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Department Chair: Dr. Kara Fenne DNP, MSN, RN, CNE
Mission Statement
The North Central College Graduate Nursing Programs will prepare advanced nurse professionals for life-long learning, transformational leadership and to function as ethical change agents in the local, national and global healthcare system and community.
Graduate Nursing Program Outcomes
The graduate nursing program is designed to build on baccalaureate education to prepare the graduate for the advanced nursing role in accordance with The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, and relevant standards and guidelines. Upon completion of the graduate nursing program, students will have the requisite skills and knowledge to accomplish the following:
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Integrate, translate and apply established and evolving scientific knowledge from diverse disciplines as a basis for clinical judgement and innovation in nursing practice.
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Use evidence-based best practices to design, manage, and evaluate comprehensive person-centered care that is within the regulatory and educational scope of practice.
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Integrate foundational evidence-based knowledge into ethical, just, culturally competent practices to promote equitable population health outcomes at a local, national and global level.
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Generate, synthesize, translate, apply and disseminate nursing knowledge to improve health outcomes and transform health care.
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Utilize knowledge and principles of translational and improvement science methodologies to mitigate potential harm and improve quality and safety for providers, patients, populations and systems of care.
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Collaborate with the interprofessional team to optimize care and strengthen outcomes through meaningful communication and active participation in person-centered and population-centered care.
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Effectively lead and proactively coordinate resources to provide safe, quality, equitable care to diverse populations within complex systems of healthcare.
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Utilize informatics and health care technologies to manage and enhance delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services in alignment with professional and regulatory standards.
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Form and cultivate a sustainable professional nursing identity that reflects the characteristics and values of the nursing profession, and to actively engage as a dedicated and equal partner within the interprofessional healthcare team.
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Engage in self-reflective practices to develop a sustainable progression towards profession and interpersonal maturity, and improved resilience while nursing a robust capacity for leadership and nursing expertise.
Accreditation
The Master’s degree in Nursing and Post-Graduate APRN Certificate program at North Central College is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Standards for Accreditation. CCNE is located at 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, D.D. 20001; Phone 202-887-6791; https://www.aacnnursing.org/. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
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