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Mission

Provide innovative education in the art and science of professional nursing while empowering our baccalaureate and masters graduates to be socially and ethically responsible and knowledgeable clinicians, leaders, and scholars who will meet the changing healthcare needs of a diverse global community.

Outcomes - BS Nursing

Incorporating systems theory concepts, ANA Social Policy Statement, and ANA Standards of Care, the baccalaureate nursing graduate will:

1. demonstrate critical thinking' competencies, including the use of the nursing process, the research process, ethical decision-making, and an attitude of inquiry;
2. provide therapeutic nursing interventions for clients in a safe, culturally competent practice;
3. utilize interpersonal relationship skills to develop interactive and dynamic relationships with clients, families/caregivers, and multidisciplinary health care team members;
4. demonstrate community-focused competencies for well and at-risk clients through (a) health promotion and disease prevention activities and (b) client-driven requirements for access, quality, and cost;
5. promote interdisciplinary care through participation in community partnerships, collaborative relationships, and use of appropriate resources;
6. implement holistic client-driven primary care which emphasizes empowerment, health education, and health promotion;
7. demonstrate flexible therapeutic nursing practice in a rapidly-changing, multicultural health care environment;
8. demonstrate care management and leadership competencies, including case management, resource management, advocacy, and outcome evaluation;
9. employ nursing informatics at the basic practice level to improve health care delivery and outcome evaluation;
10. demonstrate professional role competency incorporating professional responsibilities and standards, accountability, ethical guidelines, legal mandates, and activity within the profession.

Assessment of Student Learning Objectives

Schedule (doc) 

Assessment reports: 
B.S. spring 2007 (doc)       fall 2007 (doc)

M.S. spring 2007 (doc)     fall 2007 (doc)

Outcomes - MS Nursing

Incorporating systems theory concepts, ANA Social Policy Statement (1995), relevant ANA Standards of Care, AACN Essentials for Masters
Education for Advanced Practice Nursing (1996), National Organization of Nurse Practioner Faculties (NONPF);  and the California Board of Nursing,
the master's nursing graduate will:

1. apply critical thinking and ethical decision-making including the use of the nursing and research processes;
2. provide theory and research-based culturally competent, safe therapeutic nursing interventions for clients in advanced nursing practice;
3. employ advanced interpersonal skills in professional relationships with clients, families/caregivers, and multidisciplinary health care team members;
4. support health promotion and disease prevention activities in developing and monitoring holistic plans of care for well and at-risk clients,considering access, quality, and cost;
5. demonstrate the collaborative and leadership skills required in advanced nursing practice within a multidisciplinary and multicultural (community) health care context;
6. plan, implement, and evaluate advanced nursing practice that promotes and preserves health and healthy lifestyles of individual clients and aggregates;
7. plan, implement, and evaluate advanced therapeutic nursing practice in a rapidly changing, multicultural health care environment;
8. implement care management, including but not limited to case management, resource management, advocacy, and outcome evaluation;
9. employ information technology in advanced nursing practice to evaluate and improve health care delivery and outcomes;
10. actualize the advanced nursing practice role by incorporating professional standards, ethical guidelines, legal mandates, and professional activities

Assessment of Graduate Student Learning Objectives

Schedule (pdf) 

Assessment reports: 
spring 2007 (pdf)      fall 2007 (pdf)