Domain 1: Knowledge for Nursing Practice

Integration, translation, and application of established and evolving disciplinary nursing knowledge and ways of knowing, as well as knowledge from other disciplines, including a foundation in liberal arts and natural and social sciences. This distinguishes the practice of professional nursing and forms the basis for clinical judgment and innovation in nursing practice.

1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing’s distinct perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines.

e. Translate evidence from nursing science as well as other sciences into practice.

f. Demonstrate the application of nursing science to practice.

g. Integrate an understanding of nursing history in advancing nursing’s influence in health care.

1.2 Apply theory and research-based knowledge from nursing, the arts, humanities, and other sciences.

f. Synthesize knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to inform education, practice, and research.

g. Apply a systematic and defendable approach to nursing practice decisions.

h. Employ ethical decision making to assess, intervene, and evaluate nursing care.

i. Demonstrate socially responsible leadership.

j. Translate theories from nursing and other disciplines to practice.

1.3 Demonstrate clinical judgment founded on a broad knowledge base

d. Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical reasoning.

e. Synthesize current and emerging evidence to Influence practice.

f. Analyze decision models from nursing and other knowledge domains to improve clinical judgment.