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NLN COMPETENCIES FOR GRADUATES - ANS Human Flourishing, Nursing Judgment,
Professional Identity, Spirit of Inquiry
(NLN) Human Flourishing - ANS Advocate for patients and families in ways that promote
their self-determination, integrity, and ongoing growth as human beings.
(NLN) Nursing Judgment - ANS Make judgments in practice, substantiated with evidence,
that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care and that promote the health
of patient within the family and community context.
(NLN) Professional Identity - ANS Implement one's role as a nurse in ways that reflect
integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and an evolving identity as a nurse committed to
evidence-based practice (EBP), caring, advocacy, and safe, quality care for diverse patients
within a family and community context.
(NLN) Spirit of Inquiry - ANS Examine the evidence that underlies clinical nursing practice to
challenge the status quo, questions underlying assumptions, and offer new insights to improve
the quality of care for patients, families, and communities.
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, Founded in 1893 as the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses and
was the first nursing organization in the U.S. - ANS National League for Nursing (NLN)
QSEN COMPETENCIES - ANS Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidence-
based Practice, Quality Improvement, Safety, Informatics
(QSEN) Patient-Centered Care - ANS recognize the patient or designee as the source of
control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for
patient's preferences, values, and needs.
(QSEN) Teamwork and Collaboration - ANS Function effectively within nursing and inter-
professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-
making to achieve quality patient care.
(QSEN) Evidence-based Practice (EBP) - ANS Integrate best current evidence with clinical
expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
(QSEN) Quality Improvement (QI) - ANS Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes
and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality
and safety of health care systems.
(QSEN) Safety - ANS Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system
effectiveness and individual performance.
(QSEN) Informatics - ANS Use information and technology to communicate, manage
knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making.
project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to indoctrinate the fundamentals of
patient safety and quality improvement (QI) into the professional practice of all nurses, starting
with nursing schools.
preparing future nurses who will have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to
continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems - ANS Quality and
Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
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