Choose one (1) MSN Program Outcome, one (1) MSN Essential, and one (1) NONPF Core Competency from the list below:
MSN Program Outcome
Provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in holistic health principles.
Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative advanced nursing practice.
MSN Essential I. Background for Practice from Science and HumanitiesVIII. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving HealthIX. Master’s Level Nursing Practice
NONPF Core Competencies Scientific Foundation CompetenciesThese competencies ensure that nurse practitioners graduate with a comprehensive background in medical sciences. All nurse practitioner students are required to take foundational pathophysiology and pharmacology, but depending on their specialty, they may take additional courses. Psychiatric nurse practitioners often take courses in neuroscience whereas neonatal nurse practitioners take courses in neonatology. Scientific core competencies also include knowledge and understanding of clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based practice, translational research, and treatment of vulnerable and diverse patient populations.The scientific foundation core competencies defined by the NONPF include the following:
Thinks critically about data and applies this evidence to improving practice.
Allows knowledge from the humanities and other disciplines to inform one’s work in nursing.
Incorporates research findings to enhance practice methods and patient outcomes.
Creates fresh evidence-based approaches and techniques, paying thought to research findings, core theory, and experience from practice.
Quality CompetenciesQuality care, as defined by the NONPF, refers to the degree to which health services increase the desired health outcomes consistent with professional knowledge and standards. Quality competencies focus on understanding how to access and use information databases and how to critically evaluate research findings.The quality core competencies include the following:
Applies the best and most contemporary research findings to clinical practice.
Considers the complex relationships between cost, safety, access, and quality in healthcare delivery.
Assesses the effects of organizational structures, financial management, policy, and other factors on healthcare.