College of Nursing & Allied Health

Program and Departmental Goals

CONAH: Provide high quality, innovative educational nursing programs

Traditional: Offer a high quality traditional baccalaureate nursing degree program
Online: Offer high quality baccalaureate and masters nursing degree programs

CONAH: To build and maintain a student-centered nursing program

Traditional and Online: Graduate nurses who are prepared to practice nursing in global healthcare environments

CONAH: Provide a culturally diverse environment for students, faculty, and staff

Traditional and Online: Promote a culturally diverse learning environment designed to eliminate barriers to learning

CONAH: Develop partnerships with community agencies to expand healthcare to the community

Traditional and Online: Develop and nurture a strong relationship with community health facilities and health professionals

COHAH: Promote research and scholarly activities that advance nursing knowledge

Traditional and Online: Foster scholarly activities, research, teaching, service, and practice that advance the knowledge base of nursing

Function as beginning practitioners in professional nursing
Possess a foundation for graduate study
Synthesize knowledge from a broad educational foundation upon which professional nursing practice is based
Communicate and collaborate with members of the health team and other interested groups in identifying and meeting the health needs of individuals, families and communities nationally and internationally
Demonstrate an understanding of the need for continuous personal and professional growth
Possess basic knowledge about research and its application to practice
Develop interpersonal and technological skills necessary to assume leadership roles within the BSN scope of practice

Function in professional nursing roles
Possess a foundation for graduate study
Synthesize knowledge from a broad educational foundation upon which professional nursing practice is based
Communicate and collaborate with members of the health team and other interested groups in identifying and meeting the health needs of individuals, families and communities nationally and internationally
Demonstrate an understanding of the need for continuous personal and professional growth
Possess basic knowledge about research and its application to practice
Develop interpersonal and technological skills necessary to assume leadership roles within the BSN scope of practice

Online MSN Student Outcomes

Nursing in Teaching-Learning Environments

Assess the learning needs of students, health care clients, health care colleagues, and others in need of health education.
Design and implement teaching-learning experiences for individuals, families, groups, and communities based on assessed learning needs.
Design and implement teaching-learning experiences that are culturally relevant.
Distinguish between pedagogy and andragogy and the related teaching methodologies.
Evaluate the effectiveness of various teaching approaches.
Compare and contrast specific teaching-learning theories.
Incorporate teaching-learning theories into plans of instruction.
Serve as an advocate for improved education for students and clients.
Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration to meet the health care educational needs of individuals, families, groups and communities.
Develop, participate in, or utilize nursing and related research to add to the bodies of knowledge of both nursing and education.
Incorporate technological advances into educational programs and curricula.
Participate in the development of curricula for undergraduate nurses.
Identify and analyze legal, cultural, and ethical issues that affect the health care environment.

Nursing Leadership in Organizational Environments

Identify the knowledge base necessary for functioning as a nursing manager/executive in the health care environment.
Analyze the roles and characteristics of effective leaders, managers, and role models.
Discuss the role of the nurse in health care economics.
Apply economic principles to the care environment.
Identify various political and legislative forces affecting health care.
Develop a health care budget based on sound economic principles.
Demonstrate effective leadership and managerial styles.
Develop and implement effective problem-solving methods based on theory and research in an evolving health care delivery system.
Create leadership/management strategies based on theory and research that are culturally appropriate.
Communicate effectively with a diverse audience.
Identify and analyze legal, cultural, and ethical issues that affect the health care environment