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National Nursing Organizations II

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Nursing organizations play a vital role in representing nurses working in specialized clinical settings, such as the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
The AACN emphasizes a healthy work environment through six standards to achieve an optimal patient outcome. The standards are appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, collaboration, authentic leadership, effective communication, and decision-making. In addition, AACN provides certification programs, webinars, journals, and...

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International Nursing Organizations I

International Nursing Organizations I

International Nursing Organization (ICN) is a global union of national nurses' organizations. Individual nurses can be a part of ICN through member organizations. Each member organization strives to ensure quality nursing care, sound health policies, the advancement of nursing knowledge, respect for the profession, and a satisfied and competent nursing workforce.
ICN member organizations work to advance the field of nursing and healthcare via policies, partnerships, lobbying, professional...

National Nursing Organizations I

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Nursing organizations assume a significant role in consistently developing the nursing profession through education, research studies, establishing practice standards, and reforming health policies. Typically, nursing organizations operate at the regional, national, and international levels. For example, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) represents more than 28 million nurses worldwide. In contrast, the American Nurses Association (ANA) is a membership organization representing nurses...

Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching II: Planning and Implementation

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Planning for learning involves the development of a teaching plan. Teaching plans are similar to nursing care plans—both follow the steps of the nursing process. Planning in the teaching process involves setting goals and outcomes. Here, goals identify what a patient needs to achieve to understand a healthcare topic better, whereas the outcomes are the action to be performed by the patient to achieve the goal within a timeframe. For example, if the goal is to educate the patient about insulin...

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Incorporating Competencies into ANCC Nursing Continuing Professional Development Educational Activities.

Jennifer Graebe, Jillian Roy

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

|May 28, 2025

Summary

Integrating nursing competencies into accredited continuing professional development is key for advancing practice. This article clarifies the distinct roles of competence and competency in nursing education.

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Published on: August 9, 2024

Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Professional Development

Background:

Accredited Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) requires intentional integration of competencies.
Advancing nursing practice and ensuring high-quality professional development depend on this integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the evolving concepts of competence and competency in nursing.
To highlight the distinct roles of competence and competency in nursing.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of nursing competence and competency.
Review of current practices in accredited NCPD design.

Main Results:

Competence and competency are distinct but related concepts crucial for NCPD.
Intentional design is necessary for effective integration of competencies into NCPD.

Conclusions:

Understanding the nuances between competence and competency enhances NCPD design.
Effective integration of competencies advances nursing practice and professional development.