At the completion of the baccalaureate program in nursing the student will:
- Utilize critical thinking to synthesize knowledge derived from nursing, natural and behavioral sciences, humanities, and arts in the practice of professional nursing.
- Practice professional nursing competently and safely in diverse settings, utilizing caring, critical thinking and therapeutic nursing interventions with individuals, families, aggregates/populations, and communities at any developmental stage and with varied lived health experiences.
- Utilize the requisite knowledge, skills and technologies to practice independently and collaboratively with all health professionals as an advanced beginner professional nurse.
- Integrate research findings and nursing theory in decision making in professional nursing evidence-based practice.
- Apply concepts of leadership, autonomy and management to the practice of professional nursing to enhance quality and safety in health care.
- Integrate professional caring into practice decisions that encompass values, ethical, and moral and legal aspects of nursing.
- Communicate effectively with clients, peers, and all health care providers.
- Respect the dignity, worth, and uniqueness of self and others.
- Participate in the advancement of the profession to improve health care for the betterment of the global society.
- Accept responsibility and accountability for the effectiveness of one’s own nursing practice and professional growth as a learner, clinician, and leader.