Northwest Florida State College RN to BSN Nursing Program

Congruence of Mission, Philosophy, and Curriculum to AACN Essentials and ANA Standards
Mission Philosophy Curriculum
Framework
• Nursing focuses on Critical
utilizing a broad Thinking
range of skills and
knowledge to assist
diverse individuals,
Leadership
families, and groups
within a community
to achieve optimal
health.
• RN to BSN education
prepares nurses with
additional
competencies
regarding nursing
leadership,
management of
complex systems, and
utilization of
biotechnology and
informatics as well as
values affirmation.
Leadership
Ethics and
Values
Communication
Critical
Thinking
Program Goals Student Learning Outcomes AACN Essentials ANA Standards of
Practice
• Evaluate and use the Nurses are
Standards 7, 8, 10,
concepts of nursing theory providers, designers, 11, 12, 13
and appropriate research and coordinators of
findings for evidence based
care
nursing practice
• Quality of
• Further student
scholarship in
evaluating evidencebased
research to
determine its
efficacy and
applicability to
nursing practice.
• Provide students
with an expanded
knowledge base and
broader skill sets to
meet future career
demands.
• Provide a
foundation of
continued
accountability for
practice that is based
on sound ethicallegal
principles and
contemporary
standards of
professional
nursing.
• Use higher-order critical
thinking skills, for example:
assessment, analysis,
synthesis effectively
throughout the nursing
process
• Apply appropriate theory,
practice, and research in the
provision of direct nursing
care to the complex client
• Employ theories and
principles of leadership and
management in the
provision of quality nursing
care
• Describe and use
appropriate teaching and
learning theories to design,
implement, and evaluate
educational experiences for
a diverse population of
clients
• Use media resources and
information technologies to
enhance professional
practice
Information and
health care
technologies
Liberal education
Communication
Practice
• Practice
Evaluation
• Collegiality
• Ethics
• Collaboration
• Research
Standards 12, 14, 15
• Ethics
• Resource
Utilization
• Leadership
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