Six Code Of Nursing Practice Essay

SIX DIMENSION SCALE OF NURSING PERFORMANCE

Patricia M. Schwirian, Ph.D., R.N.
The Ohio State University College of Nursing
1585 Neil Avenue - Columbus, OH 43210

|Instructions: The following is a list of activities in which nurses engage with varying degrees of frequency and skill. |
|IN COLUMN A: please enter the number that best describes how often the nurse performs the activities in the performance of his/her current |
|job. |
|IN COLUMN B: for those activities that the nurse does perform please enter the number that best describes how well he/she performs them. |
|PLEASE
|job? |
|Not expected in this job |Not very well |
|Never or seldom |Satisfactorily |
|Occasionally |Well |
|Frequently |Very Well
Initiate planning and evaluation of nursing care with others. | | |
|11. Perform technical procedures: e.g. oral suctioning, tracheostomy care, IV therapy, catheter | | |
|care, dressing changes. | | |
|12. Adapt teaching methods and materials to the understanding of the particular audience: e.g., age| | |
|of patient, educational background and sensory deprivation. | | |
|13. Identify and include immediate patient needs in the plan of nursing care. | | |
|14. Develop innovative methods and materials for teaching patients. | | |
|15. Communicate a feeling of acceptance of each patient and a concern for the patient's welfare. | | |
|16. Seek assistance when necessary. | |