BSN:

At the conclusion of the BSN program, the student should:

• Demonstrate awareness of self, uniqueness of individuals, families, groups, and communities in their environment (person).
• Demonstrate how the environment impacts on the health of individuals, families, groups, and communities (environment).
• Demonstrate nursing concepts and skills as they apply to diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities to promote health (nursing).
• Examine the wellness, illness, disease, and dysfunction components of health as they apply to the community of older adults and selected groups and communities (health).
• Integrate inquiry and evidence-based practice to promote high quality safe and effective nursing care (inquiry).
• Apply the art of caring in practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities (caring).
• Practice as a nurse generalist in promoting the well-being of diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities (practice).

MSN:

At the conclusion of the MSN program, the student should:

• Apply knowledge of self, uniqueness of individuals, families, groups, communities, in their environment (person).
• Analyze the impact of the environment on persons in a variety of settings (environment).
• Apply an advanced body of knowledge and skills in nursing management, nursing education, or clinical nursing practice to diverse individuals in a variety of settings to promote health (nursing).
• Appraise the influence of the wellness, illness, disease, and dysfunction components of health upon specific target populations of individuals, families, groups, and communities (health).
• Evaluate applications of the inquiry process to nursing practice to promote high quality safe and effective care (inquiry).
• Demonstrate the art of caring in the specialist’s role of nurse educator, nurse manager, or nurse clinician. (caring).
• Practice as a nurse specialist in promoting the well-being of diverse individuals in a variety of settings (practice).

DNP:

At the conclusion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, the student should:

• Evaluate knowledge of self, uniqueness of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in their environment. (person)
• Appraise the impact of the environment on the health of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. (environment)
• Apply an advanced body of knowledge and skills in nursing practice to diverse individuals across the lifespan in a variety of settings to promote health. (nursing)
• Appraise the influence of the wellness, illness, disease, and dysfunction components of health upon individuals, families, groups and communities. (health)
• Evaluate evidence that may be applied in nursing practice to promote high quality safe and effective care. (inquiry)
• Integrate the art of caring in the advanced practice nursing scholar role. (caring)
• Practice as an advanced practice nurse to promote the well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities in a variety of settings. (practice)
• Determine leadership skills within nursing and interprofessional teams to initiate transformative changes in complex clinical practice and health care delivery systems to improve health care. (practice/leadership)

PhD:

At the conclusion of the PhD program, the student should:

• Evaluate knowledge of ethnic minorities, women, children, and older adults (person).
• Evaluate the impact of health systems and the environment on specific populations (environment).
• Generate nursing knowledge related to health promotion and elimination of health disparities in ethnic minorities, women, children and older adults (nursing).
• Promote health and eliminate health disparities in specific populations through research (health).
• Advance nursing knowledge through the inquiry process (inquiry).
• Demonstrate the art of caring in the nurse scientist’s role in academia and industry (caring).
• Practice as a nurse scientist in promoting health and eliminating health disparities in health systems and specific populations (practice).