The AUK College of Nursing expects the BSN graduates within a few years of graduation to attain the following:
- Demonstrate competent and responsible practice by synthesizing and integrating
knowledge from nursing and liberal education to provide patient-centered, holistic,
compassionate, and respectful care of patient populations, families, and communities
that age and culturally appropriate (Patient-centered Care). - Utilize scholarship to evaluate and integrate current evidence with clinical
expertise and consideration of clients’ preferences, experience, and values to make
practice decisions for quality outcomes (Evidence-based Practice). - Apply clinical reasoning and critical thinking to promote a culture of safety and
prevent risk of harm to populations, families, colleagues, and the community
(Safety). - Demonstrate effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues by
fostering mutual respect and shared decision making to enhance knowledge,
experience, and health outcome (Communication; Teamwork and Collaboration). - Recognize the changing healthcare system and demonstrate the ability to access
resources in a safe, effective, and financially responsible manner to provide
value-based care (Systems-based Practice). - Demonstrate leadership through accountability, influence, and collaboration with
others in a way that will facilitate the establishment and achievement of shared
goals (Leadership). - Recognize a commitment to quality improvement by understanding the value of data,
design, implementation, and evaluation strategies to improve the quality and safety
of healthcare system (Quality Improvement). - Demonstrate active participation and collaboration within nursing and
inter-professional teams to achieve quality patient outcomes (Teamwork and
Collaboration). - Demonstrate professionalism through consistent application and self-reflection of
ethical, legal, altruistic, humanistic, regulatory principles, and self-care
(Professionalism). - Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology and information systems to
communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and to support decision making for
safe practice (Information and Technology). - Assume responsibility for life-long learning for professional development (Role
responsibility of BSN Generalist).