During our program, students will develop skills to:
- Demonstrate the ability to enter advanced practice through evaluation of evidence-based and theoretical knowledge to develop ethical and equitable approaches to care.
- Collaborate with patients and families, care team members, and healthcare delivery systems to provide holistic, individualized, respectful and empowering care guided by values and inclusive of family, community, culture, and choice.
- Advocate for health promotion and disease management by collaborating with governmental and non-governmental entities, communities, and health systems to optimize the biological, psychological, financial, social, and structural determinants of population health.
- Advance the scholarship of nursing through implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based and ethical innovations to improve and transform health care.
- Lead initiatives that minimize risk and facilitate optimal health outcomes by applying principles of safety and improvement science.
- Collaborate in interprofessional teams to improve professional practice and learning, with the goal of delivering high quality person-centered and community-level care.
- Develop and evaluate system-wide innovations ensuring high quality, accessible, equitable, and cost-effective care across diverse populations.
- Utilize relevant and adaptive technologies to optimize equitable person-centered care that addresses practice gaps and health disparities.
- Cultivate a nursing identity that reflects professional nursing standards and values, including a commitment to self-reflection, accountability, social justice, and ethical conduct.
- Identify and address gaps in professional knowledge through ongoing self-reflection and self-care behaviors to support lifelong learning, wellbeing, and professional service through leadership.