Terminal Objectives For The Baccalaureate Nursing Program

Based on the philosophy and mission statements of both the university and the College of Nursing, the following behaviors reflect expected outcomes (terminal objectives) for the program. Graduates of the baccalaureate nursing program will:

1. Provide comprehensive, personalized care for patients, utilizing the critical decision making process to promote health, reduce risk, and manage disease.

 

2. Synthesize research findings and other relevant information from scientific and humanistic disciplines with nursing theory as a basis for providing quality care.

 

3. Coordinate patient care by applying knowledge of information technology, leadership principles, and the management process.

 

4. Integrate nursing roles in structured and unstructured settings.

 

5. Display responsibility and accountability for professional interactions to reflect human caring and critical thinking while providing care to a diverse population across the lifespan.

 

6. Exemplify and promote professional values based on the historical, moral, ethical, and legal aspects of nursing practice responding to the evolving health needs in a changing society with global implications

 

7. Participate in life-long learning and professional development.