The Colorado Nursing Articulation Model: 2001-2005
Publication of the Colorado Trust
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Core Role Competency: Member of the Professional Role
The nurse is accountable for the ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities related to nursing practice.
| Skill | LPN | ADN | BSN |
|---|---|---|---|
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Values |
Performs within the values framework of the nursing profession. |
Practices within the values framework of the nursing profession. |
Expands and performs within the values framework of the nursing profession. |
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Ethics, Law, and Profession |
Performs within the ethical and legal framework of nursing. |
Promotes ethical, legal and professional awareness and responsibility in others. |
Fosters ethical, legal and professional awareness and responsibility in others. |
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Issues and Trends |
Demonstrates an awareness of current issues and trends in nursing, health care and policy development. |
Participates in identifying current issues and trends in nursing, health care and policy development. |
Analyzes the impact of current issues and trends in nursing and health care, and influences policy development. |
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Self-Development |
Assumes responsibility for self-development and lifelong learning. |
Assumes responsibility for self-development and lifelong learning. |
Demonstrates self-development and life-long learning. |
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Collegial Relationships |
Participates in collegial relationships. |
Participates in the establishment of collegial relationships. |
Promotes an environment conducive to collegial relationships. |
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Peer Review |
Participates in the peer review process. |
Participates in and actively supports the peer review process. |
Participates in and evaluates the peer review process. |
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Image of Nursing |
Participates in promoting the positive image of nursing within the context of own practice. |
Participates in promoting the professional image of nursing to society. |
Participates in promoting and developing the positive image of nursing to society. |
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Professional Organizations |
Demonstrates knowledge of the functions of professional organizations. |
Understands the impact of professional organizations on nursing practice. |
Verbalizes and analyzes the impact of nursing organizations on nursing practice. |
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Accountability |
Demonstrates accountability for the quality and costeffectiveness of own nursing practice. |
Assumes accountability for cost-effective quality nursing practice. |
Demonstrates and promotes accountability for costeffective quality nursing practice. |
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Research |
Develops an awareness of research and its relevance to nursing practice. |
Utilizes research results in evidence-based nursing practice. |
Critiques research studies, promotes utilization for evidence-based practice, and identifies opportunities for research. |
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Colorado Council on Nursing Education.
Permission to copy material from this model is granted
with the stipulation that the Colorado Council on Nursing
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