Nursing Student Learning Outcomes

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

• Utilize the nursing process as a basis for decision-making in providing 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, prioritizing, and delivering care, teaching, and health promotion for diverse clients, utilizing clinical data and literature to support decisions and evaluate care outcomes.
• 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.
• Effectively and efficiently utilize current technology to manage and deliver safe, quality care for diverse clients within the structured care setting.
• Demonstrate decision-making and purposeful actions consistent with the standards of nursing practice and within the ethical and legal framework of nursing.

Survey Results & Outcome Data

Once again, we are happy to present the results of our annual graduate survey which we conduct each year in early spring. Our purpose in surveying the faculty and the graduates is to learn about the extent to which the faculty and the graduates perceive that the program of study prepared the graduate to meet the Student Learning Outcomes. The numbers reported in the tables reflect the average score on each item based on the completed surveys received from the faculty members and the graduates. We are pleased to note that faculty and graduates have consistently reported that the program of study prepared the graduate to meet the outcomes.  

Alumni surveys for AS and RN-BSN graduates are mailed in the spring, one year following graduation. We encourage all AS and RN-BSN graduates to complete and return their surveys. Your feedback is vital! Thank you!