How Program Prepared Student to Meet NONPF Core Competencies Scientific Foundation Competencies.

 
The program has prepared the student to meet this competency by using clinical evidence to inform practice, including, but not limited to, acquiring expertise on advanced levels of healthcare practice and information sharing capabilities. The student can also base their decisions on the most recent clinical evidence, such as treatment recommendations and care plans. In addition, the program has developed the student’s critical thinking capabilities through evidence appraisal, research problem formulation, and the use of findings to inform quality improvement efforts in healthcare organizations (Thomas et al., 2017).
Leadership Competencies.
The program has prepared students to meet leadership competencies by cultivating communication and interpersonal skills. The program emphasized the value of sensitive information sharing capabilities and the use of informatics to communicate with health care team members and patients, focusing on enhancing confidentiality and safety (Kesten & Beebe, 2021). It also allowed the student to reflect on their leadership style and personalities, and to identify their strengths and weaknesses, especially when collaborating with diverse teams and skill sets (Thomas et al., 2017).
Quality Competencies.
The program prepares students to continuously use the best evidence to enhance clinical practice quality and related outcomes. For example, the student can use different quality improvement models such as Six Sigma and Plan-Do-Study-Act (Thomas et al., 2017). In this way, the student can implement the same in healthcare settings to standardize structure and processes to mitigate variations, attain predictable results, as well as enhance patient outcomes and healthcare systems (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2021).
Practice Inquiry Competencies.
The program prepares students to provide leadership when implementing knowledge into practice. The student would be able to assume leadership roles in practice improvement efforts. For example, the program empowers the student to evaluate alternative treatments and care delivery models, including cost benefits, return on investment, and costs and integrate the findings to enhance health outcomes (Thomas et al., 2017).
Technology and Information Literacy Competencies.
The program prepares the student to integrate proper technological tools to manage knowledge and thus, augment health care. Some available technologies to enhance clinical practice include mobile health applications, electronic sources of up-to-date, evidence-based care guidelines, and clinical decision support systems (Thomas et al., 2017). According to Bhatt and Bathija (2018), the student is empowered to use telemedicine to enhance health care access to marginalized populations and patients.
Policy Competencies.
The program prepares the student to demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between policy and practice. The healthcare regulatory framework significantly impacts the capacity of nurses to deliver effectively. In addition, the program empowers the student with policy analysis processes, healthcare reform and health policy