Terminal Outcomes (Goals)
Upon graduation, the student will:
- Integrate appropriate theoretical and empirical knowledge from the liberal arts, natural and social sciences, and nursing science for critical thinking within the practice of professional nursing. (Evaluation)
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process for assisting individuals, groups, and communities to maintain and attain their wellness potential throughout the life process. (Evaluation)
- Assess client information to diagnose human responses to life processes that may affect the wellness potential of individuals, groups, and communities, and intervene with primary, secondary or tertiary preventative strategies. (Evaluation)
- Assume a leadership role in collaborating with consumers and the health care community in promoting an environment for the wellness potential of individuals, groups, and communities. (Application)
- Differentiate communication skills needed to provide support, promote positive coping, and reinforce accurate perceptions with diverse patients/clients, groups, and communities. (Application)
- Incorporate a variety of nursing roles to assist individuals, groups, and communities in managing human responses to life processes. (Synthesis)
- Display personal accountability and social responsibility in the practice of professional nursing by considering the moral, ethical, legal, and political implications of their actions. (Application)
- Appraise and utilize selected research findings for providing cost effective and quality nursing care. (Evaluation)