Alignment

Knowledge

Attitudes

Skills

AONL Domain and Competency

AACN’s The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education domains and competencies.

K1 Identifies leadership skills

essential to the practice of nursing

A1 Recognizes the role of the nurse as leader

S1 Integrates leadership skills of systems thinking, communication, and facilitating change in meeting patient care needs

K2 Understands critical thinking and problem-solving processes

A2 Values critical thinking processes in the management of

client care situations

S2a Uses systematic approaches in problem solving

S2b Demonstrates purposeful, informed, outcome-oriented thinking

K3a Understands human behavior, individual and group performance

K3b Identifies the roles and skills of the health care team

A3a Recognizes the centrality of a interprofessional team approach to patient care

A3b Values the diversity and inclusion of perspectives and

expertise of each member of the health care team

S3a Demonstrates ability to effectively participate within health care teams

S3b Promotes a productive culture by valuing individuals

and their contributions

S3c Models effective communication and promotes cooperative behaviors

S3d Demonstrates tolerance for different viewpoints

K4 Understands the need to

monitor one’s own feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and use this information to guide thinking and actions

A4a Recognizes that personal attitudes, beliefs and experiences

influence one’s leadership style

A4b Recognizes the limits of one’s own role and competence and, where necessary, consults with other health professionals

with the appropriate competencies

A4c Values fairness and open mindedness

A4d Values an environment encouraging creative thinking and innovations

A4e Values courage as a leadership skill

S4a Clarifies biases, inclinations, strengths, and self-limitations

S4b Adapts to stressful situations

S4c Seeks appropriate mentors

S4d Acts as an effective role model and resource for students and support staff

S4e Demonstrates ability to stand up for beliefs and does not avoid challenges

K5 Explains the importance,

necessity, and process of change

A5a Recognizes one’s own reaction to change and strives to remain open to new ideas and approaches

A5b Values new ideas and interventions to improve patient care

S5a Implements change to improve patient care

S5b Anticipates consequences, plans ahead, and changes approaches to improve outcomes

S5c Participates in the change process to improve patient care, the work environment, and patient and staff satisfaction

K6 Understands the principles of accountability and delegation

A6a Accepts accountability and responsibility for one’s own professional judgment and actions

A6b Accepts accountability for nursing care delegated to others

A6c Recognizes the value of delegation

S6 Delegates selected nursing activities to unlicensed personnel to maintain or improve the patient’s health and wellbeing, or promote comfort

K7 Understands the complexity of the health care delivery system including how patient care services are organized and financed, and

how reimbursement is structured

A7a Recognizes the impact of sociocultural, economic, legal, and political factors Influencing health care delivery and practice

A7b Values the roles of provider groups across the continuum of

care

S7a Acts as a champion for health care consumers and quality outcomes

S7b Understands and articulates

individual organization’s financial drivers

S7c Demonstrates an understanding the complexity involved in decision making

in Health care relating to population management across the continuum of care

K8 Understand how health care issues are identified, how health care policy is both developed and changed

A8 Recognizes how the health care process can be influenced

through the efforts of nurses and other health care professionals, as well as lay and special advocacy groups

S8 Participates as a nursing professional in political processes and grassroots legislative efforts to influence health care policy

K9 Understands the need to

withstand, recover or grow in the face of stressors and changing demands

A9 Recognizes the need to think about the future instead of the

past

S9a Seeks opportunities for improvement and ongoing learning

S9b Demonstrates ability to work with ambiguity and tension

S9c Focuses energy to achieve goals and outcomes

K10 Articulates the impact of one’s own leadership style in committing individuals to action

A10 Recognizes the value of leadership to empower others and

enhance collaboration and shared decision making

S10 Uses group discussion, agreement and consensus building to enhance collaboration and shared decision making

Knowledge

Attitudes

Skills

AONL Domain and Competency

AACN’s The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education domains and competencies.

K1 Identifies leadership skills

essential to the practice of nursing

A1 Recognizes the role of the nurse as leader

S1 Integrates leadership skills of systems thinking, communication, and facilitating change in meeting patient care needs

K2 Understands critical thinking and problem-solving processes

A2 Values critical thinking processes in the management of

client care situations

S2a Uses systematic approaches in problem solving

S2b Demonstrates purposeful, informed, outcome-oriented thinking

K3a Understands human behavior, individual and group performance

K3b Identifies the roles and skills of the health care team

A3a Recognizes the centrality of a interprofessional team approach to patient care

A3b Values the diversity and inclusion of perspectives and

expertise of each member of the health care team

S3a Demonstrates ability to effectively participate within health care teams

S3b Promotes a productive culture by valuing individuals

and their contributions

S3c Models effective communication and promotes cooperative behaviors

S3d Demonstrates tolerance for different viewpoints

K4 Understands the need to

monitor one’s own feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and use this information to guide thinking and actions

A4a Recognizes that personal attitudes, beliefs and experiences

influence one’s leadership style

A4b Recognizes the limits of one’s own role and competence and, where necessary, consults with other health professionals

with the appropriate competencies

A4c Values fairness and open mindedness

A4d Values an environment encouraging creative thinking and innovations

A4e Values courage as a leadership skill

S4a Clarifies biases, inclinations, strengths, and self-limitations

S4b Adapts to stressful situations

S4c Seeks appropriate mentors

S4d Acts as an effective role model and resource for students and support staff

S4e Demonstrates ability to stand up for beliefs and does not avoid challenges

K5 Explains the importance,

necessity, and process of change

A5a Recognizes one’s own reaction to change and strives to remain open to new ideas and approaches

A5b Values new ideas and interventions to improve patient care

S5a Implements change to improve patient care

S5b Anticipates consequences, plans ahead, and changes approaches to improve outcomes

S5c Participates in the change process to improve patient care, the work environment, and patient and staff satisfaction

K6 Understands the principles of accountability and delegation

A6a Accepts accountability and responsibility for one’s own professional judgment and actions

A6b Accepts accountability for nursing care delegated to others

A6c Recognizes the value of delegation

S6 Delegates selected nursing activities to unlicensed personnel to maintain or improve the patient’s health and wellbeing, or promote comfort

K7 Understands the complexity of the health care delivery system including how patient care services are organized and financed, and

how reimbursement is structured

A7a Recognizes the impact of sociocultural, economic, legal, and political factors Influencing health care delivery and practice

A7b Values the roles of provider groups across the continuum of

care

S7a Acts as a champion for health care consumers and quality outcomes

S7b Understands and articulates

individual organization’s financial drivers

S7c Demonstrates an understanding the complexity involved in decision making

in Health care relating to population management across the continuum of care

K8 Understand how health care issues are identified, how health care policy is both developed and changed

A8 Recognizes how the health care process can be influenced

through the efforts of nurses and other health care professionals, as well as lay and special advocacy groups

S8 Participates as a nursing professional in political processes and grassroots legislative efforts to influence health care policy

K9 Understands the need to

withstand, recover or grow in the face of stressors and changing demands

A9 Recognizes the need to think about the future instead of the

past

S9a Seeks opportunities for improvement and ongoing learning

S9b Demonstrates ability to work with ambiguity and tension

S9c Focuses energy to achieve goals and outcomes

K10 Articulates the impact of one’s own leadership style in committing individuals to action

A10 Recognizes the value of leadership to empower others and

enhance collaboration and shared decision making

S10 Uses group discussion, agreement and consensus building to enhance collaboration and shared decision making