The nine Essentials are:
· Essential I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice o A solid base in liberal education provides the cornerstone for the practice and education of nurses.
· Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and
Patient Safety o Knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety are necessary to provide high quality health care.
· Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice o Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current evidence into one’s practice.
· Essential IV: Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology o Knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology are critical in the delivery of quality patient care.
· Essential V: Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments o Healthcare policies, including financial and regulatory, directly and indirectly influence the nature and functioning of the healthcare system and thereby are important considerations in professional nursing practice.
· Essential VI: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving
Patient Health Outcomes o Communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals are critical to delivering high quality and safe patient care.
· Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health o Health promotion and disease prevention at the individual and population level are necessary to improve population health and are important components of baccalaureate generalist nursing practice.
· Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values o Professionalism and the inherent values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice are fundamental to the discipline of nursing.
· Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice o The