SUNY Delhi MS in Nursing Education

Professional Nursing Standards and Guidelines

As you proceed through the graduate nursing program, you will engage in numerous learning activities
that relate to professional nursing standards and guidelines. This exercise provides an opportunity to link
your learning activities to the nursing standards. In the graduate nursing program these standards, among
others, provide the basis for the curriculum:

The Essentials of Masters Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011)

o [Link]
National League of Nursing Nurse Educator Competencies
o Billings, D. M., & Halstead, J. A. (2016). Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (5th ed.). St Louis: MO: Elsevier.

The learning outcomes for this assessment exercise are to:

Provide an understanding of the integration of professional nursing standards into the graduate
program curriculum,
Enable reflection of achievement of each professional standard as evidenced by learning activities in
the graduate program, and
Link the program outcomes to the learning activities throughout the graduate nursing program.

Graduate Program Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Integrate advanced knowledge and theories from nursing and related disciplines into the nurse educator role

2. Use scientific inquiry and quality principles to identify problems and individualize patient care designed to improve care
outcomes

3. Apply advanced knowledge of leadership and management to effect change, and influence health policy to transform care
delivery systems
 4. Practice inter-professional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes

5. Demonstrate competence in the advanced nursing role to meet current and emerging health needs of a global changing society

6. Apply teaching/learning principles with patients and/or students across the continuum of care in a variety of settings

The professional standards are provided below; you may refer to the sources above for the detailed
descriptions of the standards.

The Essentials of Masters Education in Nursing

Essential I: Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership
Essential III: Quality Improvement and Safety
Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice
Essential V: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
Essential VI: Health Policy and Advocacy
Essential VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
Essential VIII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health
Essential IX: Masters-Level Nursing Practice

National League of Nursing Nurse Educator Competencies

Competency 1: Facilitate Learning

Competency 2: Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization

Competency 3: Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies

Competency 4: Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes

Competency 5: Function as a Change Agent and Leader

Competency 6: Pusure Continuous Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role

Competency 7: Engage in Scholarship

Competency 8: Function Within the Educational Environment

Professional Nursing Standards and Guidelines

Graduate Nursing MSN Essentials NLN Core MSN Graduate

Course Competencies Program Student
Learning Outcomes
NURS 501: Research Essential I: Competency 1:
Methods and Statistics Background for Facilitate Learning 1. Integrate advanced
Practice from Sciences Competency 2: knowledge and theories
and Humanities Facilitate Learner from nursing and
Essential II: Development and related disciplines into
Organizational and Socialization the nurse educator role
Systems Leadership Competency 3: Use
Essential III: Quality Assessment and 2. Use scientific inquiry
Improvement and Evaluation Strategies and quality principles
Safety Competency 4: to identify problems
Essential IV: and individualize
Participate in Curriculum
Translating and patient care designed to
Design and Evaluation of
Integrating improve care outcomes
Program Outcomes
Scholarship into Competency 5:
3. Apply advanced
Practice Function as a Change
Essential V: knowledge of
Agent and Leader
leadership and
Informatics and Competency 6: Pusure
management to effect
Healthcare Continuous Quality
 Technologies Improvement in the
Essential VI: Health Nurse Educator Role change, and influence
Policy and Advocacy Competency 7: Engage health policy to
Essential VII: in Scholarship transform care delivery
Interprofessional Competency 8: systems
Collaboration for Function Within the
Improving Patient and Educational 4. Practice inter-
Population Health Environment professional
Outcomes collaboration for
Essential IX: Masters- improving patient and
Level Nursing Practice population health
outcomes

5. Demonstrate
competence in the
advanced nursing role
to meet current and
emerging health needs
of a global changing
society

6. Apply
teaching/learning
principles with patients
and/or students across
the continuum of care
in a variety of settings
NURS 501
Research study critique assignment helped students achieve all of the outcomes above. The
assignment required the student to look at research in the nursing field and then dissect it to get a
better understanding of the research. This assignment required the student to use many different
skill sets to analysis.
NURS 502: Advanced Competency 2:
Nursing Research Essential I: Facilitate Learner 1. Integrate advanced
Background for Development and knowledge and theories
Practice from Sciences Socialization from nursing and
and Humanities Competency 3: Use related disciplines into
Essential III: Quality Assessment and the nurse educator role
Improvement and Evaluation Strategies
Safety Competency 5: 2. Use scientific inquiry
Essential IV: Function as a Change and quality principles
Translating and Agent and Leader to identify problems
Integrating and individualize
Competency 6: Pusure
Scholarship into patient care designed to
Continuous Quality
Practice improve care outcomes
Improvement in the
Essential VII: Nurse Educator Role
3. Demonstrate
Interprofessional Competency 7: Engage
competence in the
Collaboration for in Scholarship
advanced nursing role
Improving Patient and Competency 8:
to meet current and
Population Health Function Within the
emerging health needs
Outcomes Educational
Essential IX: Masters- Environment of a global changing
society
Level Nursing Practice
NURS 502
The research project in this course required the student to look at research studies and then create
a research proposal and then complete their research on individuals. This project provided the
student a chance to learn about the research process, participate in research data collection, and
then present their findings. This process helps to improve students knowledge related to the
research aspect of the nursing field and how research impacts academia and how they go hand in
hand.
NURS 505: Advanced Health Essential I: Competency 1:
Assessment Background for Facilitate Learning Use scientific inquiry and
Practice from Sciences Competency 2: quality principles to identify
and Humanities Facilitate Learner problems and individualize
Essential IV: Development and patient care designed to
Translating and Socialization improve care outcomes
Integrating Competency 8:
Scholarship into Function Within the Practice inter-professional
Practice Educational collaboration for improving
Essential V: Environment patient and population health
Informatics and outcomes
Healthcare
Demonstrate competence in
Technologies
Essential VI: Health the advanced nursing role to
meet current and emerging
Policy and Advocacy
Essential VII: health needs of a global
changing society
Interprofessional
Collaboration for
Improving Patient and
Population Health
Outcomes
Essential VIII:
 Clinical Prevention and
Population Health for
Improving Health
Essential IX: Masters-
Level Nursing Practice

NURS 505
The use of shadow health helped to achieve the SLO for this course. Using the Patient Tina Jones,
I was able to identify different health issues and assessments related to them. The assessment of
Tina required a systematic approach and was done at an advance practice level. The use of this
technology also introduced the me to new technology and ways it could be used in the classroom
as an educator. The use of the technology allowed assessment of a client that may not be seen in
routine practice based on where a student works and allows for global care of the client.
NURS 600: Development of Essential I: Competency 1:
the Nurse Educator Background for Facilitate Learning 1. Integrate advanced
Practice from Sciences Competency 2: knowledge and theories
and Humanities Facilitate Learner from nursing and
Essential II: Development and related disciplines into
Organizational and Socialization the nurse educator role
Systems Leadership Outcomes
Essential IV: Competency 5: 2. Apply advanced
Translating and Function as a Change knowledge of
Integrating Agent and Leader leadership and
Scholarship into management to effect
Competency 6: Pusure
Practice change, and influence
Continuous Quality
Essential IX: Masters- Improvement in the health policy to
Level Nursing Practice Nurse Educator Role transform care delivery
systems
Competency 8:
Function Within the
3. Apply
 Educational
Environment teaching/learning
principles with patients
and/or students across
the continuum of care
in a variety of settings

NURS 600 Nursing Philosophy development project required knowledge of academia,

nursing, and a reflection of ones self. By thinking about all these items and
drawing on knowledge I was able to create a philosophy that was meaningful
to me that can be used and adjusted as I advance as a nurse educator. The
assignment made you think about the role of the educator and how you want
to impact the nursing field as an educator and what is your methodology to
accomplish it.
NURS 601: Principles Essential I: Competency 1:
of Teaching and Learning Background for Facilitate Learning 1. Integrate advanced
Practice from Sciences Competency 2: knowledge and theories
and Humanities Facilitate Learner from nursing and
Essential III: Quality Development and related disciplines into
Improvement and Socialization the nurse educator role
Safety Competency 5:
Essential IV: Function as a Change 2. Practice inter-
Translating and Agent and Leader professional
Integrating Competency 6: Pusure collaboration for
Scholarship into improving patient and
Continuous Quality
Practice population health
Improvement in the
Essential V: outcomes
Nurse Educator Role
Informatics and Competency 7: Engage
3. Demonstrate
 Healthcare in Scholarship
Technologies Competency 8: competence in the
Essential VII: Function Within the advanced nursing role
Interprofessional Educational to meet current and
Collaboration for Environment emerging health needs
Improving Patient and of a global changing
Population Health society
Outcomes
Essential VIII: 4. Apply
Clinical Prevention and teaching/learning
Population Health for principles with patients
Improving Health and/or students across
Essential IX: Masters- the continuum of care
Level Nursing Practice in a variety of settings

NURS 601 This course required students to create a curriculum and identify different
teaching strategies the student would use to teach the material. This required
research on different strategies and seeing if they would work with your topic
of choice. The student also created measurement tools to utilize to validate
the material transformation to students. This course assignment met multiple
outcomes as noted above. The student needed to choose a topic and work
through how they would deliver the content and how to measure outcomes.
This experience is essential, as one gets ready to enter the education field.
NURS 602: Curriculum Essential I: Competency 1:
Development and Background for Facilitate Learning 1. Integrate advanced
Instructional Design Practice from Sciences Competency 2: knowledge and theories
and Humanities Facilitate Learner from nursing and
Essential III: Quality Development and related disciplines into
 Improvement and Socialization
Safety Competency 3: Use the nurse educator role
Essential IV: Assessment and
Translating and Evaluation Strategies 2. Use scientific inquiry
Integrating Competency 4: and quality principles
Scholarship into Participate in Curriculum to identify problems
Practice Design and Evaluation of and individualize
Essential V: Program Outcomes patient care designed to
Informatics and Competency 5: improve care outcomes
Healthcare Function as a Change
Technologies 3. Apply advanced
Agent and Leader
Essential VII: knowledge of
Competency 6: Pusure
Interprofessional leadership and
Continuous Quality
Collaboration for management to effect
Improvement in the
Improving Patient and change, and influence
Nurse Educator Role
Population Health health policy to
Competency 7: Engage
Outcomes transform care delivery
in Scholarship
Essential IX: Masters- systems
Competency 8:
Level Nursing Practice Function Within the 4. Practice inter-
Educational professional
Environment collaboration for
improving patient and
population health
outcomes

5. Demonstrate
competence in the
advanced nursing role
to meet current and
 emerging health needs
of a global changing
society

6. Apply
teaching/learning
principles with patients
and/or students across
the continuum of care
in a variety of settings

NURS 602 The week 2 Dq in this course required the student to look at curricular
change. This assignment had the student look at CCNE and ACEN and how
they influence change in nursing education. The assignment also had students
look to other regulatory agencies to see their impact as well. This assignment
helped show students why curricular changes occur and who helps to drive
them. The assigned can be seen as quality initiatives and looking at the new
requirements to improve the education process. It also has students look to
internal factors that could impact the change of curricular.
NURS 603: Measurement Essential I: Competency 2:
and Evaluation in Nursing Background for Facilitate Learner 1. Integrate advanced
Education Practice from Sciences Development and knowledge and theories
and Humanities Socialization from nursing and
Essential III: Quality Competency 3: Use related disciplines into
Improvement and Assessment and the nurse educator role
Safety Evaluation Strategies
Essential IV: Competency 6: Pusure 2. Use scientific inquiry
and quality principles
 Translating and Continuous Quality
Integrating Improvement in the to identify problems
Scholarship into Nurse Educator Role and individualize
Practice Competency 7: Engage patient care designed to
Essential V: in Scholarship improve care outcomes
Informatics and Competency 8:
Healthcare Function Within the 3. Demonstrate
Technologies Educational competence in the
Essential VII: Environment advanced nursing role
Interprofessional to meet current and
Collaboration for emerging health needs
Improving Patient and of a global changing
Population Health society
Outcomes
Essential IX: Masters- 4. Apply
Level Nursing Practice teaching/learning
principles with patients
and/or students across
the continuum of care
in a variety of settings

NURS 603 The assignment that required the student to find NCLEX style questions and
then dissect them was a helpful assignment in this course. This assignment
required knowledge of question construction. This was an area of interest
that still is being developed in my role as an educator. The ability to look at
questions and find ways to improve them to make the question test higher
levels of blooms. This is a skill many educators will need if their course
requires test construction. Then the component of looking at how the
question did based on statistical data to make improvements on it for the next
 time it is used. All these skills are needed to advance as an educator and
create evaluation tools to help ensure students are ready to help others.
NURS 604: Graduate Essential I: Competency 1:
Practicum I Background for Facilitate Learning 1. Integrate advanced
Practice from Sciences Competency 2: knowledge and theories
and Humanities Facilitate Learner from nursing and
Essential II: Development and related disciplines into
Organizational and Socialization the nurse educator role
Systems Leadership Competency 5:
Essential IV: Function as a Change 2. Use scientific inquiry
Translating and Agent and Leader and quality principles
Integrating Competency 8: to identify problems
Scholarship into and individualize
Function Within the
Practice patient care designed to
Educational
Essential V: improve care outcomes
Environment
Informatics and
3. Apply advanced
Healthcare
knowledge of
Technologies
Essential VI: Health leadership and
management to effect
Policy and Advocacy
Essential VII: change, and influence
health policy to
Interprofessional
transform care delivery
Collaboration for
systems
Improving Patient and
Population Health
4. Practice inter-
Outcomes
professional
Essential VIII:
collaboration for
Clinical Prevention and
improving patient and
Population Health for
population health
 Improving Health
Essential IX: Masters- outcomes
Level Nursing Practice
5. Demonstrate
competence in the
advanced nursing role
to meet current and
emerging health needs
of a global changing
society

6. Apply
teaching/learning
principles with patients
and/or students across
the continuum of care
in a variety of settings

NURS 604
The learning contract and the practicum hours helped meet the above mentioned standards. The
learning contract helped to teach me how to write out SLO and then different activities to achieve
them. I attended the RAM event, which helped me meet all of the program standards. I was able
to use principles of nursing to care for patients, but also got to teach nursing students about
different topics at the event as well. The event required that I interact with a number of different
people from a diversity of backgrounds. With the event based around helping those in need it
helped show the global needs in health care and the true lack of accessible healthcare to all. The
final part was doing a presentation to the SUNY Delhi community which helped show them what
we did at the event and the lack of healthcare in our own country. This helped show alternative
ways to provide healthcare and the need to think outside the box.
NURS 605: Graduate Essential II: Competency 2:
Practicum II Organizational and Facilitate Learner 1. Use scientific inquiry
Systems Leadership Development and and quality principles
Essential V: Socialization to identify problems
Informatics and Competency 4: and individualize
Healthcare Participate in Curriculum patient care designed to
Technologies Design and Evaluation of improve care outcomes
Essential IX: Masters- Program Outcomes
Level Nursing Practice Competency 5: 2. Apply advanced
Function as a Change knowledge of
leadership and
Agent and Leader
management to effect
Competency 8:
change, and influence
Function Within the
health policy to
Educational
transform care delivery
Environment
systems

3. Practice inter-
professional
collaboration for
improving patient and
population health
outcomes

4. Demonstrate
competence in the
advanced nursing role
to meet current and
emerging health needs
of a global changing
 society

NURS 605
The reflective journal assignment helped to achieve these outcomes. The journal
assignment required that the student attend a service related meeting and I choose to attend
a meeting on assessment and then one with the curriculum committee. Both these
meetings looked at improving courses. The assessment meeting looked at how SLO lined
up with assignments and ensured the course was meeting all the SLO. The curriculum
meeting talked about how instructors propose changes to the curriculum and how the
process works. These meeting showed leadership requirements of an educator and also
how faculty work together to improve the program for the changing needs of the healthcare
community.