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Presentation
The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) program is a pilot program offered through an innovative collaborative arrangement between Augustana College and South Dakota State University and practice partners, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health System, Sioux Valley Hospital & USD Medical Center, Rapid City Regional Hospital, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center in South Dakota. The CNL program arises from a national call for a nurse generalist prepared at the Master's level to improve care and quality outcomes at the point of care. Applications are being accetped at Augustana College for the first cohort of 10 students to begin in Summer 2006.
DESCRIPTION
The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is prepared for leadership across all settings in which health care is delivered providing, managing, and coordinating population-appropriate health care responsive to the health needs of individuals, groups, populations and communities. The CNL assures client-centered care through intra- and interdisciplinary coordination and lateral integration of care. The CNL implements outcome-based practice and quality improvement strategies at the point of care using systems-level interventions, and accountable for improving clinical and cost outcomes for a population or group at the microsystems level. The CNL applies technology for health care delivery and evaluation of nursing outcomes and assists clients with managing an increasingly complex system of care.
CURRICULAR OUTCOMES
The Clinical Nurse Leader graduate will:
1. Provide leadership at the point of care in the provision and management of health care in partnership with individuals, families and communities.
2. Assess individuals, families and populations at risk, and design and implement plans of care delivery.
3. Implement knowledge-based practice and quality improvement strategies to affect improved outcomes at the microsystems level working within a multidisiplinary team.
4. Develop new policies, care practices and professional standards that improve care delivery at the microsystems level.
5. Coordinate health care delivery across the lifespan and across health systems.
AACN* ASSUMPTIONS OF THE CNL
1. Practice is at the microsystem level.
2. Client care outcomes are the measure of quality practice.
3. Practice guidelines are based on evidence.
4. Client-centered practice is intra - and interdisiplinary.
5. Information will maximize self-care and client decision-making.
6. Nursing assessment is the basis for theory and knowledge development.
7. Good fiscal stewardship is a condition of quality care.
8. Social justice is an essential nursing value.
9. Communication technology will faciliate the continuity and comprehensiveness of care.
10. The CNL must assume guardianship for the nursing profession.
* (American Association of Colleges of Nursing Working Paper on the Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader. May 2003, Revised June 2004, p. 5. www. aacn.org)
COURSES IN THE PROGRAM OF STUDY
Core Courses-
* Nurs 610 (2 cr.) Philosophical/Ethical Issues in Health Care
* Nurs 630 (3 cr.) Economics and Policy in Health Care
* Nurs 615 (3 cr.) Advanced Nursing Practice: Intro to Roles and Issues (SDSU)
* Nurs 760 (2 cr.) Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (SDSU)
* Nurs 600 (3 cr.) Intro to Graduate Research in Nursing
Support Courses -
* Nurs 631 (3-4 cr.) Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan (SDSU)
* Nurs 623 (4 cr.) Pathophysiology (SDSU)
* Pha 645 (2-4 cr.) Pharmacotherpauetics (SDSU)
Clinical Courses -
* Nurs 664 (3 cr.) Advanced Nursing Practice and the Business of Health Care
* Nurs 632 (3 cr.) Advanced Concepts and Assessment for Population-Focused Practice
* Nurs 621 (3 cr.) Leadership and Program Planning for Population Health
* Nurs 634 (3 cr.) Advanced Population-Focused Nursing I
Total Credits = 35 - 38 credits (variable for Nurs 631 and Pha 645)
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