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Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Effect change through advocacy for the profession, interdisciplinary health care team and the client.
- Communicate effectively to achieve quality client outcomes and lateral integration of care for a cohort of clients.
- Actively pursue new knowledge and skills as the CNL’s role, needs of clients, and the health care system evolve.
- Properly delegate and utilize the nursing team resources (human and fiscal) and serves as a leader and partner in the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Identify clinical and cost outcomes that improve safety, effectiveness, timeliness, efficiency, quality and the degree to which they are client-centered.
- Use information systems and technology at the point of care to improve health care outcomes.
- Participate in systems review to critically evaluate and anticipate risks to client safety to improve quality of client care delivery.
- Assume accountability for health care outcomes for a specific group of clients within a unit or setting recognizing the influence of the meso and macrosystems on the microsystem.
- Assimilate and apply research-based information to design, implement and evaluate client plans of care.
- Synthesize data, information and knowledge to evaluate and achieve optimal client and care environment outcomes.
- Use 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.