Department of Nursing Program Goals
The Department of Nursing will:
- A. Emphasize a rich academic experience, promoting clinical, technological and professional excellence.
B. Strive for excellence in all nursing programs through continuous quality improvement.
C. Recruit and retain students and faculty from diverse talents and backgrounds. Contribute to health improvements for all by addressing the needs of the underserved, rural and vulnerable populations.
- Engage in scholarly or creative achievement that contribute to the discipline of nursing.
- Continue life-long learning through acquisition of new knowledge and skill related to clinical practice, education, research and professional issues in nursing.
- A. Support services and activities that will lead to retention, satisfaction and success rates and prepare students for graduate studies.
B. Prepare graduates for positions in a variety of practice settings, incorporating professional and state regulations.
- Collaborate through partnerships, outreach, community-based research, service learning and volunteerism to enhance student learning outcomes.
At completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:
- Integrate theory and research-based knowledge and skill from the arts, sciences, humanities, informatics, and Nursing into professional nursing practice.
- Utilize critical thinking in the provision of evidence-based care that is culturally and ethnically sensitive and addresses the needs of individuals, families and communities in all stages of life.
- Collaborate with consumers and providers in the design and management of outcome-based care in primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care across all environments.
- Communicate effectively through active listening, oral, nonverbal and written communication skills.
- Contribute to health care improvements for all, including the underserved, rural and vulnerable populations, through advocacy, socio-political action, resource stewardship and health policy development.
- Integrate professional values, ethics and standards into a personal philosophy of nursing practice.
- Demonstrate commitment to life-long learning, professional and leadership development, and the advancement of the nursing profession in a culturally diverse, rapidly changing, global society.
