AACN Essentials for GEPN
The AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice provides the framework for the pre-licensure year curriculum for professional nurses (AACN, 2008). Copies or versions in other languages are available at the AACN Essentials website. Planning is underway to transition the curriculum to address the 2021 AACN The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education.
GEPN Outcomes/Competencies
A competent nurse:
- Demonstrates professional actions based on core nursing values, professional standards of practice, and the law.
- Develops insight through reflective practice, self-analysis, and self-care.
- Engages in ongoing self-directed learning and provides care based on evidence supported by research.
- Demonstrates leadership in nursing and health care.
- Collaborates as part of a health care team.
- Practices within, utilizes, and contributes to the broader health care system.
- Practices client-centered care.
- Communicates and uses technology effectively.
- Demonstrates clinical judgment/critical thinking in the delivery of care of clients.
At the completion of their program, the student is awarded a Master of Science in Nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice. The specific program outcomes/competencies for each degree are found on the degree overview webpages.
Nursing Licensure and State Authorization for GEPN
Once the student has completed the pre-licensure year of the Graduate Entry Program in Nursing, the Hawaii Board of Nursing determines the applicant eligibility to obtain a state license, which will allow the licensee to practice nursing in the State of Hawaii. UH Manoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene (SONDH) is unable to confirm that the Nursing program meets the professional licensure requirements outside of the State of Hawaii and recommends the student contact the respective professional licensing board to determine the licensure requirements in the state in which the student will practice.
University of Hawaii at Manoa OVCAA Professional Licensure Disclosure