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N108: Transition to the Registered Professional Nurse Role Study Guide NLN Core Values and Core Compet ncie The National League for Nursing has delineated four core values for the profession of nursing. • Caring: Promoting health, healing, and hope in response to the human condition • Integrity: Respecting the dignity and moral wholeness of every person without conditions or limitation • Diversity: Affirming the uniqueness of and differences among persons, ideas, values, and ethnicities; a culture of diversity is about understanding ourselves and each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the richness of each individual • Excellence: Co-creating and implementing transformative strategies; status quo and mediocrity are not tolerated The NLN core competencies for nursing graduates include: • Human flourishing: Advocate for patients and families in ways that promote their self- determination, integrity, and ongoing growth as human beings. • Nursing judgment: Nursing judgment encompasses the following three processes: critical thinking, clinical judgment, and the integration of best evidence into practice. Nurses must use these three processes as they make decisions about clinical care, and for the development and application of research and the broader dissemination of insights and research findings to the community, as well as the management of resource allocation. The key components of nursing judgment include the following: o Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific methods and processes  Participate effectively in appropriate data collection and other research activities  Adhere to Institutional Review Board (IRB) guidelines  Base individualized care plan on patient values, clinical expertise, and evidence o Differentiate clinical opinion from research and evidence summaries and describe reliable sources for locating evidence reports and clinical practice guidelines  Read original research and evidence reports related to area of practice  Locate evidence reports related to clinical practice topics and guidelines o Explain the role of evidence in determining best clinical practice and describe how the strength and relevance of available evidence influences the choice of interventions in provision of patient-centered care  Participate in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice  Question rationale for routine approaches to care that result in less-than-desired outcomes or adverse events o Discriminate between valid and invalid reasons for modifying evidence-based clinical practice based on clinical expertise or patient/family preferences  Consult with clinical experts before deciding to deviate from evidence-based protocols • Professional identity: Professional Identify involves the internalization of core values and perspectives recognized as integral to the art and science of nursing. These core values become

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