Assessment

Demonstrate competence in techniques, concepts and knowledge specific to the area of study.

Show understanding of advanced level nursing and relevant sciences, integrate knowledge to direct or indirect patient care areas, and intervene and influence healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, or systems.

Demonstrate the ability to access, analyze, synthesize and evaluate information effectively.

Integrate scientific findings from nursing, bio-psycho-social fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.

Demonstrate research skills and methods through the ability to gather, document, investigate, analyze, interpret and evaluate information.

Employ performance measures and standards related to quality to monitor outcomes and apply quality principles within an organization.

Apply research outcomes within the practice setting, resolve practice problems, work as a change agent, and disseminate results.

Participate in policy development in the organization and employ advocacy strategies to influence health and healthcare.

Disseminate and communicate information effectively in oral and written form.

Use organizational and systems leadership skills in promoting safe and quality patient care, emphasizing ethical and critical decision making and effective working relationships.

Use patient-care technologies to deliver and enhance care and use communication technologies to integrate and coordinate care.

Use effective communication, collaboration, and leadership skills as a member and leader of interprofessional teams to manage and coordinate care.

Demonstrate knowledge of the implications of a diverse society to the profession and demonstrate the skills to address the moral and ethical challenges within the profession.*

Acquire the skills and knowledge to address issues of health disparities, equity, and social justice and be responsive to the unique cultural and ethnic identity, socio-economic condition, emotional and spiritual needs, and values of patients and the population.

Apply broad, organizational, client-centered and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidenced-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations.