BSN Program Objectives

1. Demonstrate leadership skills that integrate an understanding of organizational systems and the internal and external forces that impact them.
2. Engage in evidence-based practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes.
3. Use information technologies to document nursing care and improve patient care outcomes.
4. Use the nursing process to plan and implement culturally appropriate care to promote health and prevent disease and injury in diverse populations.
5. Advocate for patients, the nursing profession, and access to quality care through the development of interprofessional and intraprofessional collaborative relationships.
6. Model professionalism based on personal values, ethical principles, and the nursing profession’s values and standards.

MSN Program Objectives

Upon completion of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Program at Claflin University, graduates will be able to:

1. Critique, evaluate, and synthesize theoretical or scientific findings from nursing and other relevant fields for continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings. (EMEN* – I)
2. Demonstrate leadership in ethical and clinical decision-making using a system’s perspective to apply quality principles within an organization. (EMEN – II, III)
3. Apply research outcomes within the practice setting, resolve practice problems, and disseminate results. (EMEN – IV)
4. Communicate, collaborate, and consult with other health professionals to manage and coordinate care, integrating patient-care technologies in care coordination. (EMEN – V, VII)
5. Provide holistic care in an advanced specialty nursing practice respectful of a client’s cultural, spiritual, ethnic, and gender diversity within an increasingly global, multicultural society. (EMEN – VIII, IX)
6. Employ advocacy and health policy strategies to influence health care. (EMEN – VI)

*EMEN – The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (Published by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2011)