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The goals of the Nursing program reflect the need to educate competent, practice-ready nurses for the changing healthcare landscape with a focus on prevention and primary and community-based care, and the essential need for inter-professional team collaboration and communication skills to coordinate care. 

1. To develop highly competent and compassionate BSN nurses who are prepared to enter the workforce. 
2. To prepare nurses to function independently and collaboratively in team-based patient care across the lifespan with individuals, families, and communities. 
3. To inculcate students with a commitment to community and community health outcomes. 
4. To support student success through a robust student support structure with tangible and accessible services.

The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) of our nursing program are grounded in The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021), which reflect the evolving demands of healthcare and the foundational skills required for competent, compassionate, an evidence-based nursing practice. These outcomes are designed to guide the development of nurses who are equipped to lead in complex healthcare environments, demonstrate critical thinking, and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams. 

By aligning our curriculum with these national standards, we aim to foster professional growth, ethical integrity, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Our graduates will be prepared to meet the diverse needs of patients, advocate for health equity, and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of the nursing profession. These core competencies emphasize person-centered care, population health, quality improvement, inter-professional collaboration, and systems-based practice, all while ensuring that nurses are adaptable to technological advancements and culturally competent in a globalized healthcare context. 

1. Integrate theory and research-based knowledge form nursing, the arts, humanities, and other sciences to support the delivery of nursing care using sound clinical judgment.
2. Apply the nursing process utilizing effective communication, assessment skills, and respectful team-based relationships.
3. Integrate principles of population health to develop partnerships, and advocate for and evaluate action plans that implement health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, disease management, and health restoration strategies across communities of interest. 
4. Demonstrate the ability to consider and evaluate nursing practice and critically assess and apply research to promote ongoing evidence-based practice. 
5. Apply principles of quality improvement that support standardized, evidence-based patient care, contribute to a culture of patient and provider safety, and eradicate unsafe work environments.
6. Collaborate with inter- and intra-professional teams maintaining a climate of mutual respect and utilizing effective principles of team dynamics to efficiently address patient family and community healthcare needs. 
7. Describe the system processes, organizational relationships, and economic factors that impact healthcare delivery and healthcare outcomes.
8. Effectively use information and communication technology to gather data, deliver safe care, document accurately, and review ethical, legal, and professional care within regulatory standards. 
9. Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior across practice settings and diverse populations. 
10. Commit to personal well-being and professional development while engaging in self-reflective behaviors indicative of a capacity for leadership.

The Tulane Healthcare Community believes that a profession gains its credibility by its commitment to society. As a professional group, we recognize our multiple responsibilities to our patients, colleagues, communities, families, and ourselves. Realizing that it is a privilege and an honor to be a healthcare professional, we hold the following ideals: 

1. Patient welfare is our primary concern, for only by this commitment do we justify the trust placed in us by patients and the community at large.
2. Relationships with our peers, faculty and staff are an essential part of professional conduct.
3. Integrating personal growth into our professional development is essential to our commitment to nursing.
4. As nursing professionals, we shall strive to be responsible citizens and strive to instill and uphold the values and ideas set forth in this policy.