Goals and Program Outcomes

Nursing Department Goals

• To prepare nurses with skills in critical thinking, with the ability to function in both structured and unstructured professional nursing positions, and with the background necessary for advanced education.
• To prepare students for life-long learning with a theoretical foundation based onJudeo- Christian principles and the liberal arts and sciences.
• To express within the nursing profession Christian values through excellence in professional practice, scholarly endeavors, and community service.

Baccalaureate Program Outcomes

• Demonstrates Christ-like professional behavior in nursing practice.
• Provides culturally and individually sensitive care, recognizing the dignity, worth and uniqueness of all persons.
• Provides holistic care to clients at various developmental stages which include: promoting and maintaining health, providing care for the ill, assisting in the rehabilitation of those experiencing residual effects of illness, and comforting the dying.
• Practices nursing based on the synthesis of knowledge from the humanities, the physical and behavioral sciences and nursing theories.
• Functions in a variety of health care settings and nursing roles to promote the healthy adaptation of the client, whether individual, family or community.
• Practices nursing based on professional and ethical standards.
• Demonstrates self-awareness in the creation of goals that foster leadership development as a professional nurse.
• Uses knowledge generated by research as a foundation for nursing practice.
• Uses a comprehensive, interactive process to make and evaluate decisions in nursing.
• Uses knowledge of the health care system and leadership skills to contribute to nursing practice.
• Demonstrates effective communication in personal and professional interactions

Graduate Program Outcomes

• Provide leadership in a variety of systems to promote the health of individuals and communities.
• Synthesize knowledge and theories of leadership, nursing, and other disciplines to advance the nursing profession.
• Integrate ethical perspectives and Christian principles in fulfilling advanced nursing roles.
• Promote culturally competent systems that reflect the global context of health care.
• Use research and leadership roles to address system problems related to nursing.
• Design organizational and policymaking strategies to improve systems that impact health.
• Use nursing informatics to increase effectiveness in advanced nursing roles.