Discuss each of the AACN essentials and describe how you met each essential
AACN ESSENTIALS SUMMARY PAPER 1
AACN Essentials Summary Paper
Your Name
West Coast University
NURS 497: Nursing Capstone
Dr. Esquer
Date
AACN Essentials Paper
Essential I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
First Paragraph for each Essential: The student provides an accurate and concise summary paragraph for each Essential. All summary descriptions expertly identify key aspects of each essential. Every essential is supported with at least one scholarly source. You need to cite your source(s) like the ACCN Essentials pdf that was provided.
Second Paragraph for each Essential:
At least one detailed and explicit example of how the student met each essential during the nursing program is provided for all nine Essentials. The student expertly synthesizes and incorporates significant feedback, concepts, and ideas from the week’s discussion into the assignment. It is evident that the student has thoroughly reflected upon and met the nine essentials.
Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety
Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice
Essential IV: Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology
Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments
Essential VI: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population health
Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values
Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
References
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2017).
Baccalaureate Essentials Tool Kit. Aacnnursing.org. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/Tool-Kits/Baccalaureate-Essentials-Tool-Kit
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The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education
for Professional Nursing Practice
October 20, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 3
Background 5
Nursing Education 6
The Discipline of Nursing 7
Assumptions 8
Roles for the Baccalaureate Generalist Nurse 8
Preparation for the Baccalaureate Generalist Nurse:
Components of the Essentials 10
The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice
I. Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice 10
II. Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for
Quality Care and Patient Safety 13
III. Scholarship for EvidenceBased Practice 15
IV. Information Management and Application of Patient
Care Technology 17
V. Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments 20
VI. Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for
Improving Patient Health Outcomes 22
VII. Clinical Prevention and Population Health 23
VIII. Professionalism and Professional Values 26
IX. Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice 29
Expectations for Clinical Experiences within the Baccalaureate Program 33
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Summary 35
Glossary 36
References 40
Appendix A: Task Force on the Revision of the Essentials of Baccalaureate
Education for Professional Nursing Practice 45
Appendix B: Consensus Process to Revise the Essentials of Baccalaureate 46
Education for Professional Nursing Practice
Appendix C: Participants who Attended Stakeholder Meetings 47
Appendix D: Schools of Nursing that Participated in the Regional Meetings 49
Appendix E: Professional Organizations that Participated in the Regional Meetings 60
Appendix F: Healthcare Systems that Participated in the Regional Meetings 61
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Executive Summary
The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education
for Professional Nursing Practice (2008)
This Essentials document serves to transform baccalaureate nursing education by providing
the curricular elements and framework for building the baccalaureate nursing curriculum for
the 21 st century. These Essentials address the key stakeholders’ recommendations and
landmark documents such as the IOM’s recommendations for the core knowledge required of
all healthcare professionals. This document emphasizes such concepts as patientcentered
care, interprofessional teams, evidencebased practice, quality improvement, patient safety,
informatics, clinical reasoning/critical thinking, genetics and genomics, cultural sensitivity,
professionalism, and practice across the lifespan in an everchanging and complex healthcare
environment
Essentials IIX delineate the outcomes expected of graduates of ba