Registered Nursing AS
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The graduate competencies of the Associates Degree Nursing Program are derived from the Quality and Safety for Nurses (QSEN) competencies. The intent of these principles is to arm the graduate nurse with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to provide optimal patient care.
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values and needs.
Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal healthcare.
Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
In addition to the program outcomes, students will meet the North Idaho College General Education (GEM) Requirements.