...Competency Statement 1: The goals in my Home daycare are to achieve the objective of safety by providing the children with safe environment and equipped children to explore without any injuries. Another goal is to promote healthy habits. Another one is to promote a good age appropriate learning environment. Competency Goal: 1 healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Learning Environment: One of my goals is to maintain a safe environment for the children in my care to play and explore in. A safe early childhood environment must be strategically laid out. The floor space is large enough for some gross motor activity, yet enough barriers, shelves, tables, exist to deter the children from aimlessly running from one side to another. Tables and chairs are child-sized and placed in such a fashion that one can safely walk behind them, even when another child is sitting in the chair. Shelves are low enough that a child can reach the top without having to climb. This also allows for the adults to be able to see children at all times. Consideration should be given to having open shelves, instead of shelves with backs, for the same purpose. Any shelves that seem wobbly should be securely fastened to a wall. All outlets not in use should be covered with protective covers. Ideally, something like a shelf should also be blocking outlets, to deter children from trying to unplug them. Any cords plugged into sockets should be tucked behind shelves or securely fastened to prevent tripping...
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...questionnaires tab c competency standard i to establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment Safe healthy learning environment tab d competency standard ii intellectual competence physical development cognitive development communication Creative development tab e competency standard iii to support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance development of self social development guidance tab f competency standard iv to establish positive and productive relationships with families tab g competency standard v to ensure a well-run, purposeful program that is responsive to participant needs tab g competency standard vi to maintain a commitment to professionalism tab i prefessional philosophy statement tab c rc i-1 My valid and current certificates of completion from a first aid course & an infant/child CPR course offered by a nationally recognized organization. RC I-2 A copy on one weekly menu that I have designed and served to children birth to 3. RC I-3 A sample of my weekly plan for children ages birth to 3 including goals for children’s learning and development. Brief descriptions of planned learning experience s and accommodation for children with special needs COMPETENCY STATEMENT I TAB D RC II Nine learning experiences (activities) for children ages birth to 3 from the following areas. RC II-1 Science/Sensory RC II-2 Language...
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...CDA COMPETENCY GOAL #1 Competency standard 1: To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment. Functional area 1: Safe My goal is to ensure the safety of my children both indoors and outdoors. I always make sure that I am aware of all my children in my room and maintain an up to date face to name sheet. The room is set up in a manner so all children can be seen at all times. I make sure that all the electrical outlets are covered with protectors. All toys are checked daily for broken pieces, the room is clean and clutter free. For my infants, I make sure they sleep on their backs and that all the toys that are mouthed are washed with a bleach water solution, and the shelves and mats are cleaned before I leave. The child’s personal belongings are in his/her dresser drawer, cubby, or hung up. The children are encouraged to follow the rules such as walking, no running and sitting on a chair not standing. Emergency routes are posted by the door. Functional area 2: Healthy My goal is to promote healthy habits, such as hand washing throughout the day-before and after eating, after diaper changes, and after activities that require hand washing. I also clean and sanitize the change table after each change. Daily health checks are done every morning when the children arrive so we can make sure all injuries/and or health issues are documented. When a child displays signs of illness, phone calls are made for pick-up. The center provides healthy and nutritious meals...
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...Advanced Manufacturing Competency Model Updated April 2010 Employment and Training Administration United States Department of Labor 1 www.doleta.gov Updated April 2010 Advanced Manufacturing Competency Model Table of Contents About the Model 3 Tier One: Personal Effectiveness Competencies 4 Interpersonal Skills 4 Integrity 4 Professionalism 4 Initiative 4 Dependability & Reliability 4 Lifelong Learning 4 Tier Two: Academic Competencies 6 Science 6 Basic Computer Skills 6 Mathematics 7 Reading 7 Writing 7 Communication—Listening and Speaking 8 Critical & Analytical Thinking 8 Information Literacy 8 Tier Three: Workplace Competencies 10 Business Fundamentals 10 Teamwork 10 Adaptability/Flexibility 11 Marketing and Customer Focus 11 Planning and Organizing 12 Problem Solving and Decision Making 12 Working with Tools and Technology 13 Checking, Examining, and Recording 13 Sustainable Practices 14 Tier Four: Industry-Wide Technical Competencies 15 Entry-Level 15 Manufacturing Process Design/Development 15 Production 15 Maintenance, Installation, and Repair 17 Supply Chain Logistics 17 Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement 18 Sustainable and Green Manufacturing 19 Health, Safety, Security, and Environment 19 Technician Level 21 Manufacturing Process Design/Development 21 Production...
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...PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING NUR 211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Supplemental Learning Guide Course Objectives * Relate the minimum requirements for the course. * Illustrate the use of competencies for learning. * Formulate own needs and responsibilities relative to meeting course competencies. * Relate course/clinical assignments and evaluation * Distinguish how the major concepts (see Nursing Student Handbook) of the program are affected by the variety of conditions and diseases within this course for all age groups. Outline A. Orientation to course 1. Course descriptions 2. Course outcomes/competencies 3. Textbooks B. Course Requirements 1. Student assignments and responsibilities 2. Minimum level of achievement 3. Evaluation tools C. Course/ Clinical Assignments and Evaluation D. Major Concepts 1. Caring 2. Clinical judgment, clinical reasoning, and nursing judgment 3. Clinical microsystem 4. Collaboration 5. Critical thinking 6. Cultural competence and Diversity 7. Ethics 8. Evidence-based care 9. Healthcare environment 10. Human flourishing 11. Informatics and Information management 12. Integrity 13. Knowledge, skills, and attitudes 14. Leadership 15. Nursing and Nursing Process 16. Nursing-sensitive indicators 17. Patient and Patient-centered care 18. Personal and Professional development 19. Professional identity ...
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...Running Head: DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN VS BSN 1 Educational Preparation: Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at Associates-Degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing Jenny Curie Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Tara Harris February 10, 2013 DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN VS BSN 2 Competency is defined as the quality of being competent. To be competent one must possess required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity. The profession of nursing requires a skillset and knowledge base that is specific to its kind. There are many options in one’s educational journey to obtain a nursing degree. Nursing is the largest health care profession in our society today with three million registered nurses nationwide (AACN, Nursing Workforce). Along with the growing profession and the ever growing need for quality health care the debate over what qualifies a nurse to be skillful and competent in her profession and what type of education is required is at the for front. What are the differences in competency between a nurse with an associates degree and one holding a baccalaureate degree? Of the three million registered nurses nationwide 50% of those hold a baccalaureate degree while 36.1% have an associates degree, and 13% a diploma (AACN, Nursing Workforce). The quality in which we provide patient care and the need for those in this field to obtain higher levels of education...
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...Health care organizations aim to provide both quality and safe patient care. These two fundamental and critical concepts in health care require continuous effort. “Organizations must make an intentional effort to measure, assess, and improve performance” (Spath, 2014, pp.266). Quality improvement (QI) is essential for the continued success of an organization as it reveals specific guidelines and methods to provide consistent and dependable quality services. This paper will discuss QI while focusing on quality management’s role and importance in health care, stakeholder’s different views of quality, QI roles, and what areas in health care require monitoring. Additionally, involved accrediting and regulatory organizations in QI and helpful resources and organizations that affect QI will be discussed. Quality Management According to Kelly (2011), quality management refers to how managers operating in various types of health services organizations and settings understand, explain, and continuously improve their organizations to allow them to deliver quality and safe patient care, promote quality patient and organizational outcomes, and improve health in their communities” (pp. 9). Therefore, the purpose of quality management is to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of health care processes to achieve quality outcomes. Management can achieve this through providing effective leadership, ensuring competency among staff, identifying opportunities to improve processes...
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...Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment My goal is to establish and maintain a learning environment that is safe and healthy for children. This goal is important because children need a safe and healthy learning environment in order to get the best out of their experience at school. If they do not feel safe, or their families feel as if they are not safe, then they are in a non-suitable environment. A classroom should provide environments as safe as possible to reduce the inevitable situation of accidents Safety To meet my goal I will keep the playground as free from harmful objects and people as possible. I will also make sure that the classroom cleaning chemicals will be put out of children’s reach. I then will post fire drills and tornado drill directions clearly in the classroom and practice them frequently with the children. I will also provide a first aid kit readily available for adults to use and be knowledgeable of proper usage. On a regular basis I will check the toys in the classroom for broken objects and remove anything that poses a threat to the children and keep myself informed of any safety recalls or alerts on any toys or other equipment in the classroom. Healthy My goal is to have a classroom that encourages healthy practices to keep both the children and the teachers safe and free from disease as possible. Healthy children are always the best type of children. When they are...
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...Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment A safe and healthy learning environment is essential for young children in a classroom. One goal in the functional area of safe is to prevent and reduce injuries and still have a learning environment that is conducive to the children learning their own safe and healthy environments. SAFE: * Young infants are placed on their backs when they are sleeping. The crib is free of blankets, toys, or other soft materials that could cause suffocation. * Mobile infants are kept safe by making sure that there isn't anything that is small enough they could put in their mouths and swallow. Toys are checked daily for broken or loose parts. * Toddlers are kept safe by showing them the proper use of toys. They are encouraged to follow safety rules such as walking instead of running and sitting on a chair instead of climbing on it. HEALTHY: * Young infants are kept healthy by washing hands of both the caregiver and the child before and after every diaper change as well as sanitizing the changing table. Disposable gloves are used for the diapering process. * Mobile infants are kept healthy by cleaning and sanitizing play areas daily. Mouthed toys are immediately removed from the play area for later cleaning. * To keep toddlers healthy, nutritious meals are planned . Good eating habits are modeled and the child is encouraged to eat new foods. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: * Young infants are given the opportunity...
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...My Leadership SMART Goal Leadership development is one of the many pertinent skills that nurses has to master in congruent with the dynamic and fast changing healthcare system, in order to provide an effective and safe patient care. Part of effective leadership is setting a goal that is achievable and realistic for the team or group in order to reach a desired outcome. Using a SMART-formatted goal ensures that the desired outcome is achievable, hence the meaning of SMART goal, Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time bound. To help with my leadership development in the care of my patients, I will focus my SMART goal on improving my leadership skills in patient education particularly with pain management on post-surgical patients since I take care of a lot of post-surgical patients. This goal is in line with one of the Institute of Medicine’s core competencies for health clinicians that states to provide patient-centered care. I will achieve my goal with some help from a team member at work. Nurses and other health care professionals are expected to provide care that is effective, safe, and patient-centered. One of the core competencies that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) set for healthcare professionals is to provide patient-centered care. Providing a care that is patient-centered focuses on including the patients in their plan of care, recognize, and respect their needs, values and preferences. Open communication with the patients and collaborative care is also...
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...treatments and medications, patient and family education and serving as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Nurses care for individuals and families in all phases of the health and wellness continuum as well as provide leadership in health care delivery systems and in academic settings (Medicine, 2011). Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) graduates have a proven track record for providing safe bedside care for clients from the first day they are hired. They function well as team members and, after a period of orientation, can assume responsibility for the care of clients who are more acutely ill (Catalano, 2009). Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN) prepared RNs provide an additional focus on leadership, translating research for nursing practice, and population health; they practice across all healthcare settings (Medicine, 2011). NURSING COMPETENCIES One way in which the nursing profession identifies what nurses do is by looking at competencies. In nursing, the word “competence” is often defined as the combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes, values, and abilities that support the safe and effective practice of the nurse. A nurse practices...
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...competency goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment Functional area 1: Safe My goal in the functional 1 area safe is to make sure that I provide a safe environment for the children. This is important because the children in my age group are still learning about safety and the consequences if they aren't cautious. My class room is designed for child care purposes. I plan to make sure that everything in the room is at child level and ready for them to use. I will make sure that any broken toys or furniture will be thrown away and replaced. It is important to me that any cleaning supplies is put away up high and locked up out of their reach. When we are outside I plan to make sure that everything on the playground is age appropriate. Any broken toys or bikes outside will also be thrown out and replaced as well. I make sure that I am supervising children at all times. I am CPR first aid qualified and prepared to take action incase anything happens. Functional area 2: Healthy My goal in the functional 2 area of healthy is to maintain a healthy environment for the children. I also will make sure that I demonstrate healthy and proper ways of doing things. I intend on making sure the classroom is cleaned every night and sanitized. I also intend on washing any kind of clothes regularly such as cot sheets, dress up clothes, any kind of towels and rags. I will make sure that every child learns to wash their hands properly and regularly when needed...
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...ompetency Goal 1: Maintaining a Safe, Healthy Learning Environment When running a child care center, one of the most important things is to provide a quality learning environment for the children. It is necessary to keep in mind the steps and precautions needed to establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment. As a teacher of a young preschool class, I put all my effort into making sure I meet all these requirements. Every classroom is run different and it is important for parents to know what kind of environment they are putting their child in. Keep reading to get a further understanding of how I personally run my class and the steps I take to make sure my class meets the competency goal. One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to maintain a current and updated list of phone numbers for contacting parents and emergency services, such as poison control, fire department, and medical help. I also ask parents/guardians to inform me of any phone number changes. I also maintain first aid supplies and know the basic first aid procedures for young children, such as choking and treating cuts and wounds. I ensure that all safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, are in place and operable. I also use a weekly safety list to ensure that I have checked all parts of my classroom to make sure it’s all safe. Also, I personally am always around to supervise the children in all indoor and outdoor activities. Lastly, I require written parental authorization...
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...the performance of the District Manager based on their ethical conduct and effective in determining how successful in motivating and empowering them to improve on their work performance. The writer will select three best practices that they think organizational leaders can use to motivate their employees as well as their potential benefits. The writer will also discuss some of the challenges leaders face when managing diversity and how diversity can help their business organization better compete in global markets. The writer will also develop an effective business strategy to address these challenges and issues. Analyze the Leadership Styles of District Manager Dollar General Dollar General has been around since the 1950’s and their goal and mission was to keep it simple and affordable for everyone. The...
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...addressed. Due to licensing and practicing regulations in many states, nurses are entering the workforce qualified to provide more care than they are legally allowed to provide. In the majority of states, for example, the nurse practitioner (NP) is required to be supervised by a physician in order to see and prescribe medications for patients. This poses a problem due to the decreasing number of medical students entering primary care and the increasing number of NPs who are entering primary care (IOM, 2011). Another recommendation is the need for nurse residency programs that would ease the transition from school to work. This would allow new graduates to further develop the skills and experience needed to deliver safe patient care, in addition to decreasing turnover rates. The report calls for these programs to be used in the community setting as well as the acute care setting (The future, 2011; IOM, 2011). The second key message from the report states “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes...
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