Program Outcomes
Mission
The Wheaton College Nursing Program curriculum is based on a foundation of social justice and global health, student-centeredness and evidence-based learning. The art and science of caring, compassion, and mentoring are integral components of the program.
Vision
Wheaton College Nursing Program graduates will be prepared to begin their careers as clinical practitioners, tackling the interconnected issues of health equity, gender and race-based disparities in health care, and global threats to health. The Wheaton program will prepare its graduates to be future global leaders of health care who are clinical experts, socially and scientifically grounded, inquisitive and curious scholars who advance the scholarship of the discipline and nursing profession locally and globally.
Philosophy
The Wheaton College Nursing Faculty believes that Nursing is the art and science of human caring and is an essential aspect of the development of professional nurses. The philosophy of the BSN program is supported by the core values of Wheaton College, which include a commitment to social justice and to better meet the needs of underserved populations locally and globally. The BSN curriculum provides a transformative education for intellectually curious students in a collaborative, inclusive, and equitable community. The faculty believes that to benefit global health, Wheaton faculty must prepare professional nurses who advocate for social justice, dignity, respect, compassion, and advancement of the nursing profession.
We will prepare the future leaders of health care who are clinical experts, socially and scientifically grounded, inquisitive, and curious scholars who advance the scholarship of the discipline. The Wheaton faculty believes that our nursing graduates will be prepared to begin their careers as clinical practitioners, tackling the interconnected issues of health equity, gender and race-based disparities in health care, and global threats to health. Graduates will be prepared to use their knowledge and skills in clinical judgment and reasoning to care for culturally diverse populations while upholding the ethical and professional standards of nursing.
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes of the program will be based on the 2021 AACN Essentials Document that are directly related to the ten domains of professional nursing practice:
- Knowledge for Nursing Practice
- Person-Centered Care
- Population Health
- Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline
- Quality and Safety
- Interprofessional Partnerships
- Systems-Based Practice
- Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
- Professionalism
- Personal, professional and leadership development