Our expectation is that they have those competencies. That's where it begins; it's not where it ends. In addition to those, I would say more highly technical skills, there are also a lot of additional skills that are required, including cultural competencies, to be able to offer safe health care services.
They are often the only provider and the first point of contact, but we do work toward having a team within the nursing station. Nurses have access to nurse practitioners, to physicians, either in person or via telephone or e-health. We do like to make sure that they have access to an interprofessional team.
I'm going to stop. I'm not sure that I've fully answered your question.