Program Purpose: 1) To prepare students to meet the requirements of the Florida Department of Health, Board of Nursing for Registered Nurse Education and eligibility for licensing exams, 2) To prepare students to work as Registered Nurses in a variety of settings in a safe and effective manner, 3) To prepare students for employment utilizing the professional behaviors and characteristics congruent with the role and scope of practice for Registered Nursing according to the current State of Florida Nursing Practice Act, 4) To prepare students to acquire leadership abilities, utilize evidenced based, ethical and multi-culturalbased Nursing practice, and to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team utilizing interpersonal relationship / communication skills and 5) To obtain the General Education Courses required of an Associate of Science Degree so that students may continue to further their education and/or advance in the health care field. This program will include 16 semester credit hours in the following General Education Courses: College Algebra, Communications, Intro to Psychology, College Writing, and Biology (Micro).

This program is offered utilizing an integrated curriculum designed to enhance student learning and knowledge, utilizing sound Nursing judgment in the care of patients. The student will utilize the Nursing process as a framework to implement and evaluate care given to individuals, families, and communities across the life span. Students will demonstrate caring and compassion while implementing safe and effective evidenced-based Nursing for individuals from various backgrounds and cultures. Students will successfully demonstrate collaboration as part of a multi-disciplinary team for the management of care utilizing human, physical, financial, and technological resources.

This program includes Medical Surgical, Pediatric, Obstetrical, Mental Health and Gerontological Nursing Courses. It includes nursing care for a variety of settings such as acute, long term, short term, out-patient and home care. Topics will include Fundamentals of Nursing, Infection Control, Safety, Anatomy & Physiology, Human Growth & Development, Personal Family and Community Health needs, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Medication Administration, and Current Ethical and Legal Aspects of Practice.

Students will be aware of the importance of life-long learning, taking responsibility for learning, utilizing critical thinking skills and utilizing employability skills via the SCANS model. Active learning opportunities will be made available, encouraged and assessed throughout the program. National Patient Safety Standards and Quality Measures are incorporated throughout. After satisfactory completion of all courses of this program, students will be eligible to apply for the NCLEX-RN Examination.

The end of Program Learning Outcomes for students were drafted utilizing the Philosophy and Mission of the Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Practice, The American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Professional Performance, Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Competencies and the National League of Nursing (NLN) Core Competencies. Students will see reference to the Program Learning Outcomes throughout each course in the curriculum empowering them to monitor their progress.

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Program Learning Outcomes

1. Construct care plans based on individual strengths and needs for successful patient goal attainment.
2. Collaborates in the nursing process for caring, culturally diverse patient centered care across health care settings.
3. Communicates through verbal, non-verbal, written or electronic information for the facilitation of multi-disciplinary care.
4. Engages in Professional Practice congruent with legal, ethical, and regulatory standards.
5. Complies with standards of professional practice while accepting personal responsibility for actions/behaviors. ANA14, ANA15 & ANA17
6. Provides nursing care using critical thinking to formulate clinical judgments based on the analysis and synthesis of current data and current sources of information.
7. Teach health promotion, health maintenance and risk reduction for patients and providers.
8. Utilizes human, physical, financial & technological resources effectively to support organizational outcomes while managing patient care.
9. Evaluate patient health status through the comprehensive analysis and integration of relevant information.

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