Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

At Northeastern University, we create the conditions for robust, deep and flexible learning that will prepare our students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment in a world that is continually changing. While learning happens in classroom, lab and studio situations, it is much more powerful and robust when students have opportunities to use their knowledge and practice their skills in authentic, real-world situations. Below are listed the expected learning outcomes for our nursing students by program.

Program Learning Outcomes

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing

  • Leadership:
    Apply leadership concepts and skills in the provision of patient centered care.
  • Critical Thinking /Clinical Reasoning:
    Demonstrate clinical judgment based on the best evidence in achieving high quality patient outcomes.
  • Evidence-based Practice:
    Integrate best evidence, clinical expertise and patient values and preferences in the implementation of patient care.
  • Quality Care:
    Provide high quality patient centered care by integrating practice improvements
  • Cultural and linguistic Competence:
    Deliver patient centered care that is culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate for all populations.
  • Interprofessional Collaboration:
    Collaborate effectively with individuals, families and interprofessional teams in the delivery of quality patient care.
  • Technology:
    Use patient care technology, information systems, and communication devices to provide patient-centered nursing care.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

  • Leadership:
    Apply leadership concepts and skills in the provision of patient-centered care.
  • Critical Thinking /Clinical Reasoning:
    Demonstrate clinical judgment based on the best evidence in achieving high quality patient outcomes.
  • Evidence-based Practice:
    Integrate best evidence, clinical expertise and patient values and preferences in the implementation of patient care.
  • Quality Care:
    Provide high quality patient centered care by integrating practice improvements
  • Cultural and linguistic Competence:
    Deliver patient centered care that is culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate for all populations.
  • Interprofessional Collaboration:
    Collaborate effectively with individuals, families and interprofessional teams in the delivery of quality patient care.
  • Technology:
    Use patient care technology, information systems, and communication devices to provide patient-centered nursing care.

DNP Nurse Anesthesia

  • Leadership:
    Leads the design, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based practice improvement initiatives.
  • Scientific Inquiry:
    Critically analyzes complex clinical situations and practice environments to catalyze change in health care system.
  • Practice Excellence:
    Translate evidence to develop new models for nursing practice that will transform health care.
  • Quality Care:
    Direct the development and implementation of social, economic, political and health policy to ensure quality of health care.
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
    Establish and evaluate cultural competency initiatives to promote equity and inclusion in healthcare and health outcomes.
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration:
    Lead and diffuse interdisciplinary care coordination teams and collaborative efforts.(IOM, 2003)
  • Innovation:
    Evaluate and analyze the impact of health information technology implementation on organizations and nursing practice.

MS Nursing Administration

Upon completion of this program students will be able to:

  • Translate evidence to develop new models for nursing practice that will transform care.
  • Lead and diffuse interprofessional care coordination teams and collaborative efforts.
  • Direct the development and implementation of social, economic, political, and health policy initiatives to ensure the quality of health care.
  • Lead the design, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based practice improvement initiatives.
  • Evaluate the impact of health information technology on organizations and nursing practice.

MS Nursing

  • Leadership:
    Lead change to advance healthcare for individuals and communities.
  • Critical Thinking/Clinical Reasoning:
    Uses expert clinical reasoning to assess, intervene, and evaluate the outcomes of interventions with patients, families, communities, and systems of care.
  • Evidence-Based Practice:
    Implements, evaluates and translate best available evidence into clinical practice.
  • Quality Care:
    Evaluate patient care systems and clinical outcomes in order to implement strategies to reduce risk and improve the quality of care.
  • Cultural and Linguistic Competence:
    Create environments that promote culturally and linguistically competent care to all populations.
  • Interprofessional Collaboration:
    Partners with colleagues across multiple professions to meet healthcare needs of patients, families, communities and systems of care.
  • Technology:
    Maximize use of health information technology to communicate among providers, consumers, government agencies and insurers.

PHD Nursing

Students will be able to:

  1. Assume leadership in the promotion of health and well-being of urban populations nationally and internationally.
  2. Design a program of research that builds upon the historical and philosophical foundations of nursing science.
  3. Implement research studies that advance health science outcomes.
  4. Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary research team.
  5. Conduct research that demonstrates the theoretical, methodological, and analytical knowledge, skills, and strategies to address population health.
  6. Assume faculty, leader, and/or nurse scientist roles.
  7. Apply principles of professional research ethics and judgment in the conduct of research.

RN to BSN

  • Leadership:
    Apply leadership concepts and skills in the provision of patient centered care.
  • Critical Thinking /Clinical Reasoning:
    Demonstrate clinical judgment based on the best evidence in achieving high quality patient outcomes.
  • Evidence-based Practice:
    Integrate best evidence, clinical expertise and patient values and preferences in the implementation of patient care.
  • Quality Care:
    Provide high quality patient centered care by integrating practice improvements
  • Cultural and linguistic Competence:
    Deliver patient centered care that is culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate for all populations.
  • Interprofessional Collaboration:
    Collaborate effectively with individuals, families and interprofessional teams in the delivery of quality patient care.
  • Technology:
    Use patient care technology, information systems, and communication devices to provide patient-centered nursing care.