The nine broad areas of competency:
1.Scientific Foundations
2.Leadership
3.Quality
4.Practice Inquiry
5.Technology and Information Literacy
6.Policy
7.Health Delivery System
8.Ethics
9.Independent Practice
Answer & Explanation
Scientific Foundation it is a core competency on where a nurse practitioner needs to think critically and applies evidenced-based approaches to improve practice, it also improves knowledge from the humanities and other disciplines to inform one's work in nursing. it includes also knowledge and understanding on clinical practice guidelines, evidenced-based practices, translational research, and treatment of vulnerable and diverse patient populations. Leadership it embraces high leadership opportunities to facilitate change, applies creative and critical thinking, acts as an advocate for resources and cost efficacy for quality care. it elevates practice for innovating practices and initiate professional associations, advocacy groups and other activities that will improve health care. Lastly it can improve one's oral and
written communications. Quality it is a core competency that applies the best and most contemporary research findings to clinical practice, it considers the complex relationships between cost, safety and quality of healthcare delivery. it promotes also culture of excellence, tailors care to each practice situations and use interventions as necessary. Practice Inquiry it focus on transmiting knowledge from inquiry to others, think critically about one's applications of clinical guidelines, uses clinical practices and experiences to improve patient
outcomes. it ensures practioner to ensure understanding on how to apply research to improve patient's health outcome Technology and Information Literacy it is a competency on which a practitioner uses an appropriate technology to manage information, translate health information to users, informs and improve the designs of effective clinical information systems. it also facilitates health information technologies