Undergraduate Nursing Program Outcomes

1. Integration of theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice;
2. Application of leadership concepts, skills, and decision-making in the provisions of high quality nursing care, healthcare team coordination, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings;
3. Critical evaluation of evidence-based research in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team to improve patient outcomes;
4. Demonstration of skills in using patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice;
5. Advocacy for a variety of socio-political issues affecting healthcare through participation in legislative and political forums;
6. Incorporation of inter-professional communication and collaborative skills into the delivery of evidence-based, culturally sensitive patient-centered care;
7. Provision of innovative interventions to promote health and prevent illness in vulnerable populations;
8. Practice from a caring, professional nursing perspective by incorporating the values of social justice, diversity, and global awareness; and
9. Integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes through use of the nursing process to provide patient-centered care to patients across the lifespan from a diverse perspective.

Graduate Nursing Program Outcomes

• Utilize appropriate theories from nursing and related fields to respond to emerging health care challenges.
• Apply ethical analysis and clinical reasoning to assess, intervene and evaluate advanced nursing care delivery.
• Understand how to influence health care policy for the purpose of advocating for clients and community.
• Use quality processes and improvement science to evaluate and ensure client safety for individuals and communities.
• Synthesize evidence for practice to determine appropriate application of interventions across all populations affected by end-of-life and chronic care.
• Incorporate global nursing knowledge, attitudes, and skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating hospice and palliative care services.
• Integrate inter-professional collaboration and informatics to make changes in the hospice and palliative care environment to improve delivery of care.
• Develop leadership skills and integrate scholarship into nursing practice through participation in praxis courses.
• Meet the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials for Masters Education in Nursing.