DESCRIPTION
This workshop is designed to demonstrate how the nurse educator can incorporate the Outcomes and Competencies for Graduates of Practical/Vocational, Diploma, Associate Degree, Baccalaureate, Master’s, Practice Doctorate, and Research Doctorate Programs in Nursing into all aspects of the curriculum, from the philosophy to unit and clinical objectives and competencies. Implications of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, for curriculum development will also be explored.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

• Describe the components of the NLN Education Competencies Model.
• Discuss the integration of the components of the NLN Education Competencies Model into existing or new curricula.
• Explore collaboration with practice partners to ensure that curricula reflect contemporary nursing practice.
• Determine the implications of the recommendations of the IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, for nursing education.