SUNY Delhi MS in Nursing Education

Professional Nursing Standards and Guidelines Assignment

The MS in nursing education program content and outcomes are guided by multiple sources of knowledge including theory, evidence,
and professional nursing standards and guidelines (PSNGs). Professional nursing standards provide expectations for advanced
professional nursing roles and practice. Throughout the graduate program you will engage in learning activities that will enable you to
acquire and meet these standards; these activities will be documented in a final assignment at the culmination of the graduate program
to show linkage to the PSNGs. This learning exercise provides an opportunity to reflect on how a variety of learning activities helped
you to meet the PSNGs and the graduate program outcomes. The table will be submitted during the final graduate practicum course
(NURS 605), and is posted in each course as a reminder and to provide you with an opportunity to document how you met various
standards in that course, as you complete each course. Save the table and add to it each time you complete a course!

The learning outcomes for this assessment exercise are to:

 Provide an understanding of the integration of professional nursing standards into advanced professional nursing practice.
 Enable reflection of achievement of each professional nursing standard as evidenced by learning activities completed during
the graduate program.
 Assess how the SUNY Delhi graduate nursing education program outcomes have been met through the learning activities
completed during the graduate program.

Sources for the professional nursing standards and guidelines:

 The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011)

 o http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/MastersEssentials11.pdf
 National League of Nursing Nurse Educator Competencies (NLN, 2007)
o http://www.wgec.org/resources/art/nursing-core-competencies.pdf
o Billings, D. M., & Halstead, J. A. (2016). Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (5th ed.). St Louis: MO: Elsevier
(pp. 10-11).

The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing

There are nine essentials of graduate nursing education that identify the core expectations, skills, and competencies for master’s
program graduates, across the continuum of care in a variety of settings. Within each essential element there are between 5-15
expected outcomes for master’s level graduates in nursing. Refer to these outcomes as you identify how you met each essential, and
include those met in the assignment table below.

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 Master’s-Level Nursing Practice
National League of Nursing Nurse Educator Competencies
There are eight competencies for preparation of the nurse educator. This professional standard identifies the core expectations, skills,
and competencies for master’s program graduates who will enter into nurse educator roles in a variety of settings. Within each
competency there are between 6-14 expected outcomes for master’s level graduates in nursing education. Refer to these outcomes as
you identify how you met each competency, and include those met in the table below.

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 Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role
Competency 7 Engage in Scholarship
Competency 8 Function Within the Educational Environment

Graduate Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Graduates of the SUNY Delhi MS in Nursing will:

1. Integrate advanced knowledge, technology, and theories from nursing and related disciplines into the advanced nursing role.
2. Use scientific inquiry and quality principles to identify problems and apply system-level processes 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 to improve health outcomes in a global population.
 SUNY Delhi MS in Nursing Education

Professional Nursing Standards and Guidelines Assignment

Complete the following table as you progress through the MS program, when you have completed an assignment that meets one or
more of the standards. This table will be submitted as an assignment in NURS 605: Graduate Practicum II. Complete Columns 2, 3,
and 4 in the table below.

In Columns 2 and 3, identify at least one Essential (including outcomes) and/or Core Competency with associated outcomes (at least
one outcomes per standard), and then an example of an assignment or learning activity that met this standard. Identify the assignment,
describe the assignment focus and outcome in 50-75 words, followed by a brief statement as to how this met the standard.

In Column 4, identify the number(s) of the Graduate Program Student Learning Outcome (listed above) that links to these course
activities. All of the MSN Essentials, Core Competencies, and Program Outcomes should be represented in the table.
Name _______Ugne Urmileviciute__________

Professional Nursing Standards and Guidelines Table

1 2
Graduate Nursing Course MSN Essentials
(Essential and the expected
outcomes, by number)
NURS 501: Research Essential I: Outcomes # 1,5
Methods and Statistics
SPSS Assignments:
SPSS assignments required
calculating the data using
statistics to reach conclusions
about the data. Weekly SPSS
assignments included data sets,
and questions to answer to
reach conclusions regarding
the data set.
3 4
NLN Core Competencies MSN Graduate Program
Student Learning Outcomes
(Competency by number and
the expected outcomes, in
brief)
Competency I: 2,3,4
SPSS assignments and the
associated statistic calculations
required critical thinking and
reflective thinking to
determine interventions for the
data sets.

Outcome #1: This met the

outcome as nursing and related
sciences delivered advanced
nursing care to populations
through diverse data sets,
associated statistics, and
research.

Outcome 5: This met the

outcome as the SPSS
assignments presented data
that through statistics
 determined whether
appropriate interventions were
needed.
NURS 502: Advanced Essential III: Outcomes #1
Nursing Research
Assignment 2: My qualitative
research proposal identified the
need to improve the quality of
family-centered care through
videoconferencing in the
NICU. This intervention has
the ability to provide quality
improvement in NICU care.
Competency VII: 1,2
The research proposal required
scholarly activity through
analyzing current evidence-
based research to support the
intervention of
videoconferencing in the
NICU to improve the quality
of family-centered care.

Outcome #1: The research

proposal on improving the
quality of family-centered care
through videoconferencing in
the NICU utilized current
evidence-based nursing
research. The research
identified interventions that
may improve health outcomes
for the affected populations.
NURS 503: Advanced Essential IV: Outcomes # 1 Competency VII: 1,2
Pathophysiology
Assignment 2: The assignment required
Assignment 2 was the creation scholarly research to
of a multi-system disorder effectively identify the effects
Popplet on a maternity health of a multi-system disorder on a
patient. The Popplet utilized patient. Research included
research to support the effects evidenced-based interventions.
of a multi-system disorder.
 Outcome #1: This was met as
the Popplet incorporated
evidence and research to
showcase the associated health
outcomes for a patient
experiencing a multi-system
disorder.
NURS 504: Advanced Essential I: Outcome #1 Competency I: 1,2,3
Pharmacology
Assignment 5: The assignment encouraged
Assignment 5 was the creation understanding and continued
of a VoiceThread to describe learning on pharmacology to
the brand name, generic name, improve critical thinking and
therapeutic use, indications, critical reasoning skills.
and routes of antiemetics. The
pharmacology of antiemetics
was also included. Research
was utilized to support the use
of antiemetics with pregnancy,
and as an alternative method
for treating nausea caused by
chemotherapy.

Outcome #1: This met the

outcome as the research on
antiemetics supports the
delivery of advanced nursing
care to diverse populations.
NURS 505: Advanced Health Essential I: Outcome #1 Competency II: 1,2
Assessment
Discussions: Discussions Discussions on advanced
required integrating nursing health assessment topics
 and related sciences into
relating the content to current
practice. Discussion topics
included care of advanced
practice nurses, education and
the nursing role, and history
and physicals. Feedback to
peers was provided to
encourage peer learning from
similar experiences.
created environments were
socialization occurred as
students provided feedback to
peers. Peer learning in the
discussion forums supported
the cognitive development of
students.

Outcome #1:
This met the outcome by
incorporating nursing research
into the delivery of advanced
nursing care in the form of
discussions.
ALHT 500: Health Policy Essential IV: Outcomes #1,5 Competency III: 1,2,3,4,5
and Technology in
Healthcare Assignment 2: The assignment required the
Assignment 2 was a research use of evidence-based research
paper on the development of to evaluate and support the
healthcare legislation to need to advocate for the
improve health care outcomes vulnerable population.
for homeless, pregnant young
women. The assignment also
included a table describing the
vulnerable population that
would benefit from advocacy.

Outcomes #1: This was met as

research and interprofessional
perspectives were utilized to
 complete the development of
healthcare legislation to
advocate for the vulnerable
population.

Outcomes #2: This was met as

the paper on the development
of healthcare legislation
supported the advocacy for the
vulnerable population of
young, homeless pregnant
women.
ALHT 501: Leadership and Essential VIII: Outcome #2,3 Competency VI: 1,2,3,4
Quality Improvement in
Healthcare Systems Assignment 2: The development of the
Assignment 2 was the proposal proposal plan for the quality
plan for the quality improvement project on
improvement project on improving neonatal outcomes
improving neonatal outcomes with dextrose gel encouraged
with dextrose gel. Research the development of using
suggested that the dextrose gel current issues to support the
has the possibility to improve need for change within the
the health of hypoglycemic health care system.
infants and supporting family-
centered care.

Outcome #2: This was met as

the proposal plan suggested the
use of evidence-based
interventions such as dextrose
gel administration to
hypoglycemic infants to
 evaluate the effectiveness of
the clinical intervention.

Outcome #3: This was met as

the proposal plan was designed
to be patient and family-
centered as the goal was to
improve the health of the
neonates and minimize NICU
admissions.

NURS 600: Development of Essential II: Outcome #1 Competency VII 1,2,3

the Nurse Educator
Assignment 3: The scholarly literature review
Assignment 3 was the research required scholarly activity
and development of a scholarly through researching articles to
literature review that focused include about peer learning
on peer learning in nursing and nursing education.
education. Peer learning was
the educational strategy
identified that positively
benefited learning in
undergraduate and higher
nursing education.

Outcome 1: This met the

outcome as the research
required understanding of
complexity theory and systems
thinking. The research
identified findings that
highlight interventions for
 providing high-quality nursing
education.

NURS 601: Principles Essential I: Outcome #1 Competency IV: 1,2,3,4

of Teaching and Learning
Assignment 2:
Assignment 2 required the
development of a Weebly
website portfolio. The Website
portfolio was to include
assignments created during the
duration of the class, and to
highlight the ability to present
material in a professional
manner.
The creation of the website
portfolio prepares the graduate
to function effectively in the
health care environment. The
portfolio highlights the ability
to design possible curriculums
and assignments.

Outcome #1: This was met by

incorporating evidence-based
research into the creation of
the assignments that was
featured in the website
portfolio.
NURS 602: Curriculum Essential I: Outcome 1, 8 Competency IV: 1,3,4
Development and
Instructional Design Assignment 2: The evaluation of the
Assignment 2 required curriculum assignment helped
evaluation of a curriculum develop skills necessary to be
from an undergraduate family able to effectively formulate
health nursing course. The program outcomes and design
evaluation included student curricula.
outcomes, program outcomes,
and QSEN competencies.
 Outcome 1: This met the
outcome as the evaluation of
the curriculum incorporated
advanced nursing skills to be
able to analyze the curriculum.

Outcome 8: This met the

outcome as in order to
effectively evaluate the
curriculum ACEN standards
were researched and included
in the assignment.
NURS 603: Measurement Essential I: Outcome 1 Competency III: 1,3,4
and Evaluation in Nursing
Education Assignment 1: The assignment encouraged
Assignment 1 required the the use of assessment and
objective analysis of ten evaluation techniques to
nursing questions, and consider NCLEX question
identifying the NCLEX usage for students.
category and Bloom’s level.
The assignment required
critical thinking as the design
of the questions had to be
analyzed.

Outcome 1: This met the

outcome as the assignment
encouraged the development of
advanced nursing skills to be
able to effectively design and
evaluate questions for nursing
students.
NURS 604: Graduate Essential V: Outcomes 1-6
Practicum I
Learning Contract:
The learning contract served as
a guideline to help identify the
educational needs of patients
with the use of technology.
Technology was used to help
deliver effective
communication and
collaboration with other
members of the health care
team such as physicians.
Outcome 1: The learning
contract identified goals that
had the objective of supporting
safe practice environments by
identifying educational needs
of the labor and delivery unit.
Competency I: 1,2,3
The learning contract served as
a guideline to help create an
environment that facilitated
student learning, and
encouraged the achievement of
learning outcomes at the
practicum setting. Learning
outcomes included identifying
the learning needs of others,
and utilizing various teaching
and learning strategies to
support the learning of others.

Outcome 6: Current and

emerging technologies such as
simulation equipment was
utilized to support additional
learning for staff on the labor
and delivery unit.

NURS 605: Graduate Essential VI: Outcomes 4,5
Practicum II
Learning Contract:
The learning contract provided
an outline and goals for the
Competency VIII: 1,2,3,4
The learning contract served as
a guideline in the practicum
setting which was with a
practicum experience. The
learning contract served as a
guideline as it encouraged the
growth of advanced skills, and
advocacy for student success.
Outcome 4: The learning
contract and reflection
encouraged the use of research
to promote change and
improvement.
student clinical group at a
hospital setting. The learning
contract identified the need to
provide feedback to the
students, and help identify the
learning needs of the students
to help them meet the goals of
the nursing program.

Outcome 5: The learning

contract and reflection
highlighted the goals of the
practicum including
identifying changes that need
to occur in order to ensure the
success of the students in the
academic programs.