2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies
• Serve as a regional nursing education center for
southern Colorado, by collaborating with local and
regional health care agencies to provide nursing
programs.
• Maintain educational excellence demonstrated by
program status consistent with the Colorado
Board of Nursing, national accrediting agency
criteria and educational emphases on professional
nursing standards.
• Provide a supportive and caring learning environment
to address the learning needs for a diverse
student population.
• Support role development responsive to the
changing health care environment by redefining
and maintaining competencies throughout one’s
practice.
Our Accreditation
The CSU-Pueblo Department of Nursing baccalaureate
educational program is fully approved by the
Colorado Board of Nursing and is accredited by the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
(NLNAC), 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
The Colorado State University-Pueblo Department of
Nursing offers an undergraduate program that confers
a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The undergraduate
program offers several tracks for the basic
nursing student (Basic BSN), the registered nurse (RN-
BSN), licensed practical nurse (LPN-BSN), degree
plus students to BSN (Accelerated-BSN), and the
paramedic (Paramedic-BSN) to obtain their Baccalaureate
of Science in Nursing degree (BSN). The Basic
BSN is a track developed for the student who has
completed prerequisite courses and has no degree,
certificate or license. The RN-BSN track is developed
for an associate degree or diploma nurse with a
license to complete their BSN. The student with
another baccalaureate or masters degree may apply to
the Degree Plus to BSN track or the Basic BSN.
Licensed practical nurses that have a nursing license
or completed an accredited program may apply for the
LPN-BSN or Basic BSN track. The paramedic may
elect to apply for the Paramedic-BSN or Basic BSN
track. The BSN program also offers an elective
concentrated clinical practicum in nursing. The elective
practicum allows the student to explore their passion in
clinical practice. Undergraduate nursing students may
elect to take nursing graduate courses during their
senior year.
Undergraduate Program Goals
The program will:
• Facilitate learning that provides entry level
baccalaureate knowledge and supports competence
for nursing practice.
• Incorporate human needs theory to provide
culturally competent care for clients in diverse
healthcare settings.
• Support the development of assessment,
communication, critical thinking, use of evidence
based practice, and technological skills in nursing
practice.
• Prepare graduates to exhibit standards of practice
and professional performance in the baccalaureate
roles of provider, teacher, manager, and client
advocate in the changing health care environment.
• Provide baccalaureate education that facilitates
progression of associate degree nurses to
baccalaureate prepared nurses.
• Support the learning needs of a diverse student
population by creating a caring learning environment
in which all are respected, nurtured and
celebrated.
Expected Undergraduate Student Outcomes
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Major is designed
to prepare the graduate to:
• Demonstrate baccalaureate level knowledge and
competence in providing nursing care to diverse
individuals, families, groups, and communities
using a human needs framework.
• Provide culturally competent care for clients in
diverse healthcare settings.
• Demonstrate proficiency in assessment, communication,
critical thinking, use of evidence based
practice, and technological skills for entry level
employment.
• Deliver care guided by standards of practice for
professional performance in the roles of provider,
teacher manager and client advocate.
• Demonstrate behaviors that reflect professional
ethics and accountability.
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