Template 3: NLN and QSEN ADN Program Learner Outcomes National League for Nursing. (2010). Outcomes and competencies for graduates of practical/vocational, associate degree, baccalaureate, master s practice doctorate, and research doctorate programs in nursing. NLN.
Template developed by: Susan Field DNP, RN Director of AD Mobility Nursing Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN 218-683-8737 sue.field@northlandcollege.edu Consultant June Larson, MS, RN, CNE, ANEF Chair of the NLN Nursing Education Advisory Council Competency Work Group Associate Dean & Professor; Director, Health Sciences Major School of Health Sciences The University of South Dakota 605-677-5000 june.larson@usd.edu
NLN Associate Degree and QSEN Program Learner Outcomes and Competencies 1. NLN Human Flourishing (NLN Outcome Statement: Graduates should be prepared to promote and enhance human flourishing for patients, families, communities and themselves). ADN Competency: Advocate for patients and families in ways that promote their self-determination, integrity, and ongoing growth as human beings. 1A. QSEN: Patient Centered Care Student will recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs. 2. NLN Nursing Judgment (NLN Outcome: Graduate should be prepared to show sound nursing judgment) ADN Competency: Graduate will make judgments in practice, substantiated with evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care and that promote the health of patients within a family and community context. 2A. QSEN: Safety Student will minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. 2B. QSEN: Informatics The student will use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making. 3. NLN Professional Identity (NLN Outcome: Graduate will continually develop their professional identify). ADN Competency: Graduate will implement one's role as a nurse in ways that reflect integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and an evolving identity as a nurse committed to evidence-based practice, caring, advocacy, and safe, quality care for diverse patients within a family and community context. 3A. QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration Student will function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. 4. NLN Spirit of Inquiry (NLN Outcome: Graduate will maintain a spirit of inquiry as they move into the world of nursing practice and beyond). ADN Competency: Graduate will examine the evidence that underlies clinical nursing practice to challenge the status quo, question underlying assumptions, and offer new insights to improve the quality of care for patients, families, and communities. 4A. QSEN: Quality Improvement Student will use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. 4B. QSEN: Evidence Based Practice Student will integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
Template 3 For AD Nursing Programs: Program Learner Outcomes and Competencies Measurements of Achievement 1. Human Flourishing (NLN 2010 Outcome and Competency) NLN AD Program Outcome Competency: A professional (AD) nurse advocates for patients and families in ways that promote their self-determination, integrity, and ongoing growth as human beings. 1A. QSEN: Patient Centered Care Program Outcome Student will recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs The following competencies fulfill students apprenticeships of Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment for Human Flourishing and Patient Centered Care Program Portfolio/Clinical
2. Nursing Judgment (NLN 2010 Outcome and Competency) NLN AD Program Outcome Competency: The professional (AD) nurse makes judgments in practice, substantiated with evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care and that promote the health of patients within a family and community context. The following competencies fulfill the students apprenticeship of KNOWLEDGE/PRACTICE/ETHICAL COMPORTMENT for Nursing Judgment test items, simulation) this competency?
2A. QSEN: Safety Student will minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. The following competencies fulfill the students apprenticeship of Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment for Safety
2B. QSEN: Informatics The student will use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making. The following competencies fulfill the students apprenticeship of Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment for Informatics
3. Professional Identity (NLN 2010 Outcome and Competency) NLN AD Program Outcome Competency: The professional (AD) nurse implement one's role as a nurse in ways that reflect integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and an evolving identity as a nurse committed to evidence-based practice, caring, advocacy, and safe, quality care for diverse patients within a family and community context. The following competencies fulfill the students apprenticeship of Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment for Professional Identity
3A. QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration Student will function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. The following competencies fulfill the students apprenticeship of Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment for Teamwork and Collaboration
4. Spirit of Inquiry (NLN 2010 Outcome and Competency) NLN AD Program Outcome Competency: The professional (AD) nurse examines the evidence that underlies clinical nursing practice to challenge the status quo, question underlying assumptions, and offer new insights to improve the quality of care for patients, families, and communities 4A. QSEN: Quality Improvement Student will use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. The following competencies fulfill the students apprenticeship of Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment for Spirit of Inquiry and Quality Improvement
4B. QSEN: Evidence Based Practice Student will integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care. The following competencies fulfill the students apprenticeship of Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment for Evidence Based Practice Copyright 2011 National League for Nursing. (2010). Outcomes and competencies for graduates of practical/vocational, diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate, master s, practice doctorate, and research doctorate programs in nursing. NLN. Hirst, D. & Foster, B. (2009). Undergraduate curriculum mapping: Faculty interactive approach using QSEN competencies. Poster presentation. (Template modeled after Hirst & Foster s work).