School of Nursing Vision:The School of Nursing is a national leader, positively impacting the health of society through excellence in nursing education, research, practice, and service.
School of Nursing Mission:To advance nursing knowledge and develop dynamic nurse leaders who improve the health of all people, including underserved, rural, and diverse populations.
Program Outcomes
Clinical Competence
Synthesize and apply theoretical and empirical knowledge from the nursing, behavioral, social and natural sciences, and the arts and humanities.
2. Engage in the quality improvement of care to enhance safe, quality, and cost-effective healthcare.
Clinical Judgement
3. Demonstrate systems thinking for decision-making in clinical practice within complex health care systems.
4. Evaluate and utilize research findings and clinical practice guidelines in the performance of evidence-based nursing practice.
Communication
5. Provide compassionate, person-centered care to individuals, families, and communities to promote wellness, accelerate healing, and prevent disease in all stages of life.
6. Implement information and healthcare technologies to manage and deliver safe, quality and efficient healthcare.
Professionalism
7. Exhibit professionalism in the delivery of comprehensive, evidence-based care that embraces the diversity and uniqueness of others.
8. Demonstrate leadership, innovation, and accountability to promote self-care and to foster lifelong professional development.
Leadership
9. Advocate for accessible, equitable population health outcomes through incorporation of professional values, ethical principles, and legal principles.
10. Lead interprofessional collaborations effectively to optimize health outcomes.