assist in students’ ability to develop emotional intelligence (EI) . EI is the ability to recognize one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between diff erent feelings, label them appropriately, and then use emotional
information to guide behavior . Self-Care and Resilience
Self-Care is achieved by promoting and maintaining personal well-being . Students must take responsibility for their own physical and emotional health . This includes sensory capabilities or appropriate compensation and the ability to perform the physical requirements of clinical practice . It is the student’s responsibility to obtain adequate rest, nutrition and hydration, exercise, and explore and adopt healthy coping skills to manage personal stress . Responsible Learning Responsible learning is demonstrated by taking control and ownership for learning . This is displayed by students being engaged in academic tasks, persistent in self-learning, seeking feedback, and notifying faculty if not achieving course or program outcomes . Students must practice within their scope of knowledge and skills and recognize their personal limitations while working only under appropriate supervision . Additionally, students who demonstrate responsible learning make eff orts to follow the agency’s clinical policies, procedures, and principles by adhering to
Behavioral Expectations Since nursing is a human science, students must learn skills that will translate into their success as nurses . These skills include: communication, self-awareness, self-care, responsible learning, professional image, and
academic honesty . Communication
Communication is the exchange of ideas, thoughts, or feelings by verbal and non-verbal actions . Verbal and written communication includes clear, coherent, timely, honest, concise, and patient-centered communication . They are expected to use pronunciation, pitch, and intonation appropriate for the environment . Non-verbal skills include gestures that are appropriate and employ listening skills in order to assimilate information . Cultural awareness builds upon identifying issues to alleviate obstacles resulting from health literacy, disparities, authority gradients, cultural diff erences, and language barriers . Self-awareness Self-awareness is the ability to recognize and look at one’s inner thoughts, feelings, and beliefs . Through reflection, self-evaluation, and validation of feedback, students will learn to accurately identify their strengths as well as opportunities for improvement . These reflections will enable students to build confidene in their knowledge and skills with realistic perspectives about their capacities . Furthermore, these insights will
clinical requirements . Professional Image
Professional image is the appearance of an individual viewed from both inside and outside the discipline . Students are guided to uphold a positive professional image by portraying a compassionate demeanor and demonstrating a respect for others with behaviors that are focused on patient care and learning . Students are expected to demonstrate caring behaviors, fl xibility, professional etiquette, and civility . Students are guided in their development of professional behaviors by faculty, yet are responsible to demonstrate the competencies listed above . Demonstrating professional behavior is required for passing all courses and clinical practices regardless of performance in other areas or grades in the course .
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