1.1 Assessment and diagnosis:
Assessment
Do the following assessments:
Community and environmental assessment;
Family assessment;
Individual health assessment (throughout the lifespan);
Assessment in an emergency.

1.2 Communication and interpersonal skills:
Communicate in an acceptable and effective way across the cultural spectrum.
Give appropriate and relevant health education effectively to groups and individuals including the use of resources.
Communicate effectively with all age groups and with people having mental and physical disabilities.

1.3 Problem-solving and critical thinking:
Raise and explore questions:
* Identify problems; and
* Distinguish between problems within the scope of practice and those in need of referral.

1.4 Planning:
Negotiate realistic health and nursing care plans for the:
* Individual (health or minor illness);
* Family.

1.5 Implementation:
Uphold Batho Pele principles during implementation of nursing and health care plans.
Implement a promotive/preventive intervention plan for an individual, a family, a group and a community.
Carry out a nursing and health care plan for:
* Physically ill patients;
* Groups (vulnerable, risk groups); and
* Communities.

1.6 Evaluation:
Evaluate the process and outcome of implementation of care plans of individuals, families and communities.

1.7 Use of technology:
Apply technology skills to nursing and other procedures related to service rendering.

2. Documentation, reporting and information use:
Use professional nomenclature appropriately in written and verbal communication.
Keep clear, accurate and complete records.
Disseminate documented information to colleagues and other stakeholders using relevant channels.

3. Management of patient and community care, resources, resource mobilisation and leading or participating in multidisciplinary and intersectoral teams:
Manage patient care.
Manage unit care:
* Personnel;
* Equipment;
* Supplies;
* Health data; and
* Service delivery.
Assure quality of a health service unit, and plan, organise, implement and evaluate innovative actions for the promotion of its quality.
Apply the principles of primary health care in the management of a comprehensive health care service.
Participate in the setting of standards for health care delivery.

4. Establishment and sustaining of partnerships and alliances, development of collaboration and networking strategies, mechanisms and processes:
Establish a partnership with a community or group.

5. Accountability and responsibility for own practice, and others’ performance, identification and exploration of new roles:
Demonstrate accountability for practice.
Demonstrate ethical behaviour in own practice.
Contribute constructively to professional, work and community settings.
Identify the rights of nurses and the nursing profession.

6. Professional development opportunities, learning needs and health behaviour:
Professional development
Demonstrate awareness of personal values, strengths, abilities and aspirations, and an understanding of how these will influence future options and opportunities.
Take responsibility to ensure continuous professional competence.

Learning needs
Assess own learning needs through self-reflection and criticism.
Set appropriate goals for learning, make realistic plans and keep track of an evaluate progress.
Identify variety of resources to improve own skills and knowledge.

Integrated assessment:

Continuous integrated assessment by self, peers and facilitators by way of project presentations, case management reports, discussion, journal writing, simulations, portfolios, clinical workbooks and checklists.
Standardised marking of, and feedback on assignments, projects, tests and examinations.
Written and oral test and examinations moderated by qualified academics.
Clinical competency test.
Workplace assessments and practica.
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) in simulation and clinical practice.
Objective Structured Physical Examinations (OSPE) in simulation and clinical practice.

The following quality assurance procedures form part of the overall evaluation and accreditation system:
Internal examiners and moderators;
External moderators;
Accreditation requirements and guidelines of the SA Nursing Council; and
Requirements and guidelines of the higher education quality assurance bodies.