2012 NATIONAL NURSING

CORE COMPETENCY
STANDARS
October 11, 2013

Core competency standards

2005
Escalating complexity of globalization
Dynamics of IT
Changes in demographics, health
care, demand for nursing care by
consumers

BON passed on a Resolution no. 112 s.

2005
Adaptation and promulgation of Core
Competency Standards of Nursing
Practice

Mandate by BON
Monitoring & Evaluation of CCS
Use effectively in Nursing education
Bases in NLE questions
Nursing Service
Orientation, Training, performance
appraisal

REVISITING THE CCS

2009
BON & CHED created the Task Force
NCCS revisiting Project
11 KEY AREAS OF NURSING
RESPONSIBILITY
CMO 14 s. 2009

REVISITING THE CCS

2012
January 2012
Revisiting & Modifying CCS with public
consultation
May 2012
Refinement and release of the 2012
NNCCS

Significance of 2012 NNCCS

Will serve as a guide for the following:

Basic nursing education program
Competency-based test framework- PNLE
Standards of nursing practice
National Career progression program
Related evaluation tool in various practice
settings

Legal bases
Article III, section 9 of Republic Act
No. 9173 or The Philippine Nursing
Act of 2002

Legal bases
Article III, section 9 states that BON is
empowered to monitor and enforce quality
standards of nursing practice in the
Philippines and exercise the powers
necessary to ensure maintenance of efficient,
ethical and technical, moral and professional
standards in the practice of nursing taking
into account the health needs of the nation

What IS THE 2012 NNCCS?

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2012 NNCCS

I. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON CLIENT CARE

Responsibility 1:
Practices in accordance with legal principles
& the code of ethics in making personal &
professional judgment
Responsibility 2:
Utilizes the NPS in the interdisciplinary care of
clients that empower the clients & promote safe
quality care

2012 NNCCS

I. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON CLIENT CARE

Responsibility 3:
Maintains complete and up to date
recording and reporting system
Responsibility 4:
Establish collaborative relationship with
colleagues & other members of the team to
enhance nursing & other care services

2012 NNCCS

I. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON CLIENT CARE

Responsibility 5:
Promotes professional & personal
growth & development

2012 NNCCS

II. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON MANAGEMENT &

LEADERSHIP

Responsibility 1:
Demonstrates management & leadership
skills to provide safe & quality care.
Responsibility 2:
Demonstrates accountability for safe
nursing practice

2012 NNCCS

II. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON MANAGEMENT &

LEADERSHIP

Responsibility 3:
Demonstrates management &
leadership skills to deliver health
programs & services effectively to
specific client groups in the community
setting

2012 NNCCS

II. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON MANAGEMENT &

LEADERSHIP

Responsibility 4:
Manages a community/village base
health facility / component of a health
program or a nursing service

2012 NNCCS

II. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON MANAGEMENT &

LEADERSHIP

Responsibility 5:
Demonstrates ability to lead & supervise
nursing support staff
Responsibility 6:
Utilizes appropriate mechanisms for
networking, linkage building & referrals

2012 NNCCS

II. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON RESEARCH

Responsibility 1:
Engages in nursing or health related
research with or under the supervision of
an experienced researcher.

2012 NNCCS

II. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON RESEARCH

Responsibility 2:
Evaluates research study / report
utilizing guidelines in the conduct of a
written research critique

2012 NNCCS

II. BEGINNING NURSESS ROLE ON RESEARCH

Responsibility 3:
Applies the research process in
improving client care in partnership with
a quality improvement / quality
assurance / nursing audit team