Nursing ADN/BSN

Certificates (Not Applicable)

Students completing the Associate of Applied Science Practical to Registered Nursing (PN to RN), Associate of Science PN to RN, and Associate of Science in Nursing degrees will demonstrate:

1. Patient Centered Care: Use nursing knowledge to include the patient in all care processes and decisions. Design and implement care which is adapted and centered on the unique wholeness of the individual patient and their family.

2. Teamwork and Collaboration: Promote collaborative clinical decision making with nursing and interdisciplinary colleagues through implementation of effective communication and team building skills.

3. Evidence-based Practice: Make judgments in practice substantiated with evidence that integrates nursing science and knowledge to provide competent care to individuals and families.

4. Quality Improvement: Monitor patient care outcomes to measure the effectiveness of patient care processes. Suggest and implement changes to improve the quality and safety of patient care.

5. Patient Safety: Incorporate patient safety goals into the plan of care for all patients.

6. Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making when providing direct patient care.

Bachelor Degree

Students completing the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) degree will demonstrate:

Student Learning Outcomes / Competencies

1. Patient Centered Care: Integrate nursing expertise to include the patient in all care processes and decisions. Collaborate with patients, families, and communities to design unique and dynamic patient centered care environments.

2. Teamwork and Collaboration: Evaluate the ability to use effective communication and collaboration skills when working with patients, families, and colleagues. Adapt communication, leadership, and teambuilding skills, to promote quality, competent and successful decision-making by nursing and collaborative interdisciplinary teams.

3. Evidence-based Practice: Make judgments in practice substantiated with evidence that synthesizes nursing science and knowledge and integrate in the provision of competent care to individuals, families, and communities.

4. Quality Improvement: Monitor outcomes to apply evidence-based interventions to improve the quality of health care systems.

5. Patient Safety: Generate patient safety plan based on patient safety goals.

6. Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making in a variety of patient care and community settings.

Curriculum Grid

Program and Contact Information

Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN):

Intended for registered nurses, our Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (RN to BSN) allows you to capitalize on prior education and experience while moving into the professional nurse realm.

Contact Information:
Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Chair:
Rieneke Holman, PhD, RN
rienekeholman@weber.edu

Associate Program Director:
Tressa Quayle PhD, RN
tressaquayle@weber.edu

RN-BSN Program Director:
Amy Buckway EdD, RN
amybuckway1@weber.edu

School of Nursing Website

Assessment Plan

The ATD SON evaluates student achievement of learning outcomes, student satisfaction with learning, completion rates, employment rates, and NCLEX pass rates each semester and compiles the data in the Systematic Plan of Evaluation. In addition, each program level reviews courses at least every three years in addition to reviews by the SON curriculum committee. The Evaluation Committee reviews all compiled data and reports at faculty meetings and Community Advisory meetings to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of successes as well as areas for improvement. The Curriculum and Evaluation Committees are comprised of faculty and driven by the faculty.

Annual Assessment Results

Program Review