Nursing (AS)

Program Learning Outcome #1

Advocate for patients and families in ways that promote their self-determination, integrity and ongoing growth as human beings.

Program Learning Outcome #2

Make judgments in practice, substantiated with evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care and that promote the health of patients within a family and community context.

Program Learning Outcome #3

Implement one's role as a nurse in ways that reflect integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and an evolving identity as a nurse committed to evidence-based practice, caring, advocacy, and safe, quality care for diverse patients within a family and community context.

Program Learning Outcome #4

Examine the evidence that underlies clinical nursing practice to challenge the status quo, question underlying assumptions, and offer new insights to improve the quality of care for patients, families, and communities.

Program Learning Outcome #5

The program graduate will pass the National Licensure Examination (NCLEX).