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Upon successful completion of the Program, the graduate will be able to:
- Utilize the knowledge and skills derived from the core curriculum to guide clinical practice of the sick and injured.
- Perform an assessment appropriate in level to the patient’s status and developmental level.
- Delegate appropriately to other health care team members in order to provide safe, effective and fluid transition of patient care.
- Delegate appropriately to health care team members to provide safe and effective care to a group of patients.
- Adapt care to the patient’s present or developing stage of health.
- Collaborate and coordinate with other members of the health care team in acute and long-term care facilities to promote an optimal degree of care for the patient and other interested parties.
- Effectively communicate constantly with other team members, the patient, and the family.
- Always assume immediate responsibility for the care of assigned patients, including supervision of care given by other team members.
- Consistently document relevant patient information according to standards of practice.
- Judge the effectiveness of emergency interventions by determining patient response to treatment through continuous evaluations.
- Continuously modify care to achieve desired goals.
- Assume responsibility for the care of patients, including the supervision of care provided by other members of the health care team.