Nursing

Student Learning Outcomes

The graduate of the Associate Nursing (ASN) program will:

• Utilize the nursing process as a basis for decision-making in the provision of safe, holistic, quality client-centered care to meet the needs of diverse clients across the lifespan.
• Apply the concepts/theories assimilated from natural, social sciences, nursing and nursing research in the planning, prioritization, and delivery of care, teaching and health promotion for diverse clients utilizing clinical data and literature to support decisions and evaluate outcomes of care.
• Establish and maintain therapeutic communication with clients, families, significant others, and health team members utilizing appropriate channels of communication to accomplish goals related to the delivery of client care
• Demonstrate the management of care for clients in an environment that promotes clients’ values, self-esteem, dignity, safety, and comfort and supports participation by the client, family, significant others, and members of the health care team in the plan of care while maintaining accountability for individual nursing practice
• Demonstrate a spirit of inquiry through participation in learning activities to maintain safe practice, advance quality care, foster critical thinking and promote the profession of nursing.
• Utilize current technology effectively and efficiently to manage and deliver safe, quality care for diverse clients within the structured care setting.
• Demonstrate decision-making and purposeful actions that are consistent with the standards of nursing practice and within the ethical and legal framework of nursing.

Student Learning Outcome Data:

• AS Data
• AS Success & Completion