AACN sub-competency9.3aP5 · Impact

Engage in advocacy that promotes the best interest of the individual, community, and profession.

AACN domain
9.Professionalism

Identity/ethics = Heart. Cultural humility = Integration. Structural advocacy = Impact.

Competency
9.3Demonstrate accountability to the individual, society, and the profession.
Five Practices mapping
P5 · ImpactStewardship & Outcomes

"What changes because of you?"

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: Speaks up for patient when patient asks; does not yet advocate proactively; uncomfortable raising concerns to team.
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: Engages in advocacy for individual patient when plan does not align with patient values or safety; surfaces concerns to team using structured communication.
Developed

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

Competent anchor: Advocates effectively in interprofessional forums; identifies population-level inequities; demonstrates moral courage.

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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