Review the NP core competency of policy and health delivery system.
These include:
Demonstrates an understanding of the interdependence of policy and practice.
Advocates for ethical policies that promote access, equity, quality, and cost.
Analyzes ethical, legal, and social factors influencing policy development.
Contributes in the development of health policy.
Analyzes the implications of health policy across disciplines.
Evaluates the impact of globalization on health care policy development.
Advocates for policies for safe and healthy practice environments.
Utilize advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology and physical assessment to provide evidence-based, cost effective, ethical, culturally appropriate management of patient centered-care for the adult, women, geriatric and frail elderly.
Formulate differential diagnoses and develop a prioritized plan of care based on a comprehensive analysis of clinical findings, history, ethnicity, genetics, fetal genetic screening and diagnostic values.
Demonstrate therapeutic communication, advanced interviewing techniques, observational skills, clinical findings and critical thinking to make patient-centered clinical decisions in the treatment of illness, injury, disease management, including palliative and end of life care.
Recommend pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions in the management of physical or mental health, injury or disease in patients across the lifespan through formulation of a patient-centered mutually accepted plan of care.
Modify the plan of care based on patient outcomes and responses to interventions.
Select appropriate tests and procedures based on clinical findings.
Incorporate social determinants of health into a patient-centered plan of care inclusive of socioeconomic status, sexual and gender identity, culture, geography, barriers to care and health literacy.
Recommend age-appropriate primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention methodologies and anticipatory guidance citing appropriate interdisciplinary team involvement and referrals.
Articulate appropriate use of clinical procedures in relation to clinical findings.
Reflect on your clinical experiences thus far. How have you progressed in meeting this NP core competency? In 250 words provide a clinical example that has assisted you in meeting this competency along with how you are progressing in this area.
