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Following is a series of 10 videos designed to correspond with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials' 10 Domains. Each video in the series contains a simulated clinical day; a pre-conference, clinical activity, and post-conference. Each video is intended to help clinical instructors with ideas on how to intentionally integrate concepts from the 10 Domains into their clinical teaching.
Domain 1 illustrates how nursing knowledge integrates multiple perspectives, including liberal arts and sciences, to inform the development of clinical judgment, innovation, and the provision of safe, high-quality care (AACN, 2026).
Domain 2 emphasizes the delivery of compassionate, individualized, evidence-based care that recognizes each person's unique preferences, values, culture, and lived experiences through therapeutic relationships, shared decision-making, and coordination across the continuum of care (AACN, 2026).
Learn more on the AACN website.
With appreciation to our interprofessional colleague, Dr. Rebecca Pham, PT, DPT, CCS.
Domain 3 describes nurses' role in cross-sector partnerships and collaboration across the healthcare continuum to promote health equity, improve population health outcomes, and prepare for and respond ethically to public health emergencies (AACN, 2026).
Domain 4 highlights the integration of evidence, clinical expertise, and inquiry to inform nursing practice, fostering a culture of lifelong learning, innovation, quality improvement, and the translation of research into safe, effective patient care (AACN, 2026).
Learn more on the AACN website.
With appreciation to our interprofessional colleague, Michael G. Underwood, RRT.
Domain 5 underscores quality and safety as interconnected core values of nursing practice, empowering nurses to apply evidence-based safety and quality improvement principles to deliver high-quality care, optimize outcomes, and minimize harm through individual accountability and system-wide collaboration (AACN, 2026).
Learn more on the AACN website.
With appreciation to our interprofessional colleague, Dr. Tasleem Spracklin, PharmD, BCPS
Domain 6 emphasizes effective communication, mutual respect, and collaboration among healthcare professionals, patients, families, and communities to optimize health outcomes through coordinated, team-based care (AACN, 2026).
Learn more on the AACN website.
With appreciation to our interprofessional colleague, Kenya D. Palmer Emrich, MS, MSN, FNP-BC, CSCS, NBC-HWC.
Domain 7 elevates nurses as change agents within complex healthcare systems who proactively coordinate resources and lead innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve outcomes, promote equity, and advance ethical system-wide transformation (AACN, 2026).
Learn more on the AACN website.
With appreciation to our interprofessional colleague, Hayley Forbes, LICSW.
Domain 8 focuses on the ethical and effective use of informatics, data, information, communication technologies, and emerging innovations to support clinical judgment, improve patient outcomes, enhance care delivery, and promote healthcare quality and safety (AACN, 2026).
Domain 9 features cultivating a professional nursing identity through experience and reflection, grounded in nursing values of integrity, moral courage, inclusivity, accountability, ethical practice, and caring, with commitments to mentoring and social justice (AACN, 2026).
Domain 10 emphasizes lifelong personal and professional growth by fostering self-awareness, resilience, leadership, well-being, and adaptability, enabling nurses to continuously develop their expertise and effectively lead change in an evolving healthcare environment (AACN, 2026).
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