9 Essentials of Baccalaureate Education
- Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
A solid base in liberal education provides the cornerstone for the practice and education of nurses. - Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety
Knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety are necessary to provide high quality health care. - Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice
Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current evidence into one's practice. - Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology
Knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology are critical in the delivery of quality patient care. - Health care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments
Health care policies, including financial and regulatory, directly and indirectly influence the nature and functioning of the health care system and thereby are important considerations in professional nursing practice. - Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes
Communication and collaboration among health care professionals are critical to delivering high quality and safe patient care. - Clinical Prevention and Population Health
Health promotion and disease prevention at the individual and population level are necessary to improve population health and are important components of baccalaureate generalist nursing practice. - Professional and Professional Values
Professionalism and the inherent values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice are fundamental to the discipline of nursing. - Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
The baccalaureate-graduate nurse is prepared to practice with patients, including individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations across the life span and across the continuum of health care environments. The baccalaureate graduate understands and respects the variations of care, the increased complexity, and the increased use of health care resources inherent in caring for patients.
