BS IN NURSING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The BSN program aims to produce a fully functioning nurse who is able to perform the three roles of the entry level nurse:
Responsibility 1: Practices in accordance with legal principles and the code of ethics in making personal and professional judgment
Responsibility 2: Utilizes the nursing process in the interdisciplinary care of clients that empowers the clients and promotes safe and quality care
Responsibility 3: Maintains complete and up to date recording and reporting system
Responsibility 4: Establishes collaborative relationship with colleagues and other members of the team to enhance nursing and other health care services
Responsibility 5: Promotes professional and personal growth and development
Responsibility 1: Demonstrates management and leadership skills to provide safe and quality care
Responsibility 2: Demonstrates accountability for safe nursing practice
Responsibility 3: Demonstrates management and leadership skills to deliver health programs and services effectively to specific client groups in the community setting
Responsibility 4: Demonstrates ability to lead and supervise nursing support staff
Responsibility 5: Utilizes appropriate mechanisms for networking, linkage building and referrals
Responsibility 1: Engages in nursing or health related research with or under the supervision of an experienced researcher
Responsibility 2: Evaluates research study/report utilizing guidelines in the conduct of a written research critique
Responsibility 3: Applies the research process in improving client care in partnership with a quality improvement/quality assurance/nursing audit team
The student shall be given opportunities to be exposed to the various levels of health care with various client groups in various settings. These opportunities shall be given in graduated experiences to ensure that the competencies per course, per level and for the whole program are developed.
Before graduation, the student shall approximate the competencies of a professional nurse as they assume the various roles and responsibilities. For each year level, the following objectives should be achieved:
References:
1. PRC Board of Nursing Resolution no. 24 Series of 2012
2. CHED Memorandum Order No. 14, Series of 2009