The BSN is a four-year degree program consisting of general education and professional courses. Professional courses are threaded through from first year thru fourth year with emphasis on the nursing concepts with corresponding Related Learning Experiences (RLE). The BSN program provides an intensive nursing practicum that will refine further the nursing competencies to ensure achievement of the BSN program outcomes required of an entry level nurse.
The Goals and Objective
The BSN program aims to develop a professional nurse who is able to assume entry level positions in health facilities or community settings. The professional nurse is capable of providing safe, humane, quality and holistic care to individuals in varying age, gender and health-illness status; healthy or at-risk families; population groups; and community; singly or in collaboration with or other health care providers to promote health, prevent illness, restore health, alleviate suffering and provide end of life care. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates shall:
- Apply knowledge of physical, social, natural and health sciences and humanities in the practice of nursing.
- Provide safe, appropriate and holistic care to individuals, families, population groups, and community utilizing nursing process
- Apply guidelines and principles of evidence-based practice in the delivery of care.
- Practice nursing in accordance with existing laws, legal, ethical, and moral principles.
- Communicate effectively in speaking, writing and presenting using culturallyappropriate language.
- Report and document up-to-date client care accurately and comprehensively
- Work effectively in collaboration with inter-, intra-, and multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
- Practice beginning management and leadership skills using systems approach in the delivery of client care.
- Conduct research with an experienced researcher.
- Engage in lifelong learning with a passion to keep current with national and global developments in general, and nursing and health developments in particular.
- Demonstrate responsible citizenship and pride in being a Filipino.
- Apply techno-intelligent care systems and processes in health care delivery
- Adopt the nursing core values in the practice of the profession.
- Apply entrepreneurial skills in the delivery of nursing care.
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