Assignment Overview: The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing

Assignment Overview: The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education provide a framework for the preparation of nurses across all colleges and universities that reflect the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to prepare the future nursing workforce. As nurse of the future, it is important to understand and apply the foundational domains and concepts of professional nursing practice.
Part 1: Introduction and Overview of the Essentials (Due Week 4)
Introduction and Overview of the Essentials
⁃ Introduce and describe the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) as a professional nursing organization.
⁃ Describe the purpose for The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education document.  
⁃ Identify and describe the foundational elements on which the Essentials have been developed.
⁃ Discuss why it is important that the Essentials reflect nursing education for the 21st Century.
Include discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Identify and discuss the four spheres of care