| Issue | Standard | Examples of necessary activities (not all inclusive) |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | Critical thinking ability sufficient for clinical judgment | Identify cause-effect relationships in clinical situations, develop nursing care plans |
| Interpersonal | Interpersonal abilities sufficient to interact with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds | Establish rapport with patients/clients and colleagues |
| Communication | Communication abilities sufficient for interaction with others in verbal and written form | Explain treatment procedures, initiate health teaching, document and interpret nursing actions and patient/client responses |
| Mobility | Physical abilities sufficient to move from room to room and maneuver in small spaces | Move around in patient's rooms, work spaces, and treatment areas; administer cardio-pulmonary procedures |
| Motor Skills | Gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and effective nursing care | Calibrate and use equipment, lift and position patients/clients |
| Hearing | Auditory ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs | Hears monitor alarm, emergency signals, auscultatory sounds, cries for help |
| Visual | Visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment necessary in nursing care | Observes patient/client responses |
| Tactile | Tactile ability sufficient for physical assessment | Perform palpation, functions of physical examination and/or those related to therapeutic intervention, e.g., insertion of a catheter |
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