UMaine Nursing Graduate Program Outcomes

AACN EssentialsProgram Outcomes
Domain One: Knowledge for Nursing Practice
Concepts: Clinical judgment; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy; Social Determinants of Health
1. Integrate, translate, and apply knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to provide high quality, safe, culturally sensible, and ethically based advanced-level nursing practice.
Domain Two: Person-Centered Care
Concepts: Clinical judgment; Communication; Compassionate Care; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Evidence-Based Practice; Ethics; Health Policy; Social Determinants of Health
2. Foster caring relationships through the use of communication techniques and a variety of modalities that meet the needs of diverse audiences.
Domain Three: Population Health
Concepts: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Ethics, Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy; Social Determinants of Health
3. Develop collaborative strategies with stake- holders to evaluate and advocate for population-focused health priorities, implement sociocultural responsive plans, and advance equitable health policy change.
Domain Four: Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline
Concepts: Clinical Judgment; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Ethics, Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy, Social Determinants of Health
4. Integrate, promote, and advance ethical scholarship to advance health and promote best practice.
Domain Five: Quality and Safety
Concepts: Clinical Judgment; Communication; Ethics; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy; Social Determinants of Health
5. Contribute to the creation of evidence-based structures, policies, and processes that pro-mote quality improvement and a just culture of safety.
Domain Six: Interprofessional Partnerships
Concepts: Clinical Judgment; Communication; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy
6. Facilitate effective healthcare experiences and outcomes by partnering with interprofessional teams.
Domain Seven: Systems-Based Practice
Concepts: Clinical Judgment; Communication; Ethics; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy; Social Determinants of Health
7. Participate in initiatives that address health equity and improve care delivery and/or outcomes within systems, communities, and populations.
Domain Eight: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
Concepts: Clinical Judgment; Communication; Ethics; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy
8. Describe and use technology to improve safety, efficiency, and outcomes understanding of ethical and legal boundaries.
Domain Nine: Professionalism
Concepts: Communication; Compassionate Care; Ethics; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy
9. Model and assume accountability for professional expectations of communication, therapeutic relationships, evidence-based practice, and ethical behaviors.
Domain Ten: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development
Concepts: Communication; Compassionate Care; Ethics; Health Policy; Social Determinants of Health
10. Develop a commitment to self-care, personal health, and well-being and develop a capacity for nursing leadership