ACADEMICS
Program Outcomes
At the conclusion of the program, the student will have demonstrated:
- Integration
of the advanced nursing roles of teacher, advocate, clinician,
consultant, collaborator, researcher, and manager of systems.
- Synthesis of theories and advanced knowledge from nursing and related disciplines into the practice of advanced nursing.
- Leadership within multi-disciplinary systems that promotes improved processes and outcomes.
- Integration of research and other scholarly activities into advanced nursing roles.
- Analysis
of nursing leadership responsibilities in shaping policy, responding to
inter-cultural and global communities, and promoting the health of
population groups.
BCON Nursing Philosophy
We,
the faculty of Bellin College of Nursing, view humans as unique,
holistic and as having value and worth. Humans are
biopsychosocial-spiritual beings who use internal and external coping
mechanisms in adapting to a dynamic, changing environment.
Society
is a global, complex unit of people with diverse norms and values which
influence health-related perceptions and interactions among humans and
their environment. Society has a social responsibility to provide
access to health care for individuals, families, groups, and
communities.
Wellness is the potential for
wholeness and well-being. A wellness lifestyle reflects positive
changes as one strives to reach that potential. Individuals are
responsible for their lifestyle choices. Wellness is a dynamic state
represented on a continuum intersected by the health-illness continuum
each having an impact on the other.
As an
interactive, caring process, nursing is a profession which makes a
distinct contribution to society. Having a unique body of knowledge,
nursing draws from its own theory as well as from natural and social
sciences and the humanities in order to diagnose and treat human
responses. The goal of the nursing process is to assist individuals,
families, groups and communities with health promotion, disease
prevention and health protection. Nurses collaborate with clients and
other health team members in working toward these goals.
We
believe that the baccalaureate nurse assumes the roles of care
provider, manager, investigator, teacher and member of the profession
in a variety of settings. A broad-based education prepares the nurse to
use critical thinking skills in order to provide quality holistic care
based upon ethical, legal and professional standards. A framework of
nursing evolved from theories and concepts is synthesized from this
broad base.
We believe that a competent,
self-confident, professional nurse develops from exposure to a strong
theoretical base and experiential practice in a variety of settings.
Because we believe that teaching/learning is a shared, ongoing process,
our faculty are committed to fulfilling the roles of educator,
facilitator, advisor, resource person and professional role model.
Together faculty and students develop a caring, learning environment
that supports professional inquiry, futuristic planning, self-direction
toward life-long learning, and continued growth of a caring attitude.
The
graduate program builds on the baccalaureate nursing education to
prepare nurses for leadership roles in advanced practice. The master’s
curriculum provides the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills that
are applied in a variety of educational and clinical settings. Role
development and scholarship that attends to leadership and professional
standards provides the foundation for advanced practice. The Master of
Science in Nursing program provides a foundation for doctoral study.
