Analysis of Your Nursing Practice and NCNZ Competencies

This assessment is specifically linked to the NCNZ Competencies for the Registered Nurse and reflective model: Nursing Council of New Zealand (2012). Competencies for Registered Nurses Scope of practice. http://www.nursingcouncil.org.nz/Nurses/Scopes-of-practice/Registered-nurse Following satisfactory completion of CAP712, students will demonstrate safe practice and reflect on the following domains for competencies as set by Nursing Council of New Zealand. Domain One: Professional responsibility. This domain contains competencies that relate to professional, legal and ethical responsibilities and cultural safety. These include being able to demonstrate knowledge and judgment and being accountable for own actions and decisions, while promoting an environment that maximises clients’ safety, independence, quality of life and health. Domain Two: Management of nursing care This domain contains competencies related to client assessment and managing client care, which is responsive to clients’ needs, and which is supported by nursing knowledge and evidence based research. Domain Three: Interpersonal relationships. This domain contains competencies related to interpersonal and therapeutic communication with clients, other nursing staff and interprofessional communication and documentation. Domain Four: Interprofessional health care and quality improvement. This domain contains competencies to demonstrate that, as a member of the health care team, the nurse evaluates the effectiveness of care and promotes a nursing perspective within the interprofessional activities of the team. Analysis of Your Nursing Practice Word limit: 1000 words Apply a reflective model framework to analyse your practice We teach the what, so what, now what model What: Select an exemplar from your nursing practice and through the reflective model, So what: analyse what aspects of nursing care as a RN you did well (which NCNZ competencies you met), and areas that you did not do so well in (NCNZ competencies not met) The Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies for Registration as a Nurse will provide the benchmark for you to evaluate your own performance. Although all the domains come into play for your exemplar, focus on 4-5 NCNZ competencies that are most appropriate The Now what part of the reflective model will address what actions you will take or have taken to address areas not met as part of your professional development. As part of the analysis, discuss some of the following as it applies to your exemplar: political, legal, social and/or ethical implications to practice as part of your analysis. Assignment Guidelines Maintain confidentiality: Do not put any identifiers on your assignment (Do not name your clinical practice and use pseudonyms for any staff). Length: 1000 words. (10% either side; does not include reference list page) Ensure word count is included (minus reference pages and/or appendices). Presentation: Typed on A4 paper (single side). Student number (do not put your own name on the assignment) as a footer and insert page numbers. Font size 12 Arial or Times New Roman line spacing 1.5 Insert an assignment cover sheet to verify it is your own work. Convert word document to PDF file. Submit on Moodle via turn-it-in on or before the due date. Criteria for assessment: Refer to marking criteria: Hard copy or grade book on Moodle) Presentation of assignment and clarity of expression. Ability to use literature and reference appropriately as per APA 6th Guidelines Ability to relate the literature to clinical experience in New Zealand Ability to reflect on experience and learning made using a reflective model NOTE: You must use both the reflective framework (what, so what, now what) and link to the NCNZ competencies to get a pass in this assignment. Refer to marking criteria for further information and mark allocation.