Mission

The mission of the School of Nursing is to prepare highly qualified nursing professionals leaders in service, education and research to work in an interdisciplinary manner within a changing and culturally diverse society.

 

Vision

State-of-the-art institution with local, national and international prestige in the training of nursing professionals of excellence capable of transforming the nursing profession, the provision of services and public health policy.

 

Values

  • Respect for Human Dignity
  • Honesty
  • Authenticity
  • Responsibility
  • Justice
  • Integrity
  • Commitment
  • Equality
  • Loyalty

Goals

The main goals of the School of Nursing are:

  1. Prepare nurse generalists at the baccalaureate level with the knowledge, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, technical and technological skills, and attitudes necessary to practice as professional nurses, and to assume a leadership role when offering direct competent care that is evidence-based, collaborative, interdisciplinary and culturally congruent with individuals, groups, and populations in a variety of settings, including primary, secondary, and tertiary health care levels.
  2. Prepare master’s level nurses with knowledge and skills in evidence-based practice and research to improve health care and advance education, administration, and practice that may assume leadership roles as teachers in nursing education programs, administrators of nursing services, and specialists.
  3. Prepare advanced-practice nurse anesthesia professionals at the doctoral level with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for safe anesthesia delivery with a solid foundation in evidence-based practice, critical thinking, quality improvement, systems leadership, and interprofessional skills.
  4. Prepare nurse scientists at a doctorate level to conduct research in nursing and contribute to the advancement of nursing science and improvement of practice.
  5. Provide continuing education activities to enhance knowledge and lifelong learning among professional nurses and other health professionals.
  6. Promote the development of nursing professionals for the improvement of health care at the national and international levels.

Expected Program Outcomes

Indicators required by the U.S. Department of Education

  • Completion Rates – Seventy percent (70%) of admitted students will graduate in the established time.
  • Licensure and Certification – Eighty percent (80%) of graduating students will pass the board or certification exam applicable to their program of study.
  • Employment Rates – Seventy percent (70%) of graduating students will be employed or studying within 6 to 12 months after graduation.

 

Faculty Outcomes

  • One hundred percent (100%) of faculty evidence engagement in activities conducive to professional development and expertise in areas of responsibility within three years.
  • One hundred percent (100%) of faculty evidence engagement in scholarly work in teaching, research, or service within three years.
  • One hundred percent (100%) of faculty evidence engagement in activities within professional organizations and other communities of interest within three years.

 

Other Program Outcomes

Student Satisfaction

  • Students will report an 80% level of satisfaction with the course, content, teaching-learning methodology, and evaluation strategies.
  • Students will report an 80% satisfaction with the clinical course component.
  • Eighty percent (80%) of students will be satisfied with the support services received.
  • Eighty percent (80%) of students will be satisfied with faculty performance in the theoretical and clinical components.

 

Graduating Students Satisfaction

  • Graduating students will report 70% satisfaction with the acquired knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed for professional performance.
  • Graduating students will report 80% satisfaction with the achievement of learning outcomes related to a competent practitioner, research, and critical thinking.
  • Graduating students will report 80% satisfaction with the program.

 

Alumni Satisfaction

  • SON alumni will report 80% satisfaction with their professional capacity and competencies.
  • SON alumni will report 80% satisfaction with the program.

 

Employer Satisfaction

  • Employers of SON graduates will reflect 80% satisfaction with their professional and specialized performance.
  • Eighty percent (80%) of employers will be satisfied with the graduates and the program.

 

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students will achieve 80% of the development of skills and knowledge as competent practitioners according to their level of study.
  • Students will achieve 80% of research learning outcomes according to their level of study.
  • Students will achieve the development of critical thinking by 80% according to their level of study.