AACN sub-competency9.6aP2 · Heart

Demonstrate respect for individual differences within communities and populations.

AACN domain
9.Professionalism

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

Competency
9.6Integrate access, connection, and engagement as core to one's professional identity.
Five Practices mapping
P2 · HeartThe Inner Compass

"Who do you serve, and how?"

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: Default assumptions about patient beliefs; does not yet adapt care for cultural context; treats health literacy as binary.
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: Demonstrates respect for individual differences; asks open-ended questions about cultural context before assumptions; adapts communication and care for expressed cultural preferences.
Developed

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

Competent anchor: Integrates cultural context routinely; navigates clinical-cultural tensions with mutual respect; advocates for equity at system level.

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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