INTRODUCTION
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This Core Competency Standards
for Registered Nurses and Midwives in Brunei Darussalam is developed for
nurses and midwives who are registered with the Nursing Board for
Brunei. Each registered nurses and midwives are expected to act at all
times, in a manner to justify public trust and confidence, to uphold the
reputation of the profession and above all to provide quality and safe
patient care. These standards are relevant to all level of nurses and
midwives and areas of practice including those encompassing clinical,
management or administration, education and research domains. Registered
nurses and midwives are expected to demonstrate these standards
continually within the context of their practice.
Competency is defined as “the knowledge, skills, characteristics and behaviours essential to job performance”.
Other regulatory documents such
as the Codes of Professional Conduct and Code of Ethics should be used
as an important complementary source of references together with this
Core Competency Standards document.
These standards are designed to cover five main core competencies in the profession:
- Core Competency Standard 1: Legal and Ethical Framework of Practice
- Core Competency Standard 2: Professional Practice
- Core Competency Standard 3: Leadership and Management
- Core Competency Standard 4: Continuous Professional and Personal Development
- Core Competency Standard 5: Education and Research
These standards reflect the
unique characteristic of nursing and midwifery which identify the
knowledge, skills and attitudes required by the professions and judgment
made to provide safe and effective nursing care in a variety of
settings.
These core competency standards are intended to:
- communicate to the public and stakeholders with regards
to the professions’ core competency standards in health and related
services,
- encourage the profession to accept accountability and
guidance in maintaining the expected standards in providing safe,
effective and quality care,
- ensure nurses and midwives remain accountable and
responsible of their actions in maintaining clinical standards for
Registration and Practice,
- determine the eligibility for renewal of Registration and Practicing Certificates,
- assess the clinical competency performance of nurses
and midwives and to measure their fitness to continue practice in Brunei
Darussalam.
