Sub-competencies for entry-level and advanced-level nursing education:

• 6.1a Communicate the nurse’s roles and responsibilities clearly.
• 6.1b Use various communication tools and techniques effectively.
• 6.1c Elicit the perspectives of team members to inform person-centered care decision-making.
• 6.1d Articulate impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion on team-based communications.
• 6.1e Communicate individual information in a professional, accurate, and timely manner.
• 6.1f Communicate as informed by legal, regulatory, and policy guidelines.
• 6.1g Evaluate the effectiveness of interprofessional communication tools and techniques to support and improve the efficacy of team-based interactions.
• 6.1h Facilitate improvements in interprofessional communications of individual information (e.g. EHR).
• 6.1i Role model respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion in team-based communications.
• 6.1j Communicate nursing’s unique disciplinary knowledge to strengthen interprofessional partnerships.
• 6.1k Provide expert consultation for other members of the healthcare team in one’s area of practice.
• 6.1l Demonstrate capacity to resolve interprofessional conflict.
• 6.2a Apply principles of team dynamics, including team roles, to facilitate effective team functioning.
• 6.2b Delegate work to team members based on their roles and competency.
• 6.2c Engage in the work of the team as appropriate to one’s scope of practice and competency.
• 6.2d Recognize how one’s uniqueness (as a person and a nurse) contributes to effective interprofessional working relationships.
• 6.2e Apply principles of team leadership and management performance to improve quality and assure safety.
• 6.2f Evaluate performance of individual and team to improve quality and promote safety.
• 6.2g Integrate evidence-based strategies and processes to improve team effectiveness and outcomes.
• 6.2h Evaluate the impact of team dynamics and performance on desired outcomes.
• 6.2i Reflect on how one’s role and expertise influence team performance.
• 6.2j Foster positive team dynamics to strengthen desired outcomes.
• 6.3a Integrate the roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals through interprofessional collaborative practice.
• 6.3b Leverage roles and abilities of team members to optimize care.
• 6.3c Communicate with team members to clarify responsibilities in executing plan of care.
• 6.3d Direct interprofessional activities and initiatives.
• 6.4a Demonstrate an awareness of one’s biases and how they may affect mutual respect and communication with team members.
• 6.4b Demonstrate respect for the perspectives and experiences of other professions.
• 6.4c Engage in constructive communication to facilitate conflict management.
• 6.4d Collaborate with interprofessional team members to establish mutual healthcare goals for individuals, communities, or populations.
• 6.4e Practice self-assessment to mitigate conscious and implicit biases toward other team members.
• 6.4f Foster an environment that supports the constructive sharing of multiple perspectives and enhances interprofessional learning.
• 6.4g Integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into team practices.
• 6.4h Manage disagreements, conflicts, and challenging conversations among team members.
• 6.4i Promote an environment that advances interprofessional learning.

Posted: February 16, 2022

Submitted by:

Domain 6 Tool Kit Working Group

Jane Kirschling, PhD, University of Maryland
Brenda Zierler, PhD, University of Washington
Mayumi Willgerodt, PhD, University of Washington
Lisa Singleterry, PhD, Western Michigan University