Program Review Nursing

Mission Statement

Prepares faithful servant leaders to provide patient-centered and family supported safe, compassionate care for diverse populations and communities across the lifespan and in all health care settings.

Program Learning Outcomes

The links below lead to information about the department's most recent assessment of student learning relative to our program learning outcomes.

Based on The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021) by the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing

  1. Apply nursing theory and research-based knowledge, drawing from nursing, arts, humanities, and sciences, to exercise clinical judgment aligned with the nursing process across diverse care settings while integrating Christian principles of compassion and empathy. (Domain 1- Knowledge for Nursing Practice).
  2. Communicate effectively and compassionately in the assessing, analyzing, planning, delivery and evaluation of high quality person-centered care. Create patient plans of care and provide care that is culturally congruent, acknowledges the patient as a partner in care and incorporates the family support system and healthcare team. (Domain 2-Person-centered Care).
  3. Integrate public health principles and competencies for population management, collaborating with various stakeholders and applying current community/public heath frameworks to develop, implement, and evaluate community-based activities. (Domain 3 Population Health).
  4. Access and critically appraise evidence-based studies for practical application within diverse populations and healthcare settings, guided by Christian ethics and values. (Domain 4- Scholarship for Nursing Practice).
  5. Apply quality improvement principles, contributing to a culture promoting patient safety, identifying actual or potential unsafe work environments. (Domain 5- Quality and Safety).
  6. Collaborate with the interprofessional team, patients, families, and communities, employing established tools and techniques to improve health outcomes while upholding Christian values of teamwork, empathy, and respect. (Domain 6- Interprofessional Partnerships).
  7. Understand the U.S Healthcare system and its impact on the delivery of equitable healthcare across diverse populations and settings, recognizing the relationships between organizations, external systems, and payers. (Domain 7- Systems-based Practice).
  8. Utilize information and communication technologies to gather, document, and review data, ensuring safe, ethical, and professional care across diverse populations and settings among providers, patients, and all system levels. (Domain 8 – Information and Healthcare Technology).
  9. Exhibits professionalism in nursing practice, emphasizing competence, honesty, integrity, and respect for diverse values and beliefs. Cultivating a strong sense of professional accountability and identity, embracing the nursing profession, while complying with relevant laws, policies, and regulations. (Domain 9- Professionalism).
  10. Display actions aligned with a capacity to engage in self-reflection and servant leadership, continued lifelong learning through a spirit of inquiry across the four spheres of care, and an ongoing commitment to personal well-being. (Domain 10- Personal, Professionals, Leadership Development).

Concepts for Nursing (AACN)

  1. Clinical Judgment (CJ)
  2. Communication (CO)
  3. Compassionate Care (CC)
  4. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE)
  5. Ethics (ET)
  6. Evidence-Based Practice (EB)
  7. Health Policy (HP
  8. Social Determinants of Health (DH)

Program Review Resources

Curriculum Map
Coming Soon

Writing Curriculum Map
Coming Soon

Multi-year Assessment Plan
A multi-year assessment plan shows what program learning outcomes will be assessed in what years.
 
Annual and Six Year Reports