Applicants seeking admission to the Nursing, RN to BSN program at?the University of West Georgia?should be self-directed and committed to engaging in caring nursing practices with indivulas from diverse backgrounds. Nursing practice is holistic and recognizes the relationship of the mind, body, and spirit.

As critical thinkers, students will be expected to examine personal value systems and the value systems of others. Students seeking admission to this program should consider their personal goals and values in light of those expresssed in the philosophy of the School of Nursing.

Learning Objectives

• Provide holistic nursing care to persons (individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations) across the continuum of healthcare in a variety of settings at local and global levels, focusing on healthpromotion and disease and injury prevention across the lifespan.

• Practice quality caring as the essence of nursing for persons of diverse cultures, values, beliefs, and lifestyles.

• Utilize critical thinking and clinical reasoning based on theoretical, empirical, and experiential knowlege from the liberal arts and sciences to provide saife, competent, evidence-based care.

• Communicate and collaborate effectively within inter-professional teams utilizing technology and information systems to improve health outcomes and healthcare systems.

• Participate in analysis, critizue, and reform of healthcare regulatory, policy, and financial systems that influence nursing and healthcare environments.

• Apply leadership and management principles to empower nurses and achieve high standards of quality and safety in the delivery of person-centered care.

• Assume alturistic legal and ethical responsibility and accountability for personal and professional behavior.

• Utilize effective teaching strategies to empower persons to achieve healthcare goals.