Program Goals & Outcomes
Goals The mission of the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Olney Central College Associate Degree in Nursing program is to provide exceptional educational opportunities for qualified persons to enter the profession of nursing. This mission is achieved by providing a quality, balanced curriculum of general education and nursing courses. We value and will promote ethical integrity, holistic caring, collaboration, excellence, personal and professional development, and respect of diversity as we facilitate students as members of the profession of nursing and citizens of the broader community. Our values are a reflection of the culture and character of the program and guide us in achieving our vision. The faculty believe nursing practice is a helping interaction based on the nursing process that assists the person to meet basic needs. The goals of this helping interaction are: • promote and maintain wellness • restore the patient to optimal health • support the patient through the dying process
Upon entry into practice, graduates of the IECC-OCC Associate Degree Nursing Program will be able to: Program Learning Outcomes
1. Utilize the nursing process, nursing judgment, and evidence-based practice to advocate for and provide safe, effective, and innovative patient-centered care across the lifespan. 2. Demonstrate communication ability by establishing and maintaining individualized and culturally competent therapeutic relationships. 3. Develop, implement, and evaluate teaching plans to achieve quality patient outcomes. 4. Use knowledge of consumer rights and responsibilities to plan for, advocate for, and intervene on behalf of clients while delivering cost-effective care. 5. Delegate aspects of care to nursing personnel based on education, experience, and scope of practice. 6. Collaborate with other health care providers to provide and improve patient care and outcomes. 7. Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, reduce error, and support clinical decision-making. 8. Assume responsibility for continued education and professional development. 9. Demonstrate professional behavior and integrate the role of professional identity in practice. 10. Practice within the ethical and legal framework of the profession of nursing and State Nurse Practice Act. The practice of the associate degree nursing graduate occurs within a variety of structured and community-based healthcare settings. Upon entry into practice, the graduate is prepared to perform the competencies inherent in the three interrelated roles:
• provider of patient-centered care • manager of patient-centered care • member within the profession
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