NURS 437 - LPN Self Assessment

Given your LPN knowledge and your previous coursework in this curriculum, what do you know about the following self-assessment items in relation to family health nursing and the learning outcomes for NURS 437? Take time to reflect on each item and determine your knowledge and competence for each item.

If you answer “yes” to any of the items please provide a brief example, and if you answer “no” to any of the items, please explain your rationale/specific learning need in more detail.

  1. Assess my personal competence and learning needs (I know what I do not know or cannot competently perform).

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

  1. Practice nursing in accordance with the CARNA Entry-to-Practice Competencies for the Registered Nurse Profession (September 2006).

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

  1. Use the CARNA Joint Publication on Collaborative Nursing Practice in Alberta as a guide to differentiate between LPN practice and my upcoming RN practice.

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

  1. Use the 7 values in the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses (2008) to guide my RN practice.

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

  1. Use the Community Health Nurses Association of Canada Standards to guide my RN practice.

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

  1. Use the CARNA Professional Boundaries document to guide my RN practice.

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

  1. Access and use relevant nursing research and evidence based information to make practice decisions.

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

  1. Prioritize my nursing actions based on safety and principles of client protection.

I am confident I can do this consistently (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

I would like to work on this some more (yes or no).
Yes:
Explain:
No:
Explain:

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