Quality of Practice
1 Engages in nursing practice that is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and student-centered.
2 Identifies barriers to and opportunities for improvement of healthcare safety, effectiveness, efficiency, equity, timeliness, and student centeredness.
3 Documents school nursing practice in a manner that supports quality and performance improvement initiatives across the interprofessional team.
4 Uses a systematic, ongoing process to monitor the quality of care, implement corrective actions, and evaluate the outcomes of corrective actions.
5 Collects structure, process, and outcomes data on school nursing practice and the practice of non-licensed school health staff.
6 Analyzes data to monitor the structure, processes and outcomes of school nursing practice and the practice of non-licensed school health staff.
7 Prioritizes quality initiatives based on importance, severity, timeliness, trends and readiness.
8 Develops specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely, inclusive, and equitable (S.M.A.R.T.I.E.) objectives.
9 Collaborates with interprofessional and stakeholder team members (administrators, teachers, staff, parents, or community members) in all stages of the quality improvement process.
10 Uses creativity and innovation to enhance school nursing care, school environment, and access to learning.
11 Provides regular and critical review and evaluation of policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve the quality of healthcare and delivery of school health services.
12 Engages in formal and informal peer review processes.
13 Contributes to annual performance evaluation by conducting a self-assessment of competencies and setting goals for improvement.
14 Achieves professional certification as a Nationally Certified School Nurse and required state credentials.
15 Adopts available technology appropriate to the work setting.
