College of Nursing
Nursing (BSN)
Program Purpose
The purpose of this program is to educate professional nurses, capable of caring for the diverse needs of clients/patients. The undergraduate curriculum reflects societal needs and contemporary changes in the professional nurse’s role, and emphasizes essential concepts in the preparation of nurse generalists.
Learning Outcomes
Cultural Competency
Demonstrates pursuit and application of knowledge, respect for diversity, application of principles of critical reasoning, and informed moral and ethical decision-making.
Effective Nursing Care
Engages in caring nurse-client/patient relationships using effective therapeutic nursing interventions, evidenced-base practice, communication and critical reasoning to optimize client/patient and population outcomes.
Knowledge Integration
Integrates knowledge from nursing, social and natural sciences and humanities to provide professional nursing care across the health care continuum.
Nurse as Team Member
Functions in professional nursing roles as a member of inter- and intra- professional teams.
Nursing Roles Competency
Demonstrates competency as a care provider, communicator, advocate, collaborator, coordinator, manager, educator, consumer of research, leader, information manager, innovator, and change agent.
Professional Practice
Applies strategies to manage issues of professional nursing practice in a diverse and global health care environment.