Learning outcomes in nursing
For the 11 outcomes listed below, discuss how a nurse can meet these outcomes from work experience and learning. While working on a stroke and traumatic brain injury unit. For each outcome, use it as a heading before discussing how the outcome can be met.
1. 1. Utilize critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and research in evidence-based decision making to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes across healthcare settings.
2. 2. Apply contemporary leadership and management concepts and theories to innovate practice environments, problem solve and effect change.
3. 3. Apply legal and ethical concepts, theories and standards to professional nursing practice.
4. 4. Communicate with patients, families and healthcare providers to coordinate care and advocate for vulnerable populations across healthcare settings.
5. 5. Integrate a variety of concepts related to trends and issues in contemporary nursing to foster professional role development.
6. 6. Analyze how advanced technologies may be used in practice to improve patient care.
7. 7. Contribute to the profession by performing as a team member, delegating effectively and mentoring other nurses.
8. 8. Analyze the role of healthcare policy and politics in promoting healthy populations and the nursing profession.
9. 9. Apply theories, interventions and health promotion and disease prevention strategies to promote physically safe and healthy environments for culturally diverse individuals, families and groups in a variety of community settings and situations.
10. 10. Apply knowledge and skills specific to roles in education, clinical practice or informatics for professional practice and career advancement.
11.11. Demonstrate accountability and responsibility to nursing practice and value life-long learning and reflective practice.
