Competency Journal of Nursing

Increasing demands on nurses and the role of the nurse educator: Developing nursing competencies

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Increasing demands of todays healthcare environment poses many challenges for nurses providing care at the bedside. Nurse educators are in a position to develop nursing competencies that support nurses and assist them in the provision of safe, quality patient care.

Submitted by Jill E. Toledo, MSN, RN, CPON

A Competent Psychiatric Nurse: What role does empathy provide in competency?

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The fundamental foundation in initiating competent skills as a psychiatric nurse is similar to any specialty in nursing. We must implement the necessary processes of providing the standard of care by using the method known as the nursing process. To successfully implement these steps it is necessary to seek understanding of the clients’ individuality which takes effort, establishment of rapport, and time. Empathy is an essential factor to obtain accurate data, individualize interventions, and best outcomes addressing the clients’ uniqueness. As a psychiatric nurse one noted that empathy plays a significant role in providing competent care and optimizing positive outcomes for my acute mentally ill clients.

Submitted by Alicia Doss-Pierre, MSN, RN-BC

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