Table 1.
C.E. Lynn College of Nursing Objectives and AACN Essentials (2008, 2021), congruence to attain the course outcome ‘becoming competent’.
| Course Objective | AACN Essentiala | Bloom’s Taxonomyb |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Using a holistic approach, assess protective and predictive factors, which influence the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations. | I, II, V | Remembering Understanding |
| 2.Explore . . . health promotion, disease and injury prevention, through the lens of caring science. | V, VII | Applying Understanding |
| 3.Use evidence-based clinical prevention practices and Ways of Knowing (Carper, 1978) to guide nursing responses to health teaching, health counseling, screening, outreach, referral. | III, VII | Applying Analyzing |
| 4.Adapt the nursing process to provide nursing care in the community to vulnerable or at-risk individuals. | II, V, IX | Evaluating Creating Analyzing Evaluating Creating |
The above Objectives are associated with the C.E. Lynn College of Nursing P rogram Outcomes 1–12, available at the College of Nursing Website.
a
American Academy of Nursing (AACN) (2008, 2021). The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/AcademicNursing/pdf/Essentials-202.
b
Adams (2015). Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning Objectives. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 103(3), 152. 10.3163/1536-5050.103.3.010