Northwest Florida State College RN to BSN Nursing Program

Northwest Florida State College
RN to BSN Program
Mission and Goals
Mission
RN to BSN Program
The mission of the Northwest Florida State College Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Program is to offer dynamic, comprehensive and innovative educational experiences
that will enable students to expand their nursing knowledge and enhance their
professional skills to meet the health care needs of the community.
RN to BSN Program Goals
1) Provide students with an expanded knowledge base and broader skill sets to meet
future career demands.
2) Advance the use of the nursing process to promote health, prevent disease and
enhance the holistic health and well-being of diverse individuals, groups and
communities.
3) Further student scholarship in evaluating evidence-based research to determine its
efficacy and applicability to nursing practice.
4) Expand students’ use of critical thinking skills to assess, analyze and evaluate
teaching/learning strategies and decision-making processes.
5) Use critical thinking to influence health care decisions of clients, groups, families
and communities within the societal context.
6) Provide a foundation of continued accountability for practice that is based on sound
ethical-legal principles and contemporary standards of professional nursing.
7) Promote the resolution of complex health care problems by serving as managers,
advocates, leaders, and members of the nursing profession when working with
clients, groups, families, communities and health care team members.
8) Encourage students to continue lifelong learning to enhance personal and professional
development.
Northwest Florida State College Self-Study Report Appendices, August 20, 2008 Page 5 of 42