BSN Program Outcomes:
THE LEARNER WILL:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing’s distinct perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines, apply theory and research-based knowledge from nursing, the arts, humanities, and other sciences, and demonstrate clinical judgment founded on a broad knowledge base. (Knowledge for Nursing Practice)
2. Engage with the Individual in establishing a caring relationship, communicate effectively with individuals, integrate assessment skills in practice, diagnose actual or potential health problems and needs, develop a plan of care, demonstrate accountability for care delivery, evaluate outcomes of care, promote self-care management, and provide care coordination. (Person-Centered Care)
3. Manage population health, engage in effective partnerships, consider the socioeconomic impact of the delivery of health care, advance equitable population health policy, demonstrate advocacy strategies, and advance preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies. (Population Health)
4. Advance the scholarship of nursing, integrate the best evidence into nursing practice, and promote the ethical conduct of scholarly activities. (Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline)
5. Apply quality improvement principles in care delivery, contribute to a culture of patient safety, and contribute to a culture of provider and work environment safety. (Quality and Safety)
6. Communicate in a manner that facilitates a partnership approach to principles and values of team dynamics, use knowledge of nursing and other professions to address healthcare needs, and work with other professions to maintain a climate of mutual learning, respect, and shared values. (Interprofessional Partnerships)
7. Apply knowledge of systems to work effectively across the continuum of care, incorporate consideration of cost-effectiveness of care, and optimize system effectiveness through application of innovation and evidence-based practice. (Systems-Based Practice)
8. Describe the various information and communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities, and populations; use information and communication technology to gather data, create information, and generate knowledge; use information and communication technologies and informatics processes to deliver safe nursing care to diverse populations in a variety of settings; use information and communication technology to support documentation of care and communication among providers, patients, and all system levels; and use information and communication technologies in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards, and workplace policies in the delivery of care. (Informatics and Healthcare Technologies)
9. Demonstrate an ethical comportment in one’s practice reflective of nursing’s mission to society, employ a participatory approach to nursing care, demonstrate accountability to the individual, society, and the profession, comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations, demonstrate the professional identity of nursing, and integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to one’s professional identity. (Professionalism)
10. Demonstrate a commitment to personal health and well-being and demonstrate a spirit of leadership. (Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development)