The following standards of practice and performance are adapted from the American Nurses Association 2010 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Second Edition.
Standard 1. Assessment
The nurse life care planner performs comprehensive data collection pertinent to the healthcare consumer’s health and unique situation.
Standard 2. Diagnosis
The nurse life care planner analyzes assessment data to determine diagnoses and issues.
Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
The nurse life care planner identifies expected outcomes for a life care plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or situation.
Standard 4. Planning
The nurse life care planner develops a plan that prescribes strategies, interventions, and alternatives to attain projected outcomes.
Standard 5. Implementation
The nurse life care planner provides for implementation of the plan.
Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
The nurse life care planner provides for coordination of the planned care and services throughout the lifespan.
Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
The nurse life care planner provides strategies to promote health and safety.
Standard 5C. Consultation
The nurse life care planner provides consultation to evaluate, develop, and influence the plan of care, enhance others’ ability, and effect change.
Standard 6. Evaluation
The nurse life care planner evaluates progress towards plan outcomes.
Standard 7. Ethics
The nurse life care planner practices ethically.
Standard 8. Education
The nurse life care planner attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
Standard 9. Evidence-Based Practice and Research
The nurse life care planner integrates research findings and evidence into practice.
Standard 10. Quality of Practice
The nurse life care planner contributes to quality nursing and nurse life care planning practice.
Standard 11. Communication
The nurse life care planner provides communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
Standard 12. Leadership
The nurse life care planner demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
Standard 13. Collaboration
The nurse life care planner provides collaboration with healthcare consumers, healthcare providers, and others, in the conduct of practice.
Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation
The nurse life care planner self evaluates nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
Standard 15. Resource Utilization
The nurse life care planner recommends appropriate resources for safe, effective, and financially responsible healthcare services.
Standard 16. Environmental Health
The nurse life care planner practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.