Student Handbook
Back to Table of Contents
Program Objectives
The program objectives describe the graduate as one who will be able to:
- Integrate theories and concepts from nursing, the liberal arts, sciences, and humanities into professional nursing practice in a world of global interdependence.
- Utilize the nursing process and emerging technology to provide safe and wholistic care through primary, secondary, and tertiary preventions with clients in a variety of health care settings.
- Communicate effectively in therapeutic and professional relationships.
- Engage in evidence based practice care of clients.
- Articulate a professional philosophy that reflects autonomy, advocacy, social justice, accountability, responsibility and ethical decision making.
- Collaborate with individuals, families, communities, populations, and interdisciplinary team members to promote optimal client stability and eliminate health care disparities.
- Integrate processes and skills for critical thinking, management and leadership to promote and improve health care delivery.
- Evaluate nursing care outcomes within the context of clients values and well-being.
Revised and Approved 1/99
Reviewed and Approved 5/01
Reviewed and Approved 5/02
Revised and Approved 5/03
Revised and Approved 5/04
Reviewed and Approved 4/05
Reviewed and Approved 5/06
Revised and Approved 5/07
Revised and Approved 5/09
Back to Table of Contents
