Skills Audit Assessment for Nursing: Developing Communication, Networking, Empathy, and Critical Thinking Skills

This article discusses the skills audit assessment for nursing and how to develop communication, networking, empathy, and critical thinking skills to become a successful nurse. It includes a table that outlines the current and target stages of each skill, how to achieve them, and how they are measured and covered in the programme. The article also provides references for further reading.

Introduction
Nursing is the profession within healthcare sector which focuses on the care of patients, communities and families through significant
process of caring.
The Table which is explained below constitutes the skills which are required by the nurse in supporting and providing care to the
individuals and how these skills will help in attaining the degree of becoming a successful nurse by profession. The table explains the current
stage, target stage, how this is achieved, and how the skills are being measured and how the skills are being covered in the programme. The
skills which are required for becoming a nurse is described as – communication skill, networking skill, empathy skill, critical thinking skill.
Current stage Target stage How will you achieve How will you Where/ how is this
Introductory note to understand the Skills Audit Assessment (1000 words)
Focus on the job that you aim for on completion of your degree. This should be in an area of work that relates to your
placement this year.
Find 2/3 job specifications for the same role and identify 4 skills consistently listed on the specification
Choose skills that you have not yet fully developed
For a 60+ mark, some key elements =
‘wide-ranging self-awareness’
‘complexity of information presented’
Nursing

Attribute/Skills this measure this covered in your
programme
1. Communication skill It is very important that
the nurses play an
important part in
communication (Philip
and et.al., 2019). By
enabling communication
competency within the
role of worker, it creates
awareness within health
and social care degree
so that proper
information is being
communicated between
the health care
professionals and social
workers.
The main aim of
becoming a nurse is to
serve the health and
social care degree the
abilities and required
skills which will help the
individual in measuring
and analysing that being
a nurse is important as
they help in serving the
health care degree with
their services to the
patients and the
individuals in need
(Burch, 2017).
Role as a nurse will help
in achieving the
opportunity by utilizing
the lecture materials
and placement
experience which will
help in creating the
value through which the
role of being a nurse is
developed and acquired
within health and social
care degree.
This skill can be
measured with the help
of how the lecture notes
were prepared and what
came as a result through
the lecture notes which
also denotes the
helpfulness of how the
nurses will be able to
deliver their roles and
responsibilities at large
scale within health care
and social degree (Idzik
and et.al., 2021).
This program was
included in the first year
modules and papers
which helped in
knowing and analysing
the roles and
responsibilities which
are required in creating
value through which all
the perspectives of how
effectively the role of
nurse is being delivered
within the health and
social care degree which
is being taken (Flatekval
and et.al., 2019).
2. Networking skill
This competency is very
important for the role of
nurse which is being
delivered within the
health and social care
degree. For being a
nurse, networking skill
should be developed in
such manner that
patients are able to
communicate with
nurses and tell them
their problems
(Strudwick and et.al.,
2019). This competency
The target is to become
nurse and this role will
enable various skills and
competencies which are
required in the health
and social degree. The
decision-making skill will
help in contributing to
the basic form through
which the role of being a
nurse is being fulfilled.
This skill will be
achieved with the help
of lecture notes which
will help in preparing for
the role of nurse for the
degree.
With the help of
placement experience,
the skills will be
measured which will
ensure the major basis
through which the role
of nurse will be applied
within health and social
care.
With the help of the
various models and
papers, studying the
perspectives of being a
nurse in attaining the
degree helped in
creating the value
through which this
course will be helpful in
attaining the skills and
development criteria
which are required
within course.

will help in talking the
correct decisions which
are essential within the
role of being a social
worker.
3. Empathy skill By being nurse, it is very
important that they
attain empathy towards
the patients while
seeking the health care
degree (Grubaugh and
et.al., 2018). This will
help in becoming skilful
nurse as this
competency will help in
enabling the work to run
more smoothly.
The target is to become
a nurse as the degree is
being studied for the
same profession.
This target will be
achieved by completing
and studying the lecture
notes which will help in
delivering the job role of
being a nurse in an
effective and skilful way
possible.
With the help of
feedback given or
placement experience
this target will be
achieved of becoming a
nurse.
With the help of models
and papers, the degree
of becoming a nurse is
attained successfully.
4. Critical thinking skill This skill is very
important for becoming
a nurse as this will help
them in thinking
critically in any type of
situation. This skill will
also help in enabling the
thinking capability while
delivering the major role
of being a nurse.
The target is to become
an effective nurse with
the help of a degree
which is being achieved
through it.
This target will be
achieved by studying
the conflict
management skills for
the role of nurse so that
effective work is being
delivered to the
individuals.
With the help of
feedback this skill can
be measured as what
are the improvement
areas which are to be
rectified.
This will be studied and
covered in the
programme through
models and papers
which will help in
delivering to the core
role of becoming a
nurse by completing the
degree skilfully.
Therefore, these are the skills which are described as how the nurse will help in enabling these skills as how the degree will be completed
effectively and in proper manner. This is how the skill audit assessment which defines the role of nurse.

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