Mission & Program Outcomes

It is the mission of the Department of Nursing to co-create a community of learning that fosters an engaged heart in the process of transpersonal human caring. This is realized through our commitment to living a caring science curriculum.

We embrace Siena College’s core Franciscan values to create lifelong learners, compassionate leaders, and innovative professionals.

We honor the unique lived experience of all people, including the student and faculty. Caring for self is integral to this process and we believe this supports the development of effective, compassionate, and authentic practitioners.

We are dedicated to graduating students who embrace servant leadership by partnering with our community to promote health through advocacy and service.

The experience of a caring science curriculum results in graduates who are full partners on the healthcare team and who uphold the ethical, moral, and professional responsibilities within the discipline of nursing to be guardians of human caring.

July, 2017

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

At the end of this program, the Siena College Nursing graduate will:

1. Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from liberal arts, nursing, scientific and humanistic disciplines to apply to professional nursing practice. 
2. Provide human patient-centered caring for individuals, families, groups and communities in culturally diverse health-care settings across the lifespan.
3. Emerge as a leader in the evolving healthcare environment who influence healthcare policy and social justice efforts.
4. Effectively utilize informatics and technology to communicate with interdisciplinary teams and support strong clinical decision-making. 
5. Partner with culturally diverse individuals, families and communities to deliver health promotion and disease prevention instruction. 
6. Engage in effective communication with clients, communities, health care providers and inter-professional teams with mutual respect to improve health outcomes.
7. Critically evaluate and integrate evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP) in the delivery of optimal patient care.
8. Improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems through the knowledge and application of evidence-based nursing practice.
9. Demonstrate civic responsibility by engaging in professional and community service activities.
10. Explore and incorporate the moral, legal and ethical dimensions of nursing into the nursing profession based upon the NYS Nurse Practice Act and American Nurses’ Association Standards of Care and Code of Ethics.