Practical Nursing Certificate

Patient-Centered Care

The provision of care that is based on the patient’s physiological, psychological, and sociological needs, recognizing the individual’s preferences and values, and respecting the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate, coordinated, age and culturally appropriate, safe, effective care (adapted from Massachusetts Nurse of the Future, 2010).

• Outcome: Demonstrate patient-centered, caring, culturally sensitive nursing care based on common physiological, psychosocial and sociological needs of patients.

Teamwork and Collaboration

The delivery of patient-centered care in partnership with interprofessional members of the health care team, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision making, to achieve continuity of care and optimal patient outcomes (adapted from QSEN, 2007).

• Outcome: Collaborate as a member of the health care team to promote continuity of patient care.

Evidence Based Practice

The integration of best current evidence coupled with clinical expertise and consideration of the patients’ or designees’ preferences, experiences and values to make safe, quality practice decisions for optimal patient outcomes (Adapted from Massachusetts Nurse of the Future, 2010).

• Outcome: Identify best current evidence from scientific and other credible sources as a basis for quality nursing practice and clinical decision making.

Quality Improvement

The use of data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and the use of improvement methods to design and inform change, continuously improving the quality and safety of health care services to meet the needs of patients and promote optimal healthcare outcomes (Adapted from QSEN, 2007).

• Outcome: Participate in the implementation of quality improvement strategies to improve patient care.

Safety

The minimization of risk factors that could cause harm or delay patient recovery while promoting quality care and maintaining a secure environment for patients, self, and others through both system effectiveness and individual performance (adapted from QSEN, 2007).

• Outcome: Provide a safe environment for patients, self, and others.

Communication

The Nurse of the Future will interact effectively with patients, families, and colleagues, fostering mutual respect and shared decision making, to enhance patient satisfaction and health outcomes. (Adapted from Massachusetts Nurse of the Future, 2016)

• Outcome: Use communication skills that promote an effective exchange of information and development of therapeutic relationships

Leadership

The process by which nurses use a set of skills that directs and influences achievement of shared goals in the provision of individualized, safe, quality patient care (adapted from Massachusetts Nurse of the Future, 2010).

• Outcome: Use the leadership skills of time management, organization and priority setting when providing patient care.

Professionalism

The demonstration of accountable and responsible behavior by the nurse for the delivery of standard-based nursing care that incorporates legal, ethical, and humanistic principles within the parameters of regulatory guidelines (adapted from Massachusetts Nurse of the Future, 2010).

• Outcome: Practice nursing using professional, ethical, legal, and humanistic principles within regulatory guidelines.

Afterwards, students wishing to further their education, may then apply to our PN to ADN (Associate Degree Nursing) program.

• 60% of students will complete the program within 150% of program length.
• 85% of graduates will pass the NCLEX-RN on the first attempt.
• 85% of graduates who respond to the 6-12 month Graduate Survey will be employed.
• 90% of alumni 6-12 month post-graduation score 3 or better (4 ranking highest degree of satisfaction) of overall program satisfaction.

Title IV: NCMC’s program is designed to prepare students for the NCLEX examination, which is required for nursing licensure and employment in Missouri and other states. To ensure we provide only accurate and current information, NCMC does not actively monitor changes to licensing requirements in other states. Therefore, we have not made an official determination whether this program meets all current licensure or certification requirements for other states or U.S. territories. Students intending to work in other states are strongly encouraged to verify licensing and certification requirements with the appropriate state board.