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Nursing, B.S. - Mission

Upon completion of the RN-BS degree program students will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical thinking and decision making that utilizes the nursing process and evidence-based practice in the delivery of care to culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Synthesize knowledge from the liberal arts and nursing to promote the health and well-being of culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Integrate legal and ethical concepts with the leadership role to advance and promote the health and well-being of culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Utilize nursing theory/conceptual frameworks, nursing research, and evidence-based practice in addressing the nursing care needs of culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Incorporate leadership theory to the nurse manager role in the collaboration, coordination, and provision of nursing care in health care settings.
• Apply knowledge from nursing, humanities, biological, and social sciences to plan, implement, and evaluate care for sick and well individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Participate as nurse leaders on interdisciplinary care teams to influence positive social change and health care policy.
• Plan and implement educational activities that empower individuals, families, groups, and communities to manage their health care at the local, national, and global level.
• Collaborate with health care colleagues to promote holistic health care for individuals, families, groups, and communities.