Student Learning Outcomes

The Nursing program will prepare the learner with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to practice competently and safely as beginning nurse generalist in diverse healthcare environments. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to complete the following:

• Provide holistic, patient-centered care through professional application of the nursing process (human flourishing).
• Synthesize knowledge from a broad education foundation upon which nursing practice is based (nursing judgment).
• Communicate and collaborate with members of the healthcare team in identifying and meeting needs of individuals, families, and communities (nursing judgment).
• Demonstrate an understanding of the need for continuous personal and professional growth (spirit of inquiry).
• Pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) (professional identity).
• Function as beginning practitioners in professional nursing according to established standards of practice and regulatory frameworks (professional identity, safe practice in contemporary healthcare environments).
• Demonstrate the personal and professional ethics and interpersonal skills that are expected in the workplace (professional identity).