AACN sub-competency2.4cP1 · Head

Prioritize problems/health concerns.

AACN domain
2.Person-Centered Care

Genuinely cross-Practice. Procedural assessment in Hands; clinical reasoning in Head; therapeutic communication in Integration.

Competency
2.4Diagnose actual or potential health problems and needs.
Five Practices mapping
P1 · HeadThe Game Plan

"What do you know?"

Progression Indicators

The three-bucket rubric for this sub-competency. Behavioral anchors are shown when available.

Not Demonstrated

No evidence yet. Either the behavior has not been performed in a captured context, or the captured evidence does not yet meet the rubric.

Novice anchor: Cannot prioritize multiple problems; treats all concerns as equal urgency; relies on preceptor to sequence.
Developing

Matches the AACN Developing descriptor for this sub-competency. Caps at Developing in solo activation mode for P3 (Hands) sub-comps without preceptor observation.

Advanced beginner anchor: Prioritizes problems based on acuity, patient values, and clinical evidence; can articulate why one problem takes precedence.
Developed

Matches the AACN Developed descriptor. For P3 sub-comps this requires a preceptor or peer observation to triangulate the self-report.

Competent anchor: Reprioritizes fluidly as situation evolves; manages competing priorities across multiple patients.

Deeper analysis coming. All 434 sub-competency pages are scaffolded against the AACN definition, the Five Practices mapping, and the Progression Indicator rubric. 5 carry the full narrative this version (listed on the framework index). The remaining long-form copy is being authored alongside the behavioral anchors and will land in the next framework version.

Currently writing the long-form for: 2.8c, 2.8d, 2.8b, 3.1c, 10.2a.

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