1. Synthesize scientific evidence and methods to design, direct, and evaluate strategies to promote effective patient-centered care.

• Essential I: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
• Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice

2. Incorporate leadership skills and interprofessional team building strategies to improve quality metrics within health care systems, organizations, and diverse practice settings.

• Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking

3. Employ information systems and technology in the delivery of transformative health care.

• Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care

4. Advocate for evidence-based health policy to improve local, national, and/or global patient and health population outcomes.

• Essential V: Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care

5. Utilize effective interprofessional communication and collaborative skills to facilitate improvement in population health.

• Essential VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

6. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment and systems thinking in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care for clinical prevention and population health.

• Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health
• Essential VIII: Advanced Nursing Practice

7. Integrate scientific knowledge with faith-in-action, incorporating culturally sensitive and diverse approaches to advanced nursing care.

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