Nursing

Welcome to the Nursing webpage. On this page you'll find the mission of the department, departmental student learning goals, a curricular map and assessment schedule, and progress made from the most recent Program Review Action Plan (2016-2017). If you have questions about the assessment findings or questions about the department, please contact Rachelle Larsen, Nursing Department Chair, at [email protected].

MISSION

The College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Department of Nursing provides an exceptional baccalaureate nursing education informed by an understanding of Catholic and Benedictine traditions and values.  Faculty provide a supportive environment where students integrate the liberal arts and sciences with the Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing Education, professional nursing values and standards.

STUDENT LEARNING GOALS

Program Goal 1: Provide an exceptional educational experience where students integrate Catholic and Benedictine traditions and values, liberal arts, and nursing science as a basis for entry-level nursing practice and graduate study.

• Program (Curriculum) Outcome 1.1: Provide quality and safe nursing care across the levels of prevention.
• Program (Curriculum) Outcome 1.2: Apply transformational leadership principles in the coordination and delivery of health care.
• Program (Curriculum) Outcome 1.3: Apply principles of global citizenship to advocate for and improve health care. 

Program Goal 2: Provide a supportive environment for an engaged, innovative, and collaborative faculty team who is invested in baccalaureate nursing education.

• Program (Faculty) Outcome 2.1: Demonstrate effective teaching and curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation using innovative and evidence-based strategies.
• Program (Faculty) Outcome 2.2: Engage in scholarship and creative work that is publicly accessible and enhances teaching effectiveness and/or advances the discipline of nursing.
• Program (Faculty) Outcome 2.3: Assist students to explore choices, learning opportunities, and resources that support their professional goals.
• Program (Faculty) Outcome 2.4: Actively contribute to department and college governance and other community service activities.
• Program (Faculty) Outcome 2.5: Establish a professional identity that integrates the activities of teaching, advising, scholarship/creative work, and service with the individual's strengths, personal professional goals, and the mission of the college [university].

CURRICULAR MAP and ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE