Learning Outcomes

The MSN Program

Key: P = Professionalism, T = Teamwork & Collaboration, PCC = Patient Centered Care, EBP = Evidence-Based Practice, S = Safety, QI = Quality Improvement, I = Informatics

THINKING CRITICALLY:

• uses clinical reasoning to apply evidence-based knowledge from nursing and the sciences as the foundation for practice.    (P/EBP)
• participates in research and uses evidence that focuses on the effectiveness of quality and safety interventions.   (EBP/PCC)

COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY:

• communicates confidently and effectively within an interdisciplinary health care system.  (T)
• uses information technologies for decision analyses and to improve quality. (I/QI)

UNDERSTANDING CONTEXT:

• uses decision models, risk analysis tools and other available resources to monitor, manage, and effect changes in the environment and health care system.  (S)

APPRECIATING AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE:

• defines, designs, and implements compassionate and creative strategies to deliver culturally responsive health care.  (PCC)

DEFINING A PERSONAL IDENTITY:

• adopts a leadership role while collaborating within an interdisciplinary professional environment.  (T/P)
• articulates the importance of graduate nursing education to policymakers, health care providers, and consumers.   (P)

EXAMINING VALUE SYSTEMS:

• advocates for patient populations, and communicates patients' values, preferences and needs to others.  (PCC)
• contributes to the nursing profession in light of one's personal value systems. (P)

ADAPTING AND INNOVATING:

• contributes to the effective use of patient care technologies and information and communication systems to mitigate error and support patient-centered care.  (I/S/PCC)
• Articulates the understanding of regulatory, legislative, and public policy that promotes and preserves health.  (P/QI)