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Program Objectives

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.
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  • Communicate effectively to achieve quality patient outcomes and lateral integration of health care for a cohort of clients.
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  • Actively pursue new knowledge and skills as the health care needs of clients and the health care system evolve.
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  • Properly delegate and utilize the nursing team resources (human and fiscal) and serve as a leader and partner in the interdisciplinary health care team.
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  • Identify clinical and cost outcomes that improve patient safety, treatment effectiveness, timely service, resource efficiency, and client-centered quality outcomes.
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  • Use information systems and technology at the point of care to improve client health care outcomes.
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  • Participate in systems review to critically evaluate, anticipate risks to client safety, and improve quality of patient care.
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  • Assimilate and apply evidenced-based research to design, implement and evaluate client plans of care.
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  • Synthesize data, information and knowledge to evaluate and achieve optimal client and health care environment outcomes.
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  • 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.