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DNP Program Outcomes

The DNP builds on the academic, clinical and programmatic strength of Ramapo’s BSN and MSN programs. The DNP Program outcomes are listed in the table below and demonstrate the logical progression from the three MSN track outcomes.

Construct	Nursing Education	Nursing Administration	Family Nurse Practitioner	Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Knowledge	Draws on extant literature and knowledge to design and implement evidence based teaching/learning and evaluation practices to support global nursing education	Incorporate administration and leadership theories in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of quality nursing health care delivery programs Encompass concepts of fiscal responsibility and human resource management in designing quality care	Applies knowledge of organizational practices and complex systems to improve health care delivery Develops new practice approaches based on the integration of research, theory and practice knowledge	Integrate and apply knowledge from the sciences with the fields of organizational management, ethics, health policy and information technology to improve health care outcomes and patient safety for diverse populations
Evidence based research and practice	Contributes to the development of the science of nursing education through the critique, utilization, dissemination of current evidence and the conduct of research	Integrate principles of evidence based practice and current research in the design and implementation of nursing and health care delivery programs	Uses best available evidence to continually improve quality of clinical practice Provides leadership in the translation of new knowledge into practice	Synthesize and translate scholarly and evidence based findings to transform nursing practice, drive innovation and organizational decision making Disseminate innovations in nursing practice and organizational decision making
Construct	Nursing Education	Nursing Administration	Family Nurse Practitioner	Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Information Management	Develop and use information and communication technologies to enter, retrieve, and evaluate data appropriate for the delivery and evaluation of nursing education	Advocate for and use information and communication technologies to enter, retrieve, and evaluate data appropriate for the delivery and evaluation of nursing care delivery	Uses technology systems that capture data on variables for the evaluation of nursing care Contributes to the design of clinical information systems that promote safe, quality and cost effective care	Apply information systems/technology to improve health and systems and populations level outcomes
Professionalism	Models professional behavior for learners and fellow faculty Engage in life long learning activities, dissemination of information through scholarship and advocacy Develops networks, collaborations and partnerships to enhance nursing’s influence within the academic community	Incorporate ethical principles in leadership and management practices Build leadership alliances for collaborative action, change and decision making across the health care delivery system.	Applies ethically sound solutions to complex issues related to individuals, populations and systems of care Advances practice through the development and implementation of innovations incorporating principles of change	Integrate ethical decision-making in research, systems evaluation, advanced clinical practice, and organizational decision making Communicate and collaborate with members of the inter-professional community to assure achievement of healthcare standards, advanced clinical practices, and the quality of healthcare for diverse populations.
Construct	Nursing Education	Nursing Administration	Family Nurse Practitioner	Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Social Advocacy	Utilize knowledge about the educational environment within they which they practice and recognize how the political, institutional, social and economic forces impact the global educator role	Influence the health policy making process through the involvement and leadership of nurses having diverse perspectives	Analyzes the implications of health policy across disciplines Contributes to the development of health policy Evaluates the impact of globalization on health care policy development	Lead interprofessional teams in the crafting of health policies and strategies that promote health promotion and disease prevention strategies for diverse groups of individuals, populations and systems Demonstrate high levels of skills in health promotion and disease prevention strategies for diverse groups of individuals, populations and systems
Leadership	Provides leadership in the parent institution as well as in the nursing program to enhance visibility of nursing and its contribution to the global academic community	Lead in a manner that recognizes the cultural and spiritual context of the health care community and environment	Assumes leadership to foster collaboration with multiple stakeholders (patients, community and interprofessional groups) to facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of care provided in complex systems	Provide leadership of interprofessional collaborative teams to improve health outcomes for individuals, populations, systems Provide leadership skills in organizational and health systems management to improve the safety and quality of healthcare
Construct	Nursing Education	Nursing Administration	Family Nurse Practitioner	Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Role Function	Participates in interdisciplinary efforts to address health care needs locally, regionally, nationally and internationally	Integrate advanced core competencies and clinical expertise to evaluate and continually improve nursing care delivery systems	Integrate advanced core competencies and clinical expertise to evaluate and continually improve nursing care Provides a full spectrum of health care services to include health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, anticipatory guidance counseling, disease management, palliative and end of life care Provides patient/family centered care recognizing cultural diversity of the family recognizing the patient/family as a full partner in decision making	apply organizational and systems thinking that advance the design, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare initiatives to ensure quality outcomes

Curricular Constructs (the organizing framework for all Ramapo nursing curricula) and course objectives relate to AACN’s published Essentials of Doctoral Education Related to Advanced Practice, which details the curricular elements and competencies required of all DN programs).

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Knowledge	1. Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice. 2. Use science-based theories and concepts to: • determine the nature and significance of health and health care delivery phenomena; • describe the actions and advanced strategies to enhance, alleviate, and ameliorate health and health care delivery phenomena as appropriate; and • evaluate outcomes. 3. Develop and evaluate new practice approaches based on nursing theories and theories from other disciplines. 4. Synthesize concepts, including psychosocial dimensions and cultural diversity, related to clinical prevention and population health in developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to address health promotion/disease prevention efforts, improve health status/access patterns, and/or address gaps in care of individuals, aggregates, or populations.
Evidence based research and practice	1. Use analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice. 2. Design and implement processes to evaluate outcomes of practice, practice patterns, and systems of care within a practice setting, health care organization, or community against national benchmarks to determine variances in practice outcomes and population trends. 3. Design, direct, and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care. 4. Apply relevant findings to develop practice guidelines and improve practice and the practice environment. 5. Use information technology and research methods appropriately to: • collect appropriate and accurate data to generate evidence for nursing Practice • inform and guide the design of databases that generate meaningful evidence for nursing practice • analyze data from practice • design evidence-based interventions • predict and analyze outcomes • examine patterns of behavior and outcomes • identify gaps in evidence for practice 6. Function as a practice specialist/consultant in collaborative knowledge-generating research. 7. Disseminate findings from evidence-based practice and research to improve healthcare outcomes
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Information Management	1. Design, select, use, and evaluate programs that evaluate and monitor outcomes of care, care systems, and quality improvement including consumer use of health care information systems. 2. Analyze and communicate critical elements necessary to the selection, use and evaluation of health care information systems and patient care technology. 3. Demonstrate the conceptual ability and technical skills to develop and execute an evaluation plan involving data extraction from practice information systems and databases. 4. Provide leadership in the evaluation and resolution of ethical and legal issues within healthcare systems relating to the use of information, information technology, communication networks, and patient care technology. 5. Evaluate consumer health information sources for accuracy, timeliness, and appropriateness. 6. Analyze epidemiological, biostatistical, environmental, and other appropriate scientific data related to individual, aggregate, and population health.
Professionalism	1. Employ effective communication and collaborative skills in the development and implementation of practice models, peer review, practice guidelines, health policy, standards of care, and/or other scholarly products. 2. Lead interprofessional teams in the analysis of complex practice and organizational issues. 3. Employ consultative and leadership skills with intraprofessional and interprofessional teams to create change in health care and complex healthcare delivery systems.
Social Advocacy	1. Critically analyze health policy proposals, health policies, and related issues from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums. 2. Demonstrate leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy. 3. Influence policy makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes. 4. Educate others, including policy makers at all levels, regarding nursing, health policy, and patient care outcomes. 5. Advocate for the nursing profession within the policy and healthcare communities. 6. Develop, evaluate, and provide leadership for health care policy that shapes health care financing, regulation, and delivery. 7. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.
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Leadership	1. Develop and evaluate care delivery approaches that meet current and future needs of patient populations based on scientific findings in nursing and other clinical sciences, as well as organizational, political, and economic sciences. 2. Ensure accountability for quality of health care and patient safety for populations with whom they work. a. Use advanced communication skills/processes to lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives in health care systems. b. Employ principles of business, finance, economics, and health policy to develop and implement effective plans for practice-level and/or system-wide practice initiatives that will improve the quality of care delivery. c. Develop and/or monitor budgets for practice initiatives. d. Analyze the cost-effectiveness of practice initiatives accounting for risk and improvement of health care outcomes. e. Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse organizational cultures and populations, including patients and providers. 3. Develop and/or evaluate effective strategies for managing the ethical dilemmas inherent in patient care, the health care organization, and research.
Role Function	1. Conduct a comprehensive and systematic assessment of health and illness parameters in complex situations, incorporating diverse and culturally sensitive approaches. 2. Design, implement, and evaluate therapeutic interventions based on nursing science and other sciences. 3. Develop and sustain therapeutic relationships and partnerships with patients (individual, family or group) and other professionals to facilitate optimal care and patient outcomes. 4. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes. 5. Guide, mentor, and support other nurses to achieve excellence in nursing practice. 6. Educate and guide individuals and groups through complex health and situational transitions. 7. Use conceptual and analytical skills in evaluating the links among practice, organizational, population, fiscal, and policy issues. 8. Evaluate care delivery models and/or strategies using concepts related to community, environmental and occupational health, and cultural and socioeconomic dimensions of health.