The graduate of the MSCNL program will:
- Effect positive client outcomes through leadership activities that advocate for the profession, the interdisciplinary health care team, and the client.
- Communicate effectively to achieve quality patient outcomes and lateral integration of health care for a cohort of clients.
- Actively pursue new knowledge and skills as the health care needs of clients and the health care system evolve.
- Properly delegate and utilize the nursing team resources (human and fiscal) and serve as a leader and partner in the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Identify clinical and cost outcomes that improve patient safety, treatment effectiveness, timely service, resource efficiency, and client-centered quality outcomes.
- Use information systems and technology at the point of care to improve client health care outcomes.
- Participate in systems review to critically evaluate, anticipate risks to client safety, and improve quality of patient care.
- Assimilate and apply evidenced-based research to design, implement and evaluate client plans of care.
- Synthesize data, information and knowledge to evaluate and achieve optimal client and health care environment outcomes.
- Uses appropriate teaching principles and strategies as well as current information, materials and technologies to facilitate the learning of clients, groups and other health care professionals.
