Civility

In order to validate how the pillar of civility is supported by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation I look into the fourth standard which is program effectiveness which serves to show how the program outcomes are assessed and achieved (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2016). The effectiveness of each program has to be proven supportive by meeting all of the measures the CCNE have described in this standard. Relevance of a program will support the civility being of upmost importance. Polite, respectful, and purposefully kind verbal and non-verbal communication and behaviors is how King University defines civility. Achievement of students leaving a program has everything to do with how well that program supported them with civility.

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Compassion

Compassion is defined by King University as feeling of deep sympathy or sorrow for another who is experiencing perceiving or actual challenges or suffering with the desire to alleviate the suffering. The CCNE standard three of program quality which is curriculum and teaching-learning practices reflects assesses how the program ensures this pillar (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2016). This standard wants to see how the program encourages faculty and students to be in a positive learning environment to learn compassion and keeping the mission of each school at the core of their teaching.

I personally would teach civility and compassion from day one. When students see how faculty will treat each other and how faculty will treat the students, they will immediately have positive behaviors to mimic. Setting the bar high from the beginning and keeping the expectations that these will be upheld will provide a foundation of these fundamental values early.

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Service

Service can be described as activities that are completed on behalf of the local community (Penn, 2008). It’s imperative as beginning nursing educators to impart an understanding of community and service to those we are instructing. I absolutely agree with your statement that we should be able to provide care from the beginning of life through the end without ever wavering from a service mentality. We need to care for our patients no matter where they are mentally, physically and spiritually. I take pride in meeting the needs of my patients and will further develop this into meeting the needs of students that we will instruct. It will be our responsibility to ensure that the nurses we are in contact with will build upon the foundation of service that we brought to them. I look forward to gaining a new view of how to build a new nurse up for their nursing career to spring board from.

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Accountability

I believe sometimes we confuse accountability and expectations. The expectation is that we all will hold ourselves accountable for our actions, as well as it should be our expectation that the organization we work for will hold us accountable for our actions. We sign on as a nurse we are agreeing to uphold all policies and procedures as spelled out by the American Nurses Association, the state where we practice, and the organization we work for. I like the idea of professional awareness which includes critical thinking, inquiry, excellent communication skills, and accountability and responsibility (Penn, 2008). We should take responsibility to be accountable to think outside the box and always be critically thinking. We have a duty to inquire about all aspects of our care, as well as to be safe and responsible for that care. All communication whether it’s with patients, families, co-workers, subordinates, and physicians should always be respectful and be accountable for what we communicate. 

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References

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2016, November 16). Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation/Standards-Amended-2013.pdf

Penn, B. K. (2008). Mastering The Teaching Role A Guide for Nurse Educators. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.