At the completion of the BSN program, a graduate of the St. David’s School of Nursing at Texas State University will be able to:
- Utilize current and evolving evidence-based nursing knowledge, including a foundation in liberal arts and natural and social sciences in professional nursing practice.
- Provide safe, compassionate, holistic, individualized and effective person- and family-centered care.
- Facilitate health among individuals and populations, from disease prevention to health management, through collaboration with partners across all sectors for the improvement of equitable outcomes.
- Critique and apply scientific evidence to maintain best practice and improve patient outcomes.
- Apply established safety protocols and quality improvement principles to promote safety, optimize care, and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
- Communicate and collaborate with interprofessional team members, patients, families, and communities fostering mutual respect and shared decision making to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and improve outcomes.
- Coordinate resources to provide safe, high-quality, and cost-effective care to all populations.
- Utilize healthcare technologies and information systems to document care, retrieve patient data, support clinical decision making, and manage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality care in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
- Cultivate a professional identity by demonstrating accountability, integrity, civility, respect for the inherent dignity of individuals, and ethical behaviors that reflect nursing’s characteristics and values.
- Participate in activities and self-reflection that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being, contribute to lifelong learning, and support the development of nursing expertise and leadership abilities.