Mission and Outcomes

Mission: he mission of the nursing program at Western Nevada College is to meet the nursing educational needs of the service area. The program prepares qualified students to function as entry-level registered nurses and transfer to higher degree programs. To accomplish this mission, the curriculum incorporates the National League for Nursing core components of nursing practice that are essential to the work of registered nurses. Graduates are prepared to function in a variety of health care settings, providing culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to individuals and families across the lifespan. The nursing faculty supports graduate competency in an evolving and complex health care environment by facilitating the students' development of clinical judgment, promoting professional behaviors, and fostering lifelong learning.

Student Learning Outcomes: Students who complete an Associate of Applied Science degree with a major in nursing will be expected to demonstrate the ability to:

• Integrate knowledge derived from the bio/psycho/social sciences, humanities, and nursing to achieve deliberative and competent decision-making that is grounded in evidence based practice to achieve best practice outcomes
• Utilize therapeutic communication skills when interacting with patients and their families
• Communicate and document accurate information about patients in a concise and clear manner
• Collaborate with patients, families and health care personnel to achieve positive patient outcomes
• Utilize information literacy skills to integrate research findings that guide (or lead to) best practice decisions
• Utilize the nursing process in a competent and caring manner to safely meet the bio/psycho/social/cultural and spiritual needs of patients across the lifespan in a variety of health care settings
• Provide care that reflects the ethical values of nursing within professional practice standards and the legal parameters of the profession
• Apply concepts of cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity and respect for persons when working with diverse populations
• Provide and manage care through the efficient and effective use of human, physical, financial, and technical resources to meet patient needs
• Demonstrate accountability (professionalism) through identification of self-learning needs and continued professional development
• Utilize principles of teaching and learning to meet the bio/psycho/social/cultural/spiritual needs of patients and their families

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