End of Program Student Learning Outcomes
Our End of Program Student Learning outcomes (EOPSLO) align with the QSEN competencies. QSEN stands for Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. QSEN
- identified the competencies for nursing education in pre-licensure nursing education to guide
- nurses to deliver quality and safe care (Institute of Medicine, 2003).
Patient Centered Care
- Our graduates will provide compassionate and coordinated patient- centered care recognizing the patient as the source of control and as a full care partner with respect to their individual preferences, values, and needs.
Teamwork and Collaboration
- Our graduates will function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
Evidenced-based Practice (EBP)
- Our graduates will integrate best current practices with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values when making clinical decisions in the delivery of optimal health care.
Quality Improvement
- Our graduates 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.
Safety
- Our graduates will minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
Information Management
- Our graduates will use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making.