At the completion of this program of study, graduates will be able to:
  

1. apply critical thinking and the nursing process to deliver care to clients;
2. function effectively as a beginning practitioner in the delivery of health care within the structure of the health team;
3. utilize the nurse-client relationship in providing nursing care to clients;
4. apply the stress adaptation theory to clients;
5. use effective communication with clients;
6. advocate for the rights of clients to their own cultural practices, philosophy, moral code, and life style;
7. share willingly an individual philosophy which promotes personal and professional growth and accountability;