Undergraduate Program Outcomes

Upon Completion of the Baccalaureate Nursing Program, the UMaine School of Nursing Graduate will:

• Cultivate reflective nursing practice by integrating knowledge from nursing, the liberal arts, and natural and social sciences to guide inquiry and clinical judgment. 
• Evaluate the implementation of person-centered care at each stage of the nursing process utilizing a framework of scientific evidence, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Analyze issues encountered in population health and utilize the nursing process, including stakeholders and public policy advocates, to create viable, sustainable solutions that consider population diversity.
• Advance nursing scholarship by synthesizing research literature concerning clinical problems and evaluating the best evidence about clinical changes to improve outcomes.  
• Contribute to a system-based culture of patient, provider, and work environment quality and safety in various healthcare settings informed by the current best evidence.
• Evaluate communication and strategies to create interprofessional partnerships with members of the healthcare team and other stakeholders to optimize health outcomes.
• Participate in evaluating system effectiveness and developing innovative and evidence-based practices to facilitate strategies to optimize care outcomes.
• Evaluate the use of informatics processes and technologies across various settings to manage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services by best practice and regulatory standards.
• Cultivate a sustainable professional identity through ongoing reflective practice that promotes professionalism.
• Evaluate personal health and well-being, ongoing development of nursing expertise, and leadership in advancing the profession of nursing.