Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and
Professional
Development
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Core Competency 1
Identifies own learning needs
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 1
Verbalizes strengths, weaknesses and limitations
Explanation:
A nurse should be able to idetify
his or her strengths and weaknesses
to determine to which area he or
she needs to have more strength to
become an effective health care
provider.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 2
Determines personal and professional
goals and aspirations
Explanation:
A nurse should know what
is his or her personal and
professional goals and
aspirations for hime or her to
be guided with his or daily
activities when taking care of
the patients.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Core Competency 2
Pursues continuing education
Explanation:
For a nurse to be updated
with what is new in the
nursing profession he or she
should have a continuing
education such as attending
seminars and conventions
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 1
Participates in formal and non-formal education
Explanation:
A nurse may enroll in a
graduate studies program as
a form of formal education or
he or she can attend seminars
and conventions as a form of
non-formal education.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 2
Applies learned information for the
improvement of care
Explanation:
Whatever new trend is
learned during the continuing
education should be applied
in the workplace and should
be dessiminated to the c-
workers.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Core Competency 3
Gets involved in professional organizations and civic activities
Explanation:
The professional organization for nurses is
the “Philippine Nurses Association”
-There are also other professional
organization for nurses depending on the area
the nurse is connected or assigned.
- Example: A nurse assigned in the
operating room should be a member of the
“Operating Room Nurses Association”
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 1
Participates actively in professional, social,
civic, and religious activities
Explanation:
A nurse should not only be
confined in the four corners of
the hospital but he or she
should also participate in
whatever activities called for
in their organization.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 1
Maintains membership to
professional organizations
Explanation:
There is a yearly renewal
on the membership to the
professional organization
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 2
Support activities related to
nursing and health issues
Explanation:
Aside from being acquainted
with the new trends of the
profession, the nurse should
also be aware of related
activities and health issues as
well.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Core Competency 4
Projects a professional image of the nurse
Explanation:
As guided by the code of
ethics for nurses.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 1
Demonstrates good manners and right conduct
Explanation:
Knocking the door and greeting
the patient once a nurse enters the
room shows good manners and right
conduct which all nurses should
possess and should not forget. As
time goes by, some of this practices
are already forgotten.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 2
Dresses appropriately
Explanation:
A nurse should dress up
appropriately for his or her working
place and what is stipulated in his
or her contract.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 3
Demonstrates congruence of words and actions
Explanation:
Whatever is said should also
be done. Some maybe so
good with words but mean
with his or her actions.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 4
Behaves approrpiately at all times
Explanation:
A nurse should behave
appropriately as expected of
him or her.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Core Competency 5
Possesses positive attitude towards
change and criticisms
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 1
Listens to suggetsions and recommendations
Explanation:
A nurse should be able to accept
change and criticisms positively,
listening to suggestions and
recommendations will help him or
her improve his or her work.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 2
Tries new strategies or approaches
Explanation:
A nurse should have to
adopt with what is new. A
nurse should explore new
strategies or approaches for
him or her to improve in his
or her work
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 3
Adopts to changes willingly
Explanation:
In the advent of change,
from writing notes to chart to
computerized nurses notes
should be well adopted by
nurses, as this shows progress
in the modern times.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Core Competency 6
Performs functions
according to
professional standards
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 1
Assesses own performance against
standards of practice
Explanation:
An evaluation is usually conducted
to evaluate the nurse's performance
in his or her assigned area. How
often it is conducted depends with
the institution.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 2
Sets attainable objectives to enhance
nursing knowledge and skills
Explanation:
A nurse can easily evaluate
his or her performance if he
or she is able to set attainable
objectives. If he or she is
able to list down the things
he or she needs to achieve.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Indicator 3
Explains current nursing practices when
situations calling for it.
Explanation:
There are new or current
trends in the nursing
profession which the nurses
should also be aware of it
and is able to apply it in his
or her assisgned area.
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Key Area of Responsibility 6
Personal and Professional Development
Thank you
Sheryl Mae Leyrita Ciencia
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