Master of Science in Nursing Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the MS-Nursing program, the graduate will be able to:
- Apply evidence from research and best practice models for the provision of patient centered care and the evaluation of healthcare outcomes.
- Advocate for improved healthcare delivery and patient/community health outcomes through analysis of social, political and economic contexts.
- Incorporate ethical principles, legal and regulatory mandates, and professional standards in the advanced professional nursing role.
- Demonstrate leadership, professional accountability, and commitment to lifelong learning in the advanced professional nursing role.
- Evaluate and integrate a wide range of theories from nursing and related disciplines to provide high quality, culturally sensitive, and ethically based patient centered care.
- Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to preventinjury and illness in populations served by the advanced professional nurse.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology and information systems to enhance knowledge, communicate with the healthcare team, mitigate error, establish differential diagnosis, and to support decision-making for advanced practice.
- The MS-Nursing-FNP graduate will be able to serve as primary health care provider in the promotion of health, prevention of injury and illness, and management of acute and chronic health problems through the lifespan and across a variety of settings.
- The CAS-FNP graduate will be able to serve as primary health care provider in the promotion of health, prevention of injury and illness, and management of acute and chronic health problems through the lifespan and across a variety of settings.
- The MS-Nursing-Nursing Education graduate will be able to synthesize knowledge from nursing science and teaching/learning theories to design, implement and evaluate educational programs/processes in select academic and healthcare settings.
- The I-MS-Nursing graduate will be able to provide leadership in complex healthcare systems, promoting environments that foster professional development and positive patient outcomes.
Master of Science-FNP Program Outcomes, Master’s Essentials and Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
| The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing | Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies | MS-FNP Terminal Program Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| I. Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities | 1. Scientific Foundation | 1. Evaluate and integrate a wide range of theories from nursing and related disciplines to provide high quality, culturally sensitive, and ethically-based patient-centered care. |
| II. Organizational and Systems Leadership | 2. Leadership | 2. Demonstrate leadership, professional accountability, and commitment to lifelong learning in the advanced professional nursing role. |
| Ill. Quality Improvement and Safety | 3. Quality | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced practice nurse |
| IV. Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice | 4. Practice Inquiry | 4. Apply evidence from research and best practice models for the provision of patient centered care and the evaluation of healthcare outcomes |
| V. Informatics and Healthcare Technologies | 5. Technology and Information Literacy | 5. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology and information systems to enhance knowledge, communicate with the health care team, mitigate error, establish differential diagnosis and support decision making for advanced practice. |
| VI. Health Policy and Advocacy | 6. Policy Competencies8. Ethics | 6. Incorporate ethical principles, legal and regulatory mandates and professional standards in the advanced professional nursing role. 7. Advocate for improved healthcare delivery and patient/community health outcomes through analysis of social, political and economic contexts. |
| VII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes | 8. Ethics | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced professional nurse. |
| VIII. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health | 7. Health Delivery | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced professional nurse. |
| IX. Master’s-Level Nursing Practice | 9. Independent Practice | 8. The MS-FNP graduate will be able to serve as primary health care provider in the promotion of health, prevention of injury and illness, and management of acute and chronic health problems through the lifespan and across a variety of settings. 9. The CAS-FNP graduate will be able to serve as primary health care provider in the promotion of health, prevention of injury and illness, and management of acute and chronic health problems through the lifespan and across a variety of settings. |
Master of Science-Nurse Educator Program Outcomes, Master’s Essentials and National League for Nurse Core Competencies for Educators
| The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing | NLN Nurse Educator Core Competencies | MS-FNP Terminal Program Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| I. Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities | I. Facilitate Learning | 1. Evaluate and integrate a wide range of theories from nursing and related disciplines to provide high quality, culturally sensitive, and ethically-based patient-centered care. |
| II. Organizational and Systems Leadership | II. Facilitate learner development and socialization VI. Pursue continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator role | 2. Demonstrate leadership, professional accountability, and commitment to lifelong learning in the advanced professional nursing role. |
| Ill. Quality Improvement and Safety | III. Use assessment and evaluation strategiesIV. Participate in curriculum design and evaluation of program outcomes VI. Pursue continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator role | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced practice nurse |
| IV. Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice | VII. Engage in scholarship | 4. Apply evidence from research and best practice models for the provision of patient centered care and the evaluation of healthcare outcomes |
| V. Informatics and Healthcare Technologies | III. Use assessment and evaluation strategies VI. Pursue continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator role | 5. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology and information systems to enhance knowledge, communicate with the health care team, mitigate error, establish differential diagnosis and support decision making for advanced practice. |
| VI. Health Policy and Advocacy | V. Function as a Change Agent | 6. Incorporate ethical principles, legal and regulatory mandates and professional standards in the advanced professional nursing role. 7. Advocate for improved healthcare delivery and patient/community health outcomes through analysis of social, political and economic contexts |
| VII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes | VIII. Function within the educational environment | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced professional nurse. |
| VIII. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health | VIII. Function within the educational environment | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced professional nurse. |
| IX. Master’s-Level Nursing Practice | VI. Pursue continuous quality improvement in the nurse educator role VIII. Function within the educational environment | 10. The MS-Nurse Educator graduate will be able to synthesize knowledge from nursing science and teaching/learning theories to design, implement, and evaluate educational programs/processes in academic and healthcare settings. |
Master of Science-Individualized Concentration Program Outcomes and Master’s Essentials
| The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing | MS-FNP Terminal Program Outcomes |
|---|---|
| I. Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities | 1. Evaluate and integrate a wide range of theories from nursing and related disciplines to provide high quality, culturally sensitive, and ethically-based patient-centered care. |
| II. Organizational and Systems Leadership | 2. Demonstrate leadership, professional accountability, and commitment to lifelong learning in the advanced professional nursing role. |
| Ill. Quality Improvement and Safety | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced practice nurse. |
| IV. Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice | 4. Apply evidence from research and best practice models for the provision of patient centered care and the evaluation of healthcare outcomes |
| V. Informatics and Healthcare Technologies | 5. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology and information systems to enhance knowledge, communicate with the health care team, mitigate error, establish differential diagnosis and support decision making for advanced practice. |
| VI. Health Policy and Advocacy | 6. Incorporate ethical principles, legal and regulatory mandates and professional standards in the advanced professional nursing role. 7. Advocate for improved healthcare delivery and patient/community health outcomes through analysis of social, political and economic contexts. |
| VII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced professional nurse |
| VIII. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health | 3. Partner with professional colleagues and healthcare consumers to promote health and to prevent injury and illness in populations served by the advanced professional nurse. |
| IX. Master’s-Level Nursing Practice | 10. The I-MS-Nursing graduate will be able to provide leadership in complex healthcare systems, promoting environments that foster professional development and positive patient outcomes. |