Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS)

  1. Incorporate current evidence-based best practice for delivery of optimal care. (EBP)
  2. Collaborate effectively within nursing and interdisciplinary teams using open communication, mutual respect, professional identity, and shared decision-making. (T/C)
  3. Use appropriate clinical judgment in the provision of compassionate and culturally sensitive client care based on integrity while advocating for the diverse needs of the client and family (PCC).
  4. Analyze data to monitor and improve care delivery and optimize client and system outcomes. (QI)
  5. Utilize best practice safety standards to minimize the risk of harm to clients, self, and others that also include the administration of Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies. (S)
  6. Synthesize the understanding of informatics to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and facilitate decision-making for optimal healthcare environments. (I)

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Program Outcomes

  1. Program Completion:
    1. 40% of the students admitted to the program will graduate within five semesters.
    2. 40% of the students admitted to the LPN/Paramedic program will graduate within three semesters.
  2. Licensure Examination:
    1. The annual licensure examination pass rate will be at least 80% for all first-time test-takers.
  3. Job Placement:
    1. 95% or more of AAS licensed graduates who seek employment are employed as a Registered Nurse within a year of graduation.

RN-to-BSN Completion Program (BSN)

  1. Integrate best evidence-based practices and professional experience with patient preferences and values in the design, coordination, and provision of optimal interdisciplinary care to individuals and groups. (EBP, Domains 2, 3, 4, 6)
  2. Facilitate the delivery of optimal care to individuals and groups based on understanding of organizational and interdisciplinary teams (T/C, Domains 2, 3, 6, 7).
  3. Plan compassionate and ethical patient-centered care utilizing shared decision making (PCC, Domains  2, 6, 7, 9)
  4. Incorporate quality improvement measures into projects to enhance patient, group, and system outcomes (QI, Domain 4, 5, 7, 8).
  5. Create a culture of safety to minimize the risk of harm to patients, providers, and community through system effectiveness and individual performance (S, Domain 5, 9, 10)
  6. Incorporate information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, and foster lifelong learning in a variety of health care delivery systems to support decision making and mitigate error (I, Domain 1, 4, 7,).

RN-to-BSN Program Outcomes

  1. Program Completion
    1. 60% of the students enrolled in the BSN program will graduate within five semesters.
  2. Job Placement
    1. 95% of BSN Graduates are employed as RNs within a year of graduation.