Demonstrated understanding of competency-based assessment with experience in

education / clinical teaching and developing clinical programs based on adult

learning principles.

 Competency-based assessment is recognizing, developing amd empowering the abilities,

knowledge and skills of the staff for their professional development. The more
competent the staff are the more they become an asset and value to the organization.
 Each staff has a unique way of learning concepts and skills. As an educator, you should
develop an educational program that will cater to the learning needs of the staff, some
staff learn by doing, watching and listening. The educator should cover all these types of
learning needs for the program to be effective. The educator should ask the ward staff
what ward concepts they want to learn more and skills they want to enhance for the
program to be relevant.

Demonstrated ability to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally

responsive
Nursing nowadays is geared towards culturally sensitive nursing care. Madeleine Leininger, a
nurse theorist coined the transcultural nursing theory which involves understanding various
cultures affecting health-illness caring practices to provide holistic and meaningful nursing care.
Nursing care for the indigenous people involves learning and incorporating their beliefs and
culture. They should be treated not as recipients but as partners in healthcare.

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with

patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Communication is a two-way process. Effective communication entails actively listening to
patients about their concerns towards health and issues affecting their health and illness.
Exploring their emotional and social situations which affect their health. Effective
communication with my multidisciplinary team is involving them in thepatient care to provide
holistic care. Complex patient discharge involves PT, OT, Social worker and District nurses.
Ensuring the provision of integrated quality service by maintaining effective communication and
referral with the multidisciplinary team.
Maintaining excellent communication with patients and relatives by providing timely
information at all stages of the patient pathway, ensuring that their needs are met, and addressing
any identified issues and concerns

Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional

manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
professional conflicts are part and parcel of any organization. Respecting and acknowledging
others' opinions and differences will minimize conflicts. Resolving conflicts entails directly
confronting the issue and not attacking the person. It should be resolved in a respectful and
amicable approach by offering ways that will benefit the organization as a whole and not for
personal gains.
We need to be open to constructive criticisms and suggestions from our colleagues that will help
us to grow professionally and personally.
Professional interactions and working collegially will help to deliver excellent care and
improvement toward realisations of the organization objectives, mission and vision.
Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of
evidenced based nursing care
Critical thinking involves the application of nursing knowledge and skills to solve nursing
problems. Nursing is evolving. The nursing practice involves the application of evidence-based
study through critiquing and analyzing scientific studies e,g randomized control studies and
incorporating them in the delivery of nursing procedures. Critical thinking also involves
examining the effects of the nursing action if it will be beneficial to the patient.
For example IV cannula, the best practice for IV cannula is only to be used for a maximum of 3
days, more than 72 days patient will be at risk of infection.

Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health

and safety and quality improvement in the workplace
--> Health and safety in the workplace is everyone's concern. Ensuring that the workplace is safe
is paramount. Active participation in risk management and quality improvement is directed
towards identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation of risks, problems and
opportunities. Identification of the risks be it as actual or potential will reduce the chance of
injury in the workplace. The primary goal of healthy and safe workplace is patient and employee
satisfaction, fewer accidents, reduction of costs and better reputation and integrity among the
clients and community as a whole.

Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to education and promotion of

evidenced based practice and knowledge translation
 In promoting evidence-based practice and knowledge, consider first the sources and
understand the data. The standard sources are randomized controlled trials, which is on the
highest level in the pyramid evidence. Establishing goals and objectives to improved the skills of
the staff in delivering safe, quality and culturally centered nursing care. Incorporate or apply
interventions to nursing practice and evaluate the outcomes. Incorporating evidence based study
to nursing practice to keep the staff abreast with the global practice.

Demonstrated ability to work professionally in a team and be self-directed with time

management and prioritising skills.
Nurses always collaborate with other members of allied health to achieve the best quality
outcome. Effective time management is achieved through setting goals and objectives,
prioritizing based on importance and urgency and setting time limits in completing the task.
Learning to delegate and efficient use of resources. Self-directed is having initiatives and
becoming proactive. Self directed is also self-management, controlling and managing once
thoughts, emotions in productive way.

Demonstrated understanding and experience in various teaching methodologies

including the ability to plan, conduct and evaluate unit based education.
 Each nursing staff is unique and has different way of learning. As an educator I
must employ various method in delivering education that will cater to different
learning needs of the staff. Some staff learnt best through visual, some through
visual and some through kinesthetic. As an educator I must gather first information
from the staff which topic they want me to cover in doing unit based education. In
developing plans, goals must be SMART , Specific,Measurable, Attainable , Realistic
and Time Bounded.
Computer skills including word processing, presentation, spread sheet applications and clinical
information systems . Required
I am proficient with different microsoft office applications. I use power point presentation in
delivering education session. I am proficient with using microsoft office.