Graduates of "Master of Adult Critical Care Nursing" program will be particularly distinguished by the following graduate attributes:
Advanced Care Provider:
As a care provider, graduates of the Master of Adult Critical Care Nursing program excel in delivering expert care through conducting comprehensive assessments, developing tailored care plans, and intervening in complex situations. They prioritize the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of their patients, ensuring the highest standards of care in the field of adult critical care nursing.
Graduates demonstrate exceptional critical thinking skills, enabling them to analyze complex situations, make well-informed decisions, and effectively manage patient care. They utilize evidence-based practices, advanced knowledge, and critical reasoning to analyze intricate healthcare conditions and optimize outcomes for adult critical care patients.
As educators, graduates play a pivotal role in disseminating knowledge to clients, nurses, students, and other healthcare providers. They actively promote the use of evidence-based practice, effectively communicating and educating others on the latest advancements in adult critical care nursing, empowering them to deliver high-quality care.
Encompasses the proficiency in effectively conveying information to other members of the healthcare team and therapeutically to patients and families with diverse healthcare needs, emphasizes the essential skill of being a skillful communicator, enabling nurses to facilitate understanding, address emotional and psychological needs, and optimize healthcare outcomes in high-acuity critical care settings.
Graduates of the program are leaders within the field of adult critical care nursing, driving innovation, and change to advance the specialty. They demonstrate clinical leadership, initiating and implementing transformative practices, and influencing policy development to enhance patient care and outcomes.
Graduates are dedicated to conducting cutting-edge research and contributing to the evidence base of adult critical care nursing. They actively engage in research endeavors, applying scientific findings to inform their practice, and leading research initiatives to advance knowledge in the field.
Adult critical care nurses work closely with a multidisciplinary team, working effectively with healthcare professionals from various disciplines to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care for critically ill adult patients. They value teamwork, open communication, and shared decision-making, recognizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in optimizing patient outcomes and providing the highest quality of care in critical care settings.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):
Knowledge and Understanding
- Integrate advanced theoretical, scientific, research-based, and clinical knowledge from nursing and other relevant disciplines into specialized clinical practice to provide advanced, high-quality nursing care to adult critical care patients in diverse high-acuity settings.
- Describe the direct and indirect roles and functions of advanced nursing practice in providing comprehensive care, promoting health, preventing illness, and improving the health outcomes of adult critical patients in high-acuity critical care settings
Apply advanced clinical judgment, utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, to formulate a plan of care and provide effective nursing interventions for adult critical patients with diverse and complex health conditions in high-acuity critical care settings.
Translate research into advanced adult critical care nursing practice through critical appraisal of existing evidence, development of evidence-based practice, and evaluation of outcomes to enhance patient care in high-acuity critical care settings
Demonstrate competency in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation while providing complex and comprehensive patient-centered care for adult patients in high-acuity critical care settings.
Communicate at high levels of effectiveness, leveraging interprofessional collaborative skills and health information management technologies to actively engage with diverse adults’ individuals and groups, thereby enhancing critical care nursing practice and optimizing health care delivery and outcomes in complex and high-acuity settings.
Conduct research projects to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions in adult critical care nursing practice, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the field.
Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility
Illustrate responsibility and accountability for ongoing professional development of oneself and others within the context of adult critical care nursing practice, including skills to transfer knowledge and skills to others
Assume complex and advanced leadership roles and effective management strategies for advanced adult critical care nursing practice including standards, policies and legislation to promote safety and enhance quality in health care delivery system.
Graduates from a Master of Adult Critical Care Nursing can work in a variety of healthcare settings, including tertiary care hospitals, community hospitals, and specialty hospitals. These settings offer diverse opportunities for advanced practice nurses specializing in adult critical care.
Graduates from a Master of Adult Critical Care Nursing can pursue various jobs. Here are some potential expected Jobs:
- Nurse Unit Manager
- Senior Nurse Specialist
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Continuous Education Nurse
- Nurse Case Manager
- Clinical Research Nurse
Specific Work areas in healthcare settings:
- Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
- Cardiac Care Units
- Trauma/Orthopedic Care Unit
- Emergency Departments
- Medical and Surgical Departments
