VIII.

Core competencies under the 11 Key Areas of Responsibility

Key Areas of Core Competency: Indicators
Responsibility
A. Safe and Quality Core Competency 1: • Identifies the health needs of
Nursing Care Demonstrates the clients
knowledge base on the (individuals, families,
health /illness population groups
status of individual / and/or communities)
groups • Explains the health status of
the clients/
groups
Core Competency 2. • Identifies clients’ wellness
Provides sound decision potential and/or
making in the care of health problem
individuals • Gathers data related to the
families/groups health condition
considering their beliefs • Analyzes the data gathered
and values • Selects appropriate action to
support/enhance wellness
response;
manage the health problem
• Monitors the progress of the
action taken
Core Competency 3: • Performs age-specific safety
Promotes safety and measures in all
comfort and privacy of aspects of client care
clients • Performs age-specific comfort
measures in
all aspects of client care
• Performs age-specific
measures to ensure
privacy in all aspects of client
care

Core Competency 4: • Identifies the priority needs of

Sets priorities in clients
nursing care based on • Analyzes the needs of clients
clients’ needs • Determines appropriate
nursing care to
address priority
needs/problems
Core Competency 5: • Refers identified problem to
Ensures continuity of appropriate
care individuals / agencies
• Establishes means of
providing continuous
client care
Core Competency 6: • Conforms to the 10 golden
Administers medications rules in medication
and other health administration and health
therapeutics therapeutics

Core Competency 7: • Obtains informed consent

Utilizes the nursing • Completes appropriate
process as framework assessment forms
for nursing • Performs appropriate
7.1 Performs assessment techniques
comprehensive and • Obtains comprehensive client
systematic nursing information
assessment • Maintains privacy and