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Table 1

AACN domain 10: personal, professional and leadership development competencies

Competency	Sub-code	Sub-competency description
10.1 Demonstrate a commitment to personal health and well-being	10.1a	Demonstrate healthy, self-care behaviors that promote wellness and resiliency
10.2 Demonstrate a spirit of inquiry that fosters flexibility and professional maturity	10.2a	Engage in guided and spontaneous reflection of one’s practice
	10.2b	Integrate comprehensive feedback to improve performance
	10.2c	Commit to personal and professional development
	10.2e	Identify role models and mentors to support professional growth
10.3 Develop capacity for leadership	10.3a	Compare and contrast leadership principles and theories
	10.3b	Formulate a personal leadership style
	10.3c	Demonstrate leadership behaviors in professional situations
	10.3d	Demonstrate self-efficacy consistent with one's professional development
	10.3f	Modify one’s own leadership behaviors based on guided self-reflection
	10.3g	Demonstrate self-awareness of one’s own implicit biases and their relationship to one's culture and environment
	10.3h	Communicate a consistent image of the nurse as a leader
	10.3i	Recognize the importance of nursing’s contributions as leaders in practice and policy issues

Competency	Sub-code	Sub-competency description
10.1 Demonstrate a commitment to personal health and well-being	10.1a	Demonstrate healthy, self-care behaviors that promote wellness and resiliency
10.2 Demonstrate a spirit of inquiry that fosters flexibility and professional maturity	10.2a	Engage in guided and spontaneous reflection of one’s practice
	10.2b	Integrate comprehensive feedback to improve performance
	10.2c	Commit to personal and professional development
	10.2e	Identify role models and mentors to support professional growth
10.3 Develop capacity for leadership	10.3a	Compare and contrast leadership principles and theories
	10.3b	Formulate a personal leadership style
	10.3c	Demonstrate leadership behaviors in professional situations
	10.3d	Demonstrate self-efficacy consistent with one's professional development
	10.3f	Modify one’s own leadership behaviors based on guided self-reflection
	10.3g	Demonstrate self-awareness of one’s own implicit biases and their relationship to one's culture and environment
	10.3h	Communicate a consistent image of the nurse as a leader
	10.3i	Recognize the importance of nursing’s contributions as leaders in practice and policy issues

Source(s): Author created, adapted from AACN (2025). The Essentials. AACN. https://www.aacnnursing.org/essentials/tool-kit/domains-concepts