Program Objectives (MSN) The graduate, upon program completion,
will be able to:  1. Synthesize knowledge from nursing science
and related disciplines in order to develop a foundation to
guide practice. 2. Provide organizational and systems leadership
in practice, service and scholarship. 3. Apply quality
principles to promote patient safety and positive individual and
systems outcomes. 4. Use scholarly inquiry and evidence to
advance the practice of nursing. 5. Use informatics and
healthcare technologies to enhance patient care and to improve
healthcare systems. 6. Employ advocacy strategies to influence
health policy and to improve outcomes of care. 7. Collaborate
within inter-professional teams to manage and improve health
care services for individuals, families and populations. 8.
Integrate patient-centered and culturally responsive strategies
into the delivery of clinical prevention, health promotion and
population-focused services.