Associate in Applied Science, Nursing

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Nursing Program will be able to:

• Advocate for clients and families in ways that promote their self-determination, integrity and ongoing growth as human beings. (NUR 221)
• Recognize the client or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for client’s preferences, values and needs. (NUR 221)
• Make judgments in practice, substantiated with evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care and promote the health of clients within a family and community context. (NUR 221)
• Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making. (NUR 221)
• Minimize risk of harm to clients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. (NUR 221)
• 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 clients within a family and community context. (NUR 221)
• Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality client care. (NUR 221)
• 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 clients, families and communities. (NUR 221)
• Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. (NUR 221)
• Integrate best evidence-based practice with clinical expertise, client/family preferences, and values for delivery of optimal health care. (NUR 221)

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