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	~~<p style~~=~~"margin-bottom:15px;">'''~~Organizing Framework~~'''</p>~~		==Organizing Framework==
	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The organizing framework illustrates the relationships between human beings and their health, the environment and professional nursing. The framework represents the UNMC College of Nursing's view of nursing and the ways baccalaureate and graduate nursing faculty and students work together to enable students to enter into and advance the profession of nursing.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The organizing framework illustrates the relationships between human beings and their health, the environment and professional nursing. The framework represents the UNMC College of Nursing's view of nursing and the ways baccalaureate and graduate nursing faculty and students work together to enable students to enter into and advance the profession of nursing.</p>
	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">A liberal education is the foundation of undergraduate study in nursing. It includes course work in the arts, sciences, and humanities, all of which support appropriate and ethical clinical decision-making, understanding of the reasoning behind policies and standards, and accepting responsibility for continued development of self and the discipline of nursing. A foundation in liberal education provides a broad understanding and appreciation of the multiple dimensions and diversity of human beings.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">A liberal education is the foundation of undergraduate study in nursing. It includes course work in the arts, sciences, and humanities, all of which support appropriate and ethical clinical decision-making, understanding of the reasoning behind policies and standards, and accepting responsibility for continued development of self and the discipline of nursing. A foundation in liberal education provides a broad understanding and appreciation of the multiple dimensions and diversity of human beings.</p>

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	<td width="60%"><big>'''Organizing Framework'''</big></td>		<td width="60%"><big>'''Organizing Framework'''</big></td>
	<td width="40%"><big>~~Subsection: '''2.3'''~~</big></td>		<td width="40%"><big> </big></td>
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	<td width="60%">~~Section 2.0 -~~ Mission, Vision, Philosophy, and Framework</td>		<td width="60%">Mission, Vision, Philosophy, and Framework</td>
	<td width="40%">Originating Date: February 1981</td>		<td width="40%">Originating Date: February 1981</td>
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	<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate ~~Curriculum~~ Committee;<br />Professional Graduate ~~Nursing~~ Affairs ~~Council~~;<br />PhD Affairs ~~Council~~;<br />General Faculty Organization</div><br />Final Approving Agency<div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Executive Council</div></td>		<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Affairs Committee;<br />Professional Graduate Affairs Committee;<br />PhD Affairs Committee;<br />General Faculty Organization</div><br />Final Approving Agency<div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Executive Council</div></td>
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	<td>Revised: April 1992<br />Revised: April 1998<br />Revised: April 2008<br />Revised: November 2009<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/10281\|October 2012]]<br />		<td>Revised: April 1992<br />Revised: April 1998<br />Revised: April 2008<br />Revised: November 2009<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/10281\|October 2012]]<br />
	Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13608\|April 2018]] ([[Special:Diff/10281/13608\|changes]])<br />Revised: August 2018 ([[Special:Diff/13608/{{REVISIONID}}\|changes]])</td>		Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13608\|April 2018]] ([[Special:Diff/10281/13608\|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13812\|August 2018]] ([[Special:Diff/13608/13812\|changes]])<br />Revised: October 2026 ([[Special:Diff/13812/{{REVISIONID}}\|changes]]) (administrative)</td>
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	<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee;<br />General Faculty Organization</div><br />Final Approving Agency<div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Executive Council</div></td>		<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee;<br />Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Council;<br />PhD Affairs Council;<br />General Faculty Organization</div><br />Final Approving Agency<div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Executive Council</div></td>
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	<td>Revised: April 1992<br />Revised: April 1998<br />Revised: April 2008<br />Revised: November 2009<br />Reviewed: [[~~Organizing Framework version October 2012~~\|October 2012]]<br />Revised: April 2018</td>		<td>Revised: April 1992<br />Revised: April 1998<br />Revised: April 2008<br />Revised: November 2009<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/10281\|October 2012]]<br />
			Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13608\|April 2018]] ([[Special:Diff/10281/13608\|changes]])<br />Revised: August 2018 ([[Special:Diff/13608/{{REVISIONID}}\|changes]])</td>
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	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>
	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>
	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate is prepared for the highest level of nursing leadership and practice within organizations and systems, to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes at all levels and for diverse populations. These graduates ~~are prepared to assume leadership in the development and implementation of~~ nursing knowledge.</p>
			<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The College of Nursing offers two doctoral level degrees. The PhD in Nursing program prepares graduates who are nurse scientists and transformational leaders in the discovery of knowledge to improve health and advance the profession of nursing. Nurse scientists generate, test and disseminate knowledge to improve patient care, health systems, nursing education, and health policy. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate is prepared for the highest level of nursing leadership and practice within organizations and systems, to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes at all levels and for diverse populations. These graduates employ nursing knowledge and ensure it is applied and embedded in patient care.</p>

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	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The doctoral program prepares graduates who are nurse scientists and transformational leaders in the discovery of knowledge to improve health and advance the profession of nursing. Nurse scientists generate, test and disseminate knowledge to improve patient care, health systems, nursing education, and health policy. The doctoral program prepares graduates for leadership roles in research, education, practice, policy, and academic administration.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The doctoral program prepares graduates who are nurse scientists and transformational leaders in the discovery of knowledge to improve health and advance the profession of nursing. Nurse scientists generate, test and disseminate knowledge to improve patient care, health systems, nursing education, and health policy. The doctoral program prepares graduates for leadership roles in research, education, practice, policy, and academic administration.</p>
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	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>
	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>
			<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate is prepared for the highest level of nursing leadership and practice within organizations and systems, to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes at all levels and for diverse populations. These graduates are prepared to assume leadership in the development and implementation of nursing knowledge.</p>
	<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The doctoral program prepares graduates who are nurse scientists and transformational leaders in the discovery of knowledge to improve health and advance the profession of nursing. Nurse scientists generate, test and disseminate knowledge to improve patient care, health systems, nursing education, and health policy. The doctoral program prepares graduates for leadership roles in research, education, practice, policy, and academic administration.</p>		<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The doctoral program prepares graduates who are nurse scientists and transformational leaders in the discovery of knowledge to improve health and advance the profession of nursing. Nurse scientists generate, test and disseminate knowledge to improve patient care, health systems, nursing education, and health policy. The doctoral program prepares graduates for leadership roles in research, education, practice, policy, and academic administration.</p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The College of Nursing offers two doctoral level degrees. The PhD in Nursing program prepares graduates who are nurse scientists and transformational leaders in the discovery of knowledge to improve health and advance the profession of nursing. Nurse scientists generate, test and disseminate knowledge to improve patient care, health systems, nursing education, and health policy. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate is prepared for the highest level of nursing leadership and practice within organizations and systems, to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes at all levels and for diverse populations. These graduates employ nursing knowledge and ensure it is applied and embedded in patient care.</p>



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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Curricular concepts are organized into two major categories: patient-centered care concepts and leadership/health care delivery concepts. Concepts are taught using selected exemplars. Exemplars represent important spectra of conditions and situations representative of professional nursing practice and are selected based on multiple criteria which include prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and the ability to illustrate one or more curriculum concepts.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The baccalaureate program provides a foundation for graduate education. The master’s program prepares nurses who demonstrate skills and expertise based upon an expanded body of knowledge, using critical thinking and sound clinical judgment. These nurses’ work is focused to achieve optimal patient, family, group, and system outcomes. Master’s prepared nurses also demonstrate leadership and scholarship. They exemplify mastery level performance of the essential core competencies specified by the appropriate credentialing body for the specialty area. These core competencies facilitate the development of effective and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and inter-professional colleagues within the health care system. Graduates assume nursing leadership and practice positions to improve the health of the citizens of Nebraska and the region.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The College of Nursing offers two doctoral level degrees. The PhD in Nursing program prepares graduates who are nurse scientists and transformational leaders in the discovery of knowledge to improve health and advance the profession of nursing. Nurse scientists generate, test and disseminate knowledge to improve patient care, health systems, nursing education, and health policy. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate is prepared for the highest level of nursing leadership and practice within organizations and systems, to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes at all levels and for diverse populations. These graduates employ nursing knowledge and ensure it is applied and embedded in patient care.</p>