Who Should Attend
Registered nurses, experienced nursing staff, nurse educators, and nursing managers seeking structured advanced-practice knowledge development.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze complex nursing cases using structured assessment and clinical reasoning.
- Locate and appraise evidence relevant to safe nursing decisions.
- Plan communication and escalation within an interprofessional team.
- Produce an evidence-informed nursing improvement proposal within the participant’s existing scope of practice.
Curriculum & Instructional Hours
| Module | Key Topics | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Nursing Assessment & Reasoning | Structured assessment, early warning signs, prioritization, escalation | 8 |
| Evidence-Informed Nursing Practice | Research appraisal, clinical guidelines, evidence-to-practice gaps | 7 |
| Complex Care & Chronic Conditions | Multimorbidity, transitions of care, symptom monitoring, patient education | 8 |
| Interprofessional Communication | Handoffs, shared decision-making, documentation, patient-centered communication | 7 |
| Ethics, Safety & Equity | Consent, confidentiality, scope of practice, safety reporting, equitable care | 7 |
| Applied Nursing Case Capstone | Anonymized case review, improvement design, implementation safeguards | 8 |
Teaching & Assessment
Learning Methods
Expert seminars, simulated or anonymized case discussions, guided evidence reviews, group workshops, and a capstone presentation.
Assessment
Case analysis (35%), evidence review and communication exercises (30%), final improvement proposal (35%); proposed weights.
Program Outcomes
- Structured advanced nursing case-analysis portfolio
- Brief evidence appraisal and clinical practice recommendation
- Interprofessional handoff and patient education exercise
- Evidence-informed nursing improvement proposal and final presentation
Program planning notice: Curriculum, duration, faculty, delivery, visits, and completion arrangements are proposed and subject to final institutional confirmation. No clinical practice privileges or professional license eligibility are guaranteed.