Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN

Program Outcomes

• Synthesize nursing science with knowledge from other disciplines as the basis for the advanced level of nursing practice.
• Evaluate effective strategies for managing the ethical and legal dilemmas inherent in patient care, the health care organization and research.
• Employ effective communication and collaborative skills in interdisciplinary teams for creating change in health care.
• Analyze concepts of health promotion and culturally competent care across the lifespan.
• Assume responsibility for the use of health care information systems and patient care technology to improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability in the development and implementation of health care policy.
• Critically appraise existing literature from nursing and other disciplines to determine and implement the best evidence for practice.
• Advocate for the advanced practice role within the policy related to access and health care communities.
• Value continuing competence, growth and development in the profession.