Core Competencies in Nursing Are Essential to Meet the Challenges

Core competencies in nursing are essential to meet the challenges of upcoming patient populations and expanding technologies to provide safe and effective nursing care. All of the following choices are parts of core competencies. Choose the best description that designates the competency of providing patient centered-care.

A) Design and test interventions to change processes and systems of care, with the objective of improving quality.
B) Communicate, manage knowledge, decrease error, and support.Decision-making (critical thinking) using information technology.
C) Identify, respect and communicate patient's differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs.
D) Clarify roles and responsibilities of team members, collaborating and integrating care.
E) Use organizational systems to report near misses and errors.