RN to BSN In keeping with the Sumner College mission, the RN-BSN Program provides a quality educational program for registered nurses to build upon their existing skills and abilities and attain intellectual growth and development to reach the level of baccalaureate generalist nursing practice in a safe and secure learning environment. The Registered Nursing - Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program goals and student learning outcomes support the mission, goals, and objectives of Sumner College and are aligned to the current baccalaureate nursing competencies set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. Students entering the RN-BSN program bring knowledge and experience with them to the program as a licensed professional nurse. The program increases critical thinking and nursing clinical decision making, builds on previous knowledge, and incorporates best practices and national initiatives which are woven throughout the curriculum. The program prepares and encourages graduates to continue thier education to the master’s level or higher. The goals of the Registered Nurse - Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Program are to: • Provide a high-quality and learner-centered nursing program to support practicing nurses continuing education towards a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing; • Engage qualified faculty with diverse clinical knowledge and skills who maintain expertise through self-directed lifelong learning; • Incorporate national and organizational guidelines, research, and best practices in nursing and education to provide a high-quality and comprehensive program; and • Maintain accountability to our communities of interest through adherence to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Standards of Accreditation and Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Evaluation Standards. Curricular Design The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program goals and student learning outcomes support the mission, goals, and objectives of Sumner College and are aligned to the current baccalaureate nursing competencies set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. The program conceptual framework includes The Nightingale Lamp Insignia of Nursing and Learning • The lamp represents the warmth of caring • The oil represents the energy and commitment of the nurse to heal others • The light symbolizes the striving for excellence The American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021) serve as the framework for the curriculum. The Essentials and Competencies include: 10 Domains, Competencies, and Sub-competencies. These provide the curricular elements and framework for professional nursing education for the twenty-first century and have guided the development of the program. Nursing generalist practice includes both direct and indirect care for patients, which includes individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. The 4 Spheres of Care include: Wellness, Disease Prevention; Chronic Disease Care; Regenerative / Restorative Care; and Hospice / Palliative Care. Nursing practice is built on nursing knowledge, theory, and research. In addition, nursing practice derives knowledge from a wide array of other fields and professions, adapting and applying this knowledge as appropriate to professional practice (AACN, 2021). The curriculum includes a solid base in liberal education including the biological, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities. Knowledge from liberal education supports critical decision making of the professional nurse. The professional nurse cares for diverse populations across the lifespan. A liberal education assists in the development of personal values and goals supporting ethical clinical judgment throughout their practice working with a variety of populations and cultures (AACN, 2021). As members of the healthcare team the baccalaureate prepared nurse utilizes concepts of organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement and safety to assess for risk and advocate for improvements in quality and safety.
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