Competency Standards

The RAN Competencies which have been developed in this document are not a checklist of skills or a series of specific performance indicators. This was not the team's brief. Although these Competencies may overlap with those expected of any competent practitioner, they are constantly grounded in the complexity and variety of the remote area context. As such they will provide opportunity for the development of accreditation criteria and performance indicators appropriate to the many roles performed by Remote Area Nurses. No doubt such developments will shape and inform curriculum development designed to enhance remote area practice.

This copy of the RAN Competency Stadards has been produced to complement the video 'Remote Area Nursing: The Challenge of Competence'. It is intended that both resources stimulate discussion and bring to life the RAN Competency Standards at the local level.

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