Associates Degree in Nursing
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Program Mission Statement
The mission of the College of Nursing is to provide evidence-based and innovative nursing education to culturally diverse learners; preparing nurses to provide quality and compassionate care that is responsive to the needs of the community and the global society.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
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Provide safe, evidence based patient-centered nursing care by utilizing standards of practice and incorporating concepts and theories from nursing, biological, physical, and social sciences.
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Utilize critical thinking, clinical reasoning and the nursing process in the delivery of holistic care for a diverse patient population in common and emerging healthcare settings.
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Communicate effectively with the interprofessional team, the patient and members of their support systems using a patient-centered approach.
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Respect the patient preferences, values and needs in the delivery and management of care.
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Advocate and collaborate effectively within nursing and the interprofessional team to ensure safe, quality and cost effective, and age-appropriate patient-centered care.
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Incorporate strategies of health promotion, health maintenance, disease prevention, and healing to diverse patients throughout the lifespan.
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Enhance self-care engagement by considering patient’s preferences, culture, spiritual beliefs, educational, and developmental stages in patient instruction or education.
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Use informatics to communicate, monitor and evaluate patient’s data to provide safe care.
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Demonstrates novice level competencies of best practices of leadership and management skills to coordinate, manage, delegate, supervise, and evaluate care.
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Assume responsibility and accountability for lifelong professional growth and development.