Student Learning Outcomes

1. Integrate core scientific and ethical principles, advanced nursing knowledge, professional values, and clinical excellence in master’s level nursing practice that reflects the Christian principles of the philosophy of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
2. Apply leadership skills in designing, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating safe and high-quality patient care.
3. Be prepared to take the family nurse practitioner certification exam offered through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
4. Apply evidence-based approaches to guide master’s-level nursing practice.
5. Use information systems and technology to support practice.
6. Advocate for policies to improve the health of the public and the profession of nursing.
7. Demonstrate effective communication with interprofessional partners to improve the health of individuals and populations.
8. Plan, deliver, and evaluate effective, culturally responsive care to improve individual and population-based health outcomes with an intentional emphasis on urban environments.
9. Design strategies for lifelong learning that incorporate professional nursing standards and accountability for practice.