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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-to-BSN Completion) Program Description The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is designed for a person who is currently a Registered Nurse and is seeking to complete the requirements to earned Bachelor of Science degree. The curriculum provides registered nurses with a better understanding of the ethical, cultural, political, economic, and social issues that affect patients and influence healthcare delivery. Critical thinking, leadership, management, research, physical assessment, and health promotion across a variety of community -based healthcare settings is emphasized in the program. Philosophy The philosophy of the Pacific College Nursing Department is to design holistic evidence -based programs that create a culture of inquiry promoting the utilization of critical reasoning, technical and leadership skills to provide safe, quality patient care in a diverse world. Program Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, the graduate will be able to: 1. Integrate the knowledge and values learned from a liberal education with the practical skills of nursing and apply them to safe nursing care. 2. Demonstrate written, verbal, non-verbal, and emerging technology methods to communicate effectively across lifespan, culture, and members of the healthcare team. 3. Identify the roles, traits, and contributions of the nurse in leadership, management, accountability, and ethics in healthcare organizations across the continuum of care. 4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills used to analyze current nursing research and apply it to evidence -based nursing practice to make collaborative decisions about safe patient care. S. Develop nursing professionals to practice within a legal/ethical framework that is responsive to the needs of the profession, community, and self. The student learning outcomes were developed based on professional nursing standards and guidelines from the following sources: • The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN) • Standards of Accreditation for Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Nursing Programs (CCNE) • Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Core Competencies (QSEN) • IOM- Institute of Medicine • California Nurse Practice Act • Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice • American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Practice and Performance • ANA Nursing Administration Scope and Standards of Practice Pacific College 2020-2021 Catalog 73