Sec.20-90-53. Educational outcomes

A graduate of a registered Nursing Education Program shall be able to:

(1) Perform the duties and responsibilities of the registered nurse within the framework of the nurse practice Act, Chapter 378 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(2) Synthesize knowledge from nursing theory and the biological, physical, social, and behavioral sciences in providing health care to clients;

(3) Exercise critical thinking, ethical decision making, and independent judgment in using the nursing process to provide care to clients;

(4) Apply the nursing process to design, implement, and evaluate care for clients using a variety of technologies. The scope of care shall include preventive, curative, supportive, and restorative nursing interventions in both institutional and community-based settings;

(5) Develop and implement a variety of teaching and learning strategies in the provision of health teaching for clients in a variety of settings, using a variety of technologies;

(6) Identify the scientific basis for assessments and therapeutic nursing measures;

(7) Manage information and resources, contributing to the achievement of optimum client outcomes in a cost effective manner;

(8) Use leadership, management, delegation and collaborative skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team within the health care delivery system to develop, implement, and evaluate health care provided to clients; and

(9) Demonstrate professional accountability by acting as an advocate for clients and by maintaining accepted standards of nursing care for a registered nurse.

(Effective November 29, 1983; Amended May 4, 2004)