The School of Nursing graduate nursing program embraces the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (2011), National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF) Core Competencies (2012), NONPF Population–Focused Core Competencies (2013), NONPF Adult-Gerontology NP Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies (2010), National League for Nursing (NLN) Core Competencies of Nurse Educators (2005) and AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (2006).

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Program Outcomes

By the end of the advanced practice registered nurse program, the graduate will be able to:

  1. Integrate, translate, and apply advanced nursing knowledge and theory to ensure the
    provision and coordination of person-centered, ethical, high-quality, cost-effective health
    care.
  2. Critique, analyze, and disseminate research knowledge, utilizing scientific evidence,
    and other forms of knowing, as a basis for advanced nursing practice.
  3. Employ advanced nursing leadership skills, systems-based interventions, and
    effective intra- and interprofessional collaborations to improve health outcomes for
    individuals, communities, and complex patient populations across the continuum of
    care.
  4. Utilize advanced nursing competence in technology and information systems to
    inform and manage the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services.
  5. Engage in activities and self-reflection to develop advanced nursing professional
    identity and competence in personal, professional, and leadership practice.
  6. Demonstrate competence in the advanced nursing specialty/practice role
  7. Utilize advanced nursing competencies to ensure all individuals receive person-centered care.

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Master’s of Science in Nursing – Administration Program Outcomes

By the end of the MSN in Administration program, the graduate will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an advanced level of understanding of nursing, other sciences, humanities, and theory, and integrates this knowledge to manage and improve nursing care across diverse settings. (Essentials*: 1, 9) (Competencies**: 2,3,5)
  2. Effectively communicate and use leadership skills to foster intra and inter-professional relationships to shape and implement system change; and promote teamwork, a positive work environment, and delivery of high quality, safe, and cost effective care.(Essentials: 2 & 7) (Competencies: 1,3,4)
  3. Promote and improve quality in organizations through quality improvement practices. (Essential 3) (Competencies: 3,5)
  4. Translate research into practice through critical appraisal of existing evidence to: address problems, improve practice, and disseminate results.  (Essentials: 1,4) (Competencies: 2,3,5)
  5. Utilize technology and information systems to enhance communication, decision making, integration, improvement, and coordination of care. (Essentials: 3, 5) (Competencies: 1,5)
  6. Intervene at the system level through the policy process and use advocacy strategies to influence health, health care, and outcomes.  (Essential 6) (Competencies: 2,3,4)
  7. Synthesize broad organizational, financial, economic, client-centered, culturally appropriate concepts to address prevention and population health. (Essential 8) (Competencies: 2,3)* Essentials refer to:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2011). The essentials of master’s education in nursing. Washington, DC: AACN http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/MastersEssentials11.pdf 

** Competencies refer to: 

American Organization of Nurse Executives. (2015). AONE Nurse Executive Competencies. Chicago, IL: AONE http://www.aone.org/resources/nec.pdf

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Master’s of Science in Nursing – Education Program Outcomes

By the end of the MSN in Education program, the graduate will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an advanced level of understanding of nursing, other sciences, humanities, and education theory, and integrates this knowledge to facilitate learning and improve nursing care across diverse settings (Essentials*: 1, 9; NLN Core Competency**: 1). 
  2. Demonstrate teaching effectiveness in the application of quality principles, in health care and nursing education, to improve patient outcomes. (Essential 3: NLN Core Competency: 6)
  3. Demonstrate leadership skills to shape and implement change in practice and education systems. (Essential: 2; NLN Competency: 2).
  4. Create learning experiences which support cognitive, psychomotor, and affective development. (Essential: 9; NLN Competency: 2).
  5. Demonstrate the ability to formally and informally assess and evaluate cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning. (Essential: 9; NLN Competency: 3).
  6. Utilize technology in the teaching-learning process to support delivery of high quality and safe patient care. (Essentials: 3, 5; NLN Competency: 1). 
  7. Synthesize broad ecological, global, epidemiological, cultural, and social determinants of health in order to integrate evidence-based population principles into the nursing curricula (Essentials: 1, 4, 8; NLN Core Competency: 4). 
  8. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and engage in collaborative intra and inter-professional relationships at the systems level to develop and implement policies to influence health, health care outcomes, and innovative education practices. (Essentials: 6, 7; NLN Core Competencies: 5, 8)
  9. Translate research into practice through critical appraisal of existing evidence to: resolve education and practice problems; develop evidence-based teaching, assessment and evaluation practices; and disseminate results.  (Essentials: 1,4; NLN Core Competencies: 1, 3, 7)

* Essentials refer to:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2011). The essentials of master’s education in nursing. Washington, DC: AACN http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/MastersEssentials11.pdf 

**NLN Core Competencies refer to

National League for Nursing (NLN). (2005). Core competencies of nurse educators. Washington, DC: NLN.

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