| No. | Competency Item | NAC | DEV | COM | DTE | EXC | 
    
      | AA-08-01 | Describe the steps of the nursing process – assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-02 | Integrate knowledge and skills from sciences and humanities into the application of the nursing process. |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-03 | Describe the process of identifying a nursing diagnosis. |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-04 | Understand the evolution of nursing including history, role, function, and professionalism. |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-05 | Describe the characteristics of the national or federal, state, or provincial health care systems. |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-06 | Identify the common methods of delivering and organizing nursing care. |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      |  | Describe the basic elements of nursing theories and models: |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-07 | definition of nursing |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-08 | health |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-09 | human needs |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-10 | illness |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-11 | nursing process |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-12 | wellness |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-13 | Identify and describe trends and issues within the nursing professions. |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | AA-08-14 | Describe the legal, ethical, and moral aspects of nursing. |  |  |  |  |  |