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Theory - ELCs Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Nurse Practitioner Entry-level competencies & standards

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Purpose of ELCs

develop education programs
develop entry-­level exams
public­/em­ployer awareness of SOP
Assess NPs competence
What you need to know to enter profession

ELC I. Client care

 
A. relati­onship building
B. Assessment
C. Diagnosis
D. Treatment and management
E. Collab­ora­tion, consul­tation and referral
F. Health promotion

ELC II: QI + Research

Supports or disputes
efficacy of Tx, use of diagnostic tool, transm­ission of disease
Important to know what to do with the research
NP involv­ement
Client flow problems; safe delivery of care; medication safety
Evidence informed practice : best evidence with pt prefer­ences and values + NP expertise
improve client care & delivery
Partic­ipate in research

ELC III: Leadership

Advocacy for policy change
Contri­butes to knowledge clinical skills and client care
Leadership can develop programs for change
Collab­orative approach among HCP
utilize E.I.P to decrease gaps and improve practices

ELC IV: Education

A. Client, community and HC team
coaching, mentoring (uses leadership skills)
B. Continuing competence
Educated, authorized and competent
C. Profes­sional roles and respon­sib­ility
assisting profession to learn and grow
Important to engage in reflective practice
  

Practice standards

Ensure client safety
Self-e­val­uation tool
Framework for guidel­ines, policies, evalua­tions
Evaluate NPs unsafe practices
Guide your work in the profession

PS I: respon­sib­ility and accoun­tab­ility

mainta­ining current license
ethical practice in line with Code of Ethics
Practice safely with ELC + PS
Practice within government legisl­ation
Respon­sbile: individual is respon­sible for something (presc­ribing)
Accoun­table: is to something (PS/ ECLs)

PS III. Ethical practice

confid­ent­iality
external compen­sation
conflict of interest
family­/fr­iends
prescr­iption fraud

PS V - Self regulation

perform skills within SOP
Is a privilege
register, monitor, license and discipline own members
Practice in line with Standards and guidelines

PS VI - Therap­eutic management

 
Evidence informed practice to synthesize assessment + diagnosis to determine approp­riate therap­eutic management

PS II: knowledge based practice

 
Utilizing source of and knowledge for
-guideline based care
Client centered care