BSN

1. Use critical thinking skills integrating knowledge from nursing, the arts, and sciences into nursing practice
2. Communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and other members of the health care team.
3. Coordinate health care in collaboration with community members in a variety of settings.
4. Perform therapeutic nursing interventions in caring relationships with clients.
5. Practice nursing in compliance with legal, ethical, and professional standards.
6. Implement health promotion practices across the life span and among diverse cultures to improve the health of a community.
7. Use research findings to improve client outcomes and nursing practice.
8. Participate in professional organizations/activities that effect health policy and change.

MSN

1. Synthesize specialized knowledge and theories from nursing and related disciplines into advanced nursing practice.
2. Practice advanced nursing in collaborative relationships across disciplines and in partnership with communities.
3. Manage the health care of clients within legal, ethical, and professional standards.
4. Design health promotion strategies across the life span and among diverse cultures to improve the health of a community.
5. Use research to integrate and apply knowledge to nursing practice and the delivery of health care services.
6. Use leadership skills to effect health policy and promote change.

PhD

1. Evaluate specialized knowledge, theories, and research from nursing science and related disciplines for application to nursing practice.
2. Collaborate with communities and other disciplines in research, practice and service.
3. Assume leadership roles as nurse researchers, advanced clinicians, nurse educators, and/or administrators.
4. Use applied research to evaluate outcomes of health promotion strategies among diverse cultures to improve the health of a community.
5. Contribute to nursing science and nursing practice through the research process.
6. Initiate change in health care delivery systems, health policy, and the nursing profession.

Approved by Faculty Council 3/20/06