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| Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety |
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| Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision-making in the provision of high-quality nursing care, healthcare team coordination, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. |
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| Demonstrate leadership and communication skills to effectively implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team. |
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| Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives, recognizing that these are complex system issues, which involve individuals, families, groups, communities, populations, and other members of the healthcare team. |
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| Employ principles of quality improvement, healthcare policy, and cost-effectiveness to assist in the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystem and system-wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery. |
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| Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments |
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| Demonstrate basic knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments, including local, state, national, and global healthcare trends. |
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| Explore the impact of sociocultural, economic, legal, and political factors influencing healthcare delivery and practice. NR447 RN Collaborative Healthcare |
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| Examine the roles and responsibilities of the regulatory agencies and their effect on patient care quality, workplace safety, and the scope of nursing and other health professionals’ practice. |
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| Advocate for consumers and the nursing profession. |
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| Essential VI: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes. NR447 RN Collaborative Healthcare |
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| Use inter and intrarofessional communication and collaborative skills to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care. |
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| Incorporate effective communication techniques, including negotiation and conflict resolution, to produce positive professional working relationships. NR447 RN Collaborative Healthcare |
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| Demonstrate appropriate teambuilding and collaborative strategies when working with interprofessional teams. |
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| Advocate for high-quality and safe patient care as a member of the interprofessional team. |
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| Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values. NR447 RN Collaborative Healthcare |
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| Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct. |
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| Promote the image of nursing by modeling the values and articulating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the nursing profession. |
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| Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they relate to professional practice. |
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| Articulate the value of pursuing practice excellence, lifelong learning, and professional engagement to foster professional growth and development. |
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