The primary responsibility of faculty is to empower students to become self-directed learners. The baccalaureate program prepares the student to enter professional nursing practice as a beginning provider of nursing care in a variety of settings, cultivates a commitment to professional development, and provides the foundation for graduate study. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of responses to the human health experience. The nursing process is systematic and is implemented through a collaborative nurse-client relationship involving interpersonal communication and shared responsibility. As an advocate, the nurse acts on behalf of clients and protects their rights.
Research links the science and practice of nursing.
The role of consumer of research is demonstrated by participating in, valuing and using research findings to improve practice and to modify care based on a changing and expanding body of knowledge. Implement the nursing process to facilitate the clients human health experience, incorporating all domains. Use ethical, legal, and professional standards in the performance and evaluation of therapeutic nursing interventions. Use critical thinking, communication, teaching, change strategies, and collaboration in implementing nursing practice. Integrate theory and research into nursing practice.