Nursing
General
Program Title
Nursing
Degree Designation
BS
Award Type
Baccalaureate
Program Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Program Description
The nursing BS prepares caring professional nurses equipped to practice in contemporary health care settings. The curriculum is student-focused and integrates the art and science of critical thinking, communication, ethics, health promotions, caring alternative healing methods and cultural expertise. The program offers clinical experience in a variety of settings such as hospital, nursing home, home health care and other community based agencies. After graduation, nursing graduates must take and pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in order to obtain a Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Admission Requirements
What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?
High School / GED, Associates Degree, Other credential
Required GPA for graduation
2
Minimum Course Grade
C (2.0)
Minimum Course Grade Applies To
All courses in this program
Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Integrate theory and research-based knowledge and skill from the arts, sciences, humanities, informatics and genetics into professional nursing practice.
Outcome
Practice as nurse leaders in a culturally diverse, rapidly changing, global society, who are engaged in professional development in order to provide highest quality and safe patient care through quality improvement.
Outcome
Utilize critical thinking in the provision of holistic, evidence-based practice including integrative health that is culturally and ethnically sensitive and addresses the needs of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations in all stages of life.
Outcome
Integrate knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology into nursing practice.
Outcome
Analyze health care policy, including financial and regulatory environments that influence the delivery of high quality and safe patient-centered care.
Outcome
Communicate and collaborate with inter-professional teams in the design, management and provision of safe, evidence based, patient-centered care.
Outcome
Analyze and apply improvements in individual and population health through health promotion and disease prevention including rural and underserved communities.
Outcome
Integrate professional values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity and social justice into a personal philosophy of nursing practice with caring at the core.
Degree Maps
Major Code
8026
Program Code
3302