Associate Degree RN Student Learning Outcomes | SKCTC

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    Associate Degree RN Student Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the Practical Nursing Program, the graduate can:

    EPSLO #1

    Promote the human dignity, integrity, self-determination, and personal growth of patients, oneself, and members of the healthcare team (human flourishing).

    1. Contribute in developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally competent, individualized plans of care focusing on services and activities that promote health and independence, maintain or restore health, or support a peaceful death and advocate for access and quality of care for patients.
    2. Reinforce teaching/learning processes to facilitate the patients informed decision-making to achieve positive outcomes and support the patient’s functional patterns that demonstrate respect for diverse patients.

    EPSLO #2

    Provide a rationale for judgments used in the provision of safe, quality care and for decisions that promote the health of patients within a family context (nursing judgement).

    1. Utilize the nursing process as a basis for clinical judgment to optimize outcomes of care for the patient, family, and community.
    2. Establish and maintain effective/therapeutic communication in collaboration with patients, families, significant others, and members of the health care team;
    3. Provide nursing care through effective organizational skills and appropriate delegation within the scope of practice.

    EPSLO #3

    Assess how one’s personal strengths and values affect one’s identity as a nurse and one’s contributions as a member of the health care team (professional identity).

    1. Use principles of advocacy, quality and safety, and caring to assist in improving healthcare outcomes.
    2. Exhibit professional behaviors/practice as defined by the ethical, legal, and regulatory frameworks of nursing.
    3. Employ ethical and responsible use of technology to locate, use, and communicate information to improve the quality and safety of patient care and the life and employability of graduates.

    EPSLO #4

    Question the basis for nursing actions, considering research, evidence, tradition, and patient preferences (spirit of inquiry).

    1. Consider evidence-based literature/research for use in nursing practice.
    2. Recognize need for continuous learning within the nursing profession.