RN to BSN Program Mission and Goals

College mission, vision and values

Mission

Through The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, we foster and sustain a culture of excellence through collaborative clinical/professional practice, learner-centered education, leadership, research, and service.

Vision

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions is to be nationally recognized for the development of professionals who contribute to an inclusive, healthy society.

Values

To achieve our mission we adhere to the core values of integrity, respect, compassion, inclusiveness, social responsibility, excellence, and innovation.

RN-to-BSN program mission

The mission of the RN-to-BSN program is to create a culture of excellence that promotes the personal and professional growth of students to become nursing leaders through systems thinking, research, and service.

The RN-to-BSN program recognizes the unique characteristics and needs of our diverse, primarily rural setting, preparing graduates to provide nursing care to individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in a variety of settings.

Program graduates demonstrate competence in clinical judgment, collaborate as members and leaders of interprofessional healthcare teams, and utilize evidence-based interventions to manage illness; promote, maintain, and restore health across the lifespan.

RN-to-BSN program goals

1. Provide graduates with a strong foundation in nursing leadership, evidence-based practice, systems thinking, and population health to meet the demands of health care employers.
2. Build upon a foundation of the arts, sciences, and humanities and professional nursing education that provide a base for our graduates' eligibility for graduate degree education to prepare for advanced nursing practice roles.
3. Implement innovative and accessible models of nursing education to meet the personal and professional needs of an increasingly diverse student body.
4. Recruit and retain qualified and diverse students committed to academic excellence, professional development, and lifelong learning.
5. Recruit and retain qualified faculty who contribute to the university, the profession, and service and scholarly endeavors.

Alignment of RN-to-BSN student learning objectives with AACN domains and QSEN competencies

Our RN-to-BSN program builds an intellectual framework that reflects two major bodies of knowledge and scholarship: the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) 2021 Domains and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Competencies. The table below illustrates the alignment of the program's student learning objectives (SLO) with the AACN 2021 Domains  and QSEN Competencies.