skills and strategies
to protect and promote
health.
d. Evaluates learning
outcomes of those receiving
instruction.
e. Modifies teaching plans, as
needed, utilizing best practice
standards, in consideration of
changes in patient status and
patient and family
differences.
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Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
Level 3
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
3. Utilizes information
and material resources in
providing care for
individuals and their
families.
3. Utilizes information
and material resources in
providing care for
individuals and their
families.
3. Utilizes human,
information and material
resources in providing
care for individuals and
their families.
3. Coordinates human,
information and material
resources in providing
care for individuals and
their families.
3. Coordinates human,
information and material
resources in providing
care for individuals and
their families.
3. Coordinates human,
information, and material
resources in providing
care for individuals and
their families.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Obtains needed equipment
and supplies in a timely
manner.
a. Obtains needed equipment
and supplies in a timely
manner.
a. Selects appropriate
equipment and supplies prior
to performing a task.
a. Selects appropriate
equipment and supplies prior
to performing a task.
a. Utilizes available resources
in a cost effective and timely
manner.
a. Selects appropriate
equipment and supplies prior
to performing a task.
b. Demonstrates proficiency
in use of equipment.
b. Demonstrates proficiency
in use of equipment.
b. Utilizes resources (i.e.
supplies, equipment, time,
etc.) in a cost effective and
timely manner.
b. Utilizes resources (i.e.
supplies, equipment, time,
etc.) in a cost effective and
timely manner.
b. Locates supplemental
resources to enhance
learning; shares with clinical
group.
b. Utilizes resources (i.e.
supplies, equipment, time,
etc.) in a cost effective and
timely manner.
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Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
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Mental Health
Provider of
Patient-Centered Care
4. Applies therapeutic
communication skills, the
cornerstone of mental
health nursing practice, to
interactions with mental
health clients.
Criteria Behaviors
a. Demonstrates ability to
differentiate between
therapeutic and nontherapeutic communication.
b. Employs verbal and
nonverbal communications
that promote trust, express
empathy and a
nonjudgmental approach.
c. Establishes therapeutic
nursing student/patient
relationships that incorporate
the three stages of the
therapeutic relationship.
d. Interactions consider
patients’ cultural preferences
.
Level 1
1160
Foundations
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Level 3
1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
1. Acts as an advocate in
promoting quality and
access to health care for
selected individuals and
their families.
1. Acts as an advocate in
promoting quality and
access to health care for
individuals, with medicalsurgical health care needs,
and their families.
1. Acts as an advocate in
promoting quality and
access to health care for
individuals with complex
medical-surgical health
care needs, and their
families.
1. Acts as an advocate in
promoting quality and
access to health care for
individuals with obstetric
and pediatric health care
needs and their families.
1. Acts as an advocate in
promoting quality and
access to health care for
individuals with mental
health care needs and
their families.
1. Serves as health care
advocate in monitoring
and promoting quality and
access to health care for
adult individuals, with
complex health care
needs involving multiple
body systems, and their
families in collaboration
with the health care team.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Participates with the health
care team to provide
continuity of care that is
culturally sensitive.
a. Participates with the health
care team to provide
continuity of care that is
culturally sensitive.
a. Collaborates with the
health care team to provide
continuity of care that is
culturally sensitive.
a. Collaborates with the
health care team to provide
continuity of care that is
culturally sensitive.
a. Collaborates with the
health care team to provide a
consistent approach to
patient treatment.
a. Collaborates with the
health care team to provide
continuity of care and
culturally sensitive care, to
adult individuals.
b. Supports the individual’s
right to self-determination,
choice, and confidentiality.
b. Supports the individual’s
right to self-determination,
choice and confidentiality.
b. Advocates for individuals
with complex medical surgical
health care needs, and their
families, by supporting the
individual’s right to selfdetermination, choice and
confidentiality and
encourages participation in
care.
b. Advocates for individuals
with obstetric and pediatric
health care needs, and their
families, by supporting the
individual’s right to selfdetermination, choice and
confidentiality and
encourages participation in
care.
b. Shares pertinent
information and advocates for
the patient within the context
of the health care team.
c. Evaluates the effectiveness
and quality of care.
c. Evaluates the effectiveness
and quality of care, including
that care provided by other
health care team members.
c. Recognizes advocacy as a
nursing responsibility.
c. Evaluates the effectiveness
and quality of care.
b. Advocates for individuals,
with multiple health care
needs, and their families by
supporting the right to selfdetermination, choice and
confidentiality and
encourages participation in
care.
c. Evaluates the
effectiveness and quality of
care provided by other
members of health care team.
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1160
Foundations
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
2. Identifies appropriate
resources that facilitate
health promotion,
maintenance and
restoration for selected
individuals and their
families.
2. Utilizes appropriate
resources that facilitate
continuity of care health
promotion, maintenance
and restoration for
individuals, with medicalsurgical health care needs,
and their families.
2. Integrates resources,
into own nursing practice,
and refers individuals with
complex medical surgical
health care needs, and
their families, to resources
that facilitate continuity
of care; health promotion,
maintenance and
restoration.
2. Integrates resources,
into own nursing practice,
and refers individuals with
obstetric and pediatric
health care needs, and
their families, to resources
that facilitate continuity
of care; health promotion,
maintenance and
restoration.
2. Refers individuals with
mental health care needs
to resources that facilitate
continuity of care, health
promotion, maintenance
and restoration.
2. Integrates resources,
into own nursing practice,
and refers individuals with
complex health care
needs involving multiple
body systems, and their
families, to resources that
facilitate continuity of
care; health promotion,
maintenance and
restoration.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Identifies institutional
resources (i.e. teaching
resources, ancillary staff
resources, PT/OT/RT/SW/CM)
to meet health care needs.
a. Assesses the need for
resources and referrals.
a. Assesses the need for
resources and referrals.
a. Assesses the need for
resources and referrals.
a. Assesses the need for
resources and referrals.
b. Identifies institutional
resources (i.e. teaching
resources, ancillary staff
resources, PT/OT/RT/SW/CM)
to meet health care needs.
b. Collaborates with other
members of the health care
team to procure resources for
care.
b. Collaborates with the
health care team to facilitate
continuity of care and to
identify and initiate
appropriate referrals.
a. Assesses the need for/and
patient’s interest in
community support resources
and attempts to help
individual access these
resources with review of
healthcare team members.
c. Provides information
regarding institutional
resources.
c. Identifies and provides
national and community
resources to meet the needs
of individuals and their
families.
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1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
c. Identifies and provides
national and community
resources to meet the needs
of individuals and their
families.
b. Increases own knowledge
of these resources.
c. Collaborates with the
health care team to facilitate
continuity of care and to
identify the need for
appropriate referrals.
d. Identifies and provides
national and community
resources to meet the needs
of individuals.
b. Collaborates with the
health care team to facilitate
continuity of care and
initiates appropriate referrals.
Level 1
1160
Foundations
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
Level 3
1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
3. Communicates with
individuals and the
interdisciplinary health
care team to provide safe
patient- centered care.
3. Communicates with
individuals and the
interdisciplinary health
care team, in a timely
manner, to provide safe
and effective patientcentered care.
3. Collaborates and
communicates with
individuals and the
interdisciplinary health
care team, in a timely
manner, to plan, deliver
and evaluate safe and
effective patient- centered
care.
3. Collaborates and
communicates with
individuals and the
interdisciplinary health
care team, in a timely
manner, to plan, deliver
and evaluate safe and
effective patient- centered
care.
3. Collaborates and
communicates with
individuals and the
interdisciplinary health
care team in a timely
manner to plan, deliver
and evaluate safe and
effective patient-centered
care.
3. Coordinates,
collaborates and initiates
communication with
individuals, their families
and the interdisciplinary
health care team, in a
timely manner, to plan
deliver and evaluate safe
and effective patientcentered care.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Obtains report prior to
administering care and gives
report (using SBAR) prior to
leaving the unit.
a. Obtains report prior to
administering care and gives
report (using SBAR) prior to
leaving the unit.
b. Reports changes in status
to appropriate health care
team members and faculty in
a timely manner.
b. Reports changes in status
to appropriate health care
team members and faculty in
a timely manner.
a. Effectively organizes
written and verbal
communication when
discussing plans of care with
faculty and members of the
health care team.
a. Effectively organizes
written and verbal
communication when
discussing plans of care with
faculty and members of the
health care team.
a. Effectively organizes
written and verbal
communication when
discussing plans of care with
faculty and members of the
health care team.
c. Follows established
guidelines for charting:
legally correct
accurate
concise
proper terminology
grammatically correct
legible (if applicable)
timely
c. Follows established
legally correct
guidelines for charting:
legally correct
accurate
proper
conciseterminolo
proper terminology
grammatically correct
legible (if applicable)
timely
b. Reports changes in status
to appropriate health care
team members and faculty in
a timely manner.
legally correct
c. Follows established
guidelines for charting:
legible
proper
legally correct
terminolo
accurate
concise
proper terminology
grammatically correct
legible (if applicable)
timely
b. Reports changes in status
to appropriate health care
team members and faculty in
a timely manner.
b. Reports changes in status
to appropriate health care
team members and faculty in
a timely manner.
a. Effectively organizes
written and verbal
communication, including
change of shift report and/or
during interdisciplinary team
meetings, utilizing facility
specific measures.
c. Follows established
guidelines for charting:
legally correct
legally correct legible
accurate
conciseterminolo
proper
proper terminology
grammatically correct
legible (if applicable)
timely
d. Collaborates with members
of the health care team to
modify plans of care.
d. Coordinates and
collaborates with members of
the health care team to
modify plans of care.
c. Submits assignments
legally
following guidelines
forcorrect
documentation:
legally correct
proper
terminolo
accurate
legible
concise
proper terminology
grammatically correct
legible (if applicable)
timely
not copied from other
sources
d. Actively participates with
health care team and/or
b. Reports changes in status
to appropriate health care
team members and faculty in
a timely manner.
c. Follows established
guidelines for charting:
legally correct
legible
accurate
proper
terminolo
concise
proper terminology
grammatically correct
legible (if applicable)
timely
d. Coordinates and
collaborates with members of
the health care team to
modify plans of care.
p
during clinical nursing
conferences with instructor
and nursing student groups.
e. Recognizes and manages
conflict though the chain of
command.
e. Demonstrates professional
behaviors and respect for
other team members and
student colleagues.
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Foundations
Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
Level 3
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
4. Uses available
technology and
informatics to gather
information that will
support decision making
to improve care for
selected individuals and
their families.
4. Uses available
technology and
informatics to gather
information that will
support decision making
to improve care for
individuals with medicalsurgical needs, and their
families.
4. Effectively organizes
information using
available technology and
informatics to support
decision making to
improve care for
individuals with complex
medical-surgical health
care needs, and their
families.
4. Effectively organizes
information using
available technology and
informatics to support
decision making to
improve care for
individuals with obstetric
and pediatric health care
needs, and their families.
4. Effectively accesses
and organizes information
using available technology
and informatics to support
decision making to
improve care for
individuals with mental
health care needs.
4. Communicates and
manages information using
available technology and
informatics to support
decision making to
improve care, and promote
quality improvement, for
individuals with complex
medical surgical health
care needs involving
multiple body systems and
their families.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Utilizes relevant
information from learning
resources in planning care
and clinical practice.
a. Selects and utilizes relevant
information from learning
resources in planning care
and clinical practice.
a. Identifies, collects,
processes and manages data
in the delivery of patientcentered care.
a. Identifies, collects,
processes and manages data
in the delivery of patientcentered care.
b. Accesses, reviews and
uses electronic data to
support decision making,
when available, at the clinical
site.
b. Accesses, reviews and uses
electronic data to support
decision making, when
available, at the clinical site.
b. Accesses agency
resources/informatics to
reference best practices prior
to implementing nursing
procedures and protocols.
a. Identifies, collects, and
manages data in the delivery
of patient-centered care using
available resources in clinical
setting: chart, computer.
a. Identifies, collects,
processes and manages data in
the delivery of patientcentered care and in support
of nursing practice.
b. Accesses
resources/informatics to
reference best practices prior
to implementing nursing
procedures and protocols.
b. Accesses agency
resources/informatics to
research or reference current
best practices prior to
implementing nursing
procedures/protocols.
c. Utilizes current technology
and informatics to enhance
communication, support
decisions and promote
improvement of care.
c. Utilizes nursing informatics
to manage and collect data in
the delivery of care.
b. Accesses agency
resources/informatics to
reference best practices prior
to implementing nursing
procedures and protocols.
c. Utilizes nursing informatics
to manage and collect data in
c. Utilizes nursing informatics
to readily access and evaluate
the delivery of care.
Level 1
the credibility of sources of
information to promote quality
care and to reduce risk.
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1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
Level 3
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
Member of the
Health Care Team
5. Identifies the
delegation process,
implemented by the staff
nurse, in an effort to
promote safe, effective
and timely care for
individuals with complex
medical-surgical health
care needs.
5. Delegates to other
members of the health
care team to promote
safe, effective and timely
care for individuals with
obstetric and pediatric
health care needs, and
their families.
5. Identifies and analyzes
the delegation process,
implemented by the
charge/staff nurse, in an
effort to promote safe,
effective and timely care
for individuals with
psychiatric mental health
needs.
5. Delegates to other
members of the health
care team to promote
safe, effective and timely
care for individuals with
complex health care
needs involving multiple
body systems, and their
families.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Identifies nursing activities
that are delegated in
compliance with the Nurse
Practice Act.
a. Delegates nursing activities
in compliance with the Nurse
Practice Act.
a. Observes and evaluates
how the nurse uses critical
thinking and professional
judgment to delegate care
based on the Nurse Practice
Act; is cognizant of the 5
rights of delegation.
a. Delegates nursing activities
in compliance with the Nurse
Practice Act.
b. Participates in the
supervision of care delivered
by other members of the
health care team.
b. Participates in the
supervision of care delivered
by other members of the
health care team.
c. Applies management skills
to assign and/or delegate
nursing care to other
members of the nursing team,
while maintaining safe patient
care.
d. Demonstrates leadership
in achieving care goals.
b. Demonstrates leadership
role in achieving patient
goals.
b. Evaluates and participates
in the supervision of care
delivered by other members
of the health care team.
c. Applies management skills
to assign and/or delegate
nursing care to other
members of the nursing team,
while maintaining safe patient
care.
d. Demonstrates leadership in
achieving care goals.
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1160
Foundations
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Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
Level 3
1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
1. Functions within the
nurse’s scope of practice,
and in accordance with
the policies and
procedures of the practice
setting, while caring for
selected individuals and
their families.
1. Functions within the
nurse’s scope of practice,
and in accordance with
the policies and
procedures of the practice
setting, while caring for
individuals with medicalsurgical needs, and their
families.
1. Functions within the
nurse’s scope of practice,
and in accordance with
the policies and
procedures of the practice
setting, while caring for
individuals with complex
medical-surgical needs,
and their families.
1. Functions within the
nurse’s scope of practice,
and in accordance with
the policies and
procedures of the practice
setting, while caring for
individuals with obstetric
and pediatric health care
needs, and their families.
1. Functions within the
nurse’s scope of practice,
and in accordance with
the policies and
procedures of the practice
setting, while caring for
individuals with mental
health care needs.
1. Functions within the
nurse’s legal scope of
practice, and in
accordance with the
policies and procedures of
the practice setting, while
caring for individuals with
complex health care needs
involving multiple body
systems and, their
families.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Applies legal and ethical
principles to advocate for the
well-being and preferences of
the individual.
a. Applies legal and ethical
principles to advocate for the
well-being and preferences of
the individual.
a. Applies legal and ethical
principles to advocate for the
well-being and preferences of
the individual.
a. Applies legal and ethical
principles to advocate for the
well-being and preferences of
the individual.
a. Applies legal and ethical
principles to advocate for the
well-being and preferences of
the individual.
b. Adheres to program
policies, hospital policies and
procedures, BON standards of
practice and laws set forth by
regulatory agencies.
b. Adheres to program
policies, hospital policies and
procedures, BON standards of
practice and laws set forth by
regulatory agencies.
b. Adheres to program
policies, hospital policies and
procedures, BON standards of
practice and laws set forth by
regulatory agencies.
b. Adheres to program
policies, hospital policies and
procedures, BON standards of
practice and laws set forth by
regulatory agencies.
a. Provides care via
therapeutic relationships to
advocate for the well-being
and preferences of the
individual according to ethical
and legal guidelines.
b. Adheres to program
policies, hospital policies and
procedures, BON standards of
practice and laws set forth by
regulatory agencies.
b. Adheres to program
policies, hospital policies and
procedures, BON standards of
practice and laws set forth by
regulatory agencies.
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1160
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Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
2. Assumes accountability
and responsibility for the
quality of nursing care
provided to selected
individuals and their
families.
2. Assumes accountability
and responsibility for the
quality of nursing care
provided to adult
individuals with medical
surgical health care needs,
and their families.
2. Assumes accountability
and responsibility for the
quality of nursing care
provided to adult
individuals with complex
medical surgical health
care needs, and their
families.
2. Assumes accountability
and responsibility for the
quality of nursing care
provided to adult
individuals with obstetric
and pediatric health care
needs, and their families.
2. Assumes accountability
and responsibility for the
quality of nursing care
provided to individuals
with mental health care
needs.
2. Assumes accountability
and responsibility for the
quality of nursing care
provided to adult
individuals with complex
health care needs
involving multiple body
systems, and their families
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Accepts accountability and
responsibility for own actions
and behavior.
a. Accepts accountability and
responsibility for own actions
and behavior.
a. Accepts accountability and
responsibility for own actions
and behavior.
a. Accepts accountability and
responsibility for own actions
and behavior.
b. Completes written and
patient care assignments
within the designated time
frame.
b. Completes written and
patient care assignments
within the designated time
frame.
b. Completes written and
patient care assignments
within the designated time
frame.
b. Completes written and
patient care assignments
within the designated time
frame.
c. Models professional
behavior and promotes a
professional image of nursing.
c. Models professional
behavior and promotes a
professional image of nursing.
c. Models professional
behavior and promotes a
professional image of nursing.
c. Models professional
behavior and promotes a
professional image of nursing.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Accepts responsibility for
own learning:
i. is on time.
ii. prepares adequately
for each clinical.
iii. notifies faculty and
clinical agency of an
absence prior to
beginning of shift.
iv. submits all learning
assignments complete
and on time.
a. Accepts responsibility for
own learning:
i. is on time.
ii. prepares adequately
for each clinical.
iii. notifies faculty and
clinical agency of an
absence prior to
beginning of shift.
iv. submits all learning
assignments complete
and on time.
b. Models professional
behavior and promotes a
professional image of nursing
by:
i. following guidelines for
dress and grooming
ii. bringing all required
equipment to clinical
per student handbook
(i.e. watch, pen,
stethoscope, scissors,
penlight, medication
resources).
b. Models professional
behavior and promotes a
professional image of nursing
by:
i. following guidelines for
dress and grooming
ii. bringing all required
equipment to clinical
per student handbook
(i.e. watch, pen,
stethoscope, scissors,
penlight, medication
resources)
Criteria Behaviors
Level 3
1262
Mother/Child
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
d. Maintains professional
boundaries to allow for safe
interactions within a
therapeutic relationship
(i.e. avoids inappropriate
personal disclosure, personal
relationships and other
boundary violations).
1160
Foundations
Level 1
1161
Clinical 1
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
1262
Mother/Child
Level 3
2160
Mental Health
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
Member of the Profession
3. Incorporates activities
and behaviors, into own
nursing practice, that
promotes the
development and practice
of professional nursing.
3. Incorporates activities
and behaviors, into own
nursing practice, that
promotes the
development and practice
of professional nursing.
3. Incorporates activities
and behaviors, into own
nursing practice, that
promotes the
development and practice
of professional nursing.
3. Incorporates activities
and behaviors into own
nursing practice that
promote the development
and practice of
professional nursing.
3. Incorporates activities
and behaviors into own
nursing practice that
promote the development
and practice of
professional nursing.
3. Participates in and
implements activities and
behaviors that promote
the development and
practice of professional
nursing
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Takes initiative to seek out
learning opportunities.
a. Takes initiative to seek out
learning opportunities.
a. Takes initiative to seek out
learning opportunities.
a. Takes initiative to seek out
learning opportunities.
a. Takes initiative to seek out
learning opportunities.
a. Takes initiative to seek out
learning opportunities.
b. Uses evidence-based
practice as a basis for
providing nursing care.
b. Uses evidence-based
practice as a basis for
providing nursing care.
b. Uses evidence-based
practice as a basis for
providing nursing care.
b. Uses evidence-based
practice as a basis for
providing nursing care.
b. Uses evidence-based
practice as a basis for
providing nursing care.
b. Uses evidence-based
practice as a basis for
providing nursing care.
c. Participates in facility
specific measures to promote
quality nursing care.
(i.e. implementing core
measures, fall risk
assessment, Braden skin
assessment).
c. Participates in facility
specific measures to promote
quality nursing care. (i.e.
implementing core measures,
fall risk assessment, Braden
skin assessment).
c. Participates in facility
specific measures to promote
quality nursing care.(i.e.
implementing core measures,
fall risk assessment, Braden
skin assessment)
.
c. Participates in facility
specific measures to promote
quality nursing care.(i.e.
implementing core measures,
fall risk assessment, Braden
skin assessment)
.
c. Dresses professionally per
expectations of ACC and
clinical setting.
c. Participates in facility
specific measures to promote
quality nursing care :( i.e.
implementing core measures,
fall risk assessment, Braden
skin assessment.)
Level 1
1160
1161
Foundations
Clinical 1
Member of the Profession Member of the Profession
Level 2
1360
Clinical 2
Member of the Profession
Level 3
1262
2160
Mother/Child
Mental Health
Member of the Profession Member of the Profession
Level 4
2362
Clinical 4
Member of the Profession
4. Demonstrates
responsibility for
continued competence in
nursing practice and
develops insight through
self -reflection and selfanalysis.
4. Demonstrates
responsibility for
continued competence in
nursing practice and
develops insight through
self -reflection and selfanalysis.
4. Demonstrates
responsibility for
continued competence in
nursing practice and
develops insight through
self -reflection and selfanalysis.
4. Demonstrates
responsibility for
continued competence in
nursing practice and
develops insight through
self -reflection and selfanalysis.
4. Demonstrates
responsibility for
continued competence in
nursing practice and
develops insight through
self-reflection and selfanalysis.
4. Demonstrates
responsibility for
continued competence in
nursing practice and
develops insight through
self-reflection, selfanalysis and self-care.
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
Criteria Behaviors
a. Identifies own strengths
and limitations through selfevaluation to improve
practice.
a. Identifies own strengths
and limitations through selfevaluation to improve
practice.
a. Uses self-evaluation,
reflection and feedback to
modify and improve practice.
a. Uses self-evaluation,
reflection and feedback to
modify and improve practice.
a. Uses self-evaluation, peer,
staff and faculty input and
feedback to promote selfdevelopment.
a. Uses self-evaluation,
reflection, peer evaluation,
and feedback to modify and
improve practice.
b. Demonstrates
accountability to reassess and
establish new competency.
b. Demonstrates
accountability to reassess and
establish new competency,
including when changing
practice areas.
b. Accepts constructive
feedback from instructor and
modifies behaviors
accordingly
b. Demonstrates
accountability to reassess and
establish new competency
when changing practice areas.
Revised 12/04/2013