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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The undergraduate BSN program in nursing is designed to create a climate of learning for students to grow and develop as competent beginning professional nurses.
- Synthesize and apply knowledge from the humanities, biology, social, and nursing sciences to clinical practice
- Practice as a generalist in a variety of settings at all levels of prevention
- Demonstrate effective clinical decision making with a variety of client populations across the life span
- Collaborate with other members of the health team to define outcomes and provide cost effective care
- Participate in the evaluation and standards of practice
- Apply basic ethical principles in the delivery of care
- Apply concepts and principles of teaching and learning in working with client populations and members of the health team
- Critique and apply research findings in clinical practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of the process by which health care policy is influenced and made
- Participate in activities that promote professional and personal development
Master of Science in Nursing
Generalist Entry Master's (GEM)
The GEM program comprehensively prepares students to be graduate nurse clinicians with a focus in clinical leadership. Graduates are prepared to function at a high level in inpatient, out-patient and community settings.
To achieve quality patient (client/population/cohort of clients) outcomes, the advanced generalist will:
- Deliver holistic, competent and contextually appropriate patient/family/population-centered nursing care.
- Synthesize scientific evidence and innovative technologies to guide nursing practice in dynamic care environments.
- Develop collaborative, interdisciplinary, and multi-sector relationships to ensure improved health care.
- Demonstrate leadership behaviors within and across systems at all levels of prevention.
- Manage the structure and processes of the care environment, incorporating policy, fiscal, and macrosystem concepts.
- Demonstrate professional values in nursing practice.
- Employ therapeutic use of self and intentional presence to protect the value of the human relationship.
The advanced practice MSN curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to function as advanced practice nurses for diverse populations with complex needs at all levels of prevention. These roles require a central focus on clinical practice with skills in education, research and leadership.
- Apply a variety of theories from nursing and related fields to nursing practice, education, and management
- Function as an advanced practice nurse in a specialty area of practice
- Provide culturally competent care within multidisciplinary health care systems
- Analyze and monitor the quality and cost effectiveness of clinical decisions
- Assume the roles of advocate, educator, and change agent for consumers within the health care systems
- Utilize research to provide quality health care, to initiate change and improve nursing practice
- Participate in the development and implementation of professional standards and policies for clinical practice
- Participate in the formulation of health and social policies
- Apply ethical and legal principles to complex health care circumstances
Doctor of Nursing Practice
The DNP degree is designed to prepare a leader able to affect changes in health care through system redesign and evidence-based descision-making in a variety of clinical, organizational and educational systems. The DNP graduate has expertise in outcomes management and is prepared to function in complex environments.
- Assess, analyze, and evaluate complex environments
- Synthesize information from various domains to form evidence-based decisions
- Demonstrate skills to affect change through leadership and redesign of systems
- Analyze health care trends
- Use leadership skills to influence health and social policy for diverse client populations across levels of prevention
Doctor of Philosophy
Graduates of the PhD program develop the skills of a clinical researcher. These skills are based on the integration of knowledge from biological, behavioral and clinical sciences. Their clinical research skills contribute to the scientific basis of care provided to individuals across the life span and in any setting where care is provided. Graduates also have leadership skills necessary to serve as senior academicians and influence health care systems and policy.
- Generate knowledge to improve health outcomes and inform health policy.
- Integrate knowledge of diversity (i.e., ethnic, cultural, economic, other) into the design, conduct, and relevance of research.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in the design and conduct of research.
- Disseminate translational research findings to diverse communities and health care settings.
- Use relevant emerging technology to advance research, education, and health outcomes.
- Conduct research that is ethical and responsible.
- Assume faculty role of scholar and scientist within academic, clinical, and general health care environments.
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