Nursing - Montana State University - Bozeman

Nursing from Montana State University - Bozeman is a Campus Bachelor Registered Nurse degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. Philosophy: Nursing The faculty of the Montana State University-Bozeman College of Nursing believe that: professional nursing practice is oriented toward promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health; prevention of disease, risk reduction and/or supporting the process of death with dignity. The professional nurse works intimately with individuals, families, groups, communities and populations to assist them toward independence and their optimal level of health, the professional values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity and social justice provide the foundation for professional nursing practice, the professional nurse provides direct and indirect care, monitors the client, designs, manages and coordinates care, collaborates with other health care providers and serves as client advocate, the practice of nursing involves clients of all ages from diverse multi-cultural populations in a variety of settings, the client of nursing is any individual, family, group, community or population in need of assistance with health care, professional nursing has a social and professional responsibility for the provision of quality, cost effective care to any client in need of that care, the professional nurse requires a knowledge of human beings throughout the life span which is acquired from the arts, humanities, and sciences, the practice of professional nursing requires knowledge of economic, technological, social, political, ethical and cultural influences affecting health care policy and client health practice, the professional nurse uses critical thinking and assessment skills to identify questions to be tested by systematic inquiry with findings utilized to enhance the quality of nursing and health, that health is a perceptual state in which human beings, individually and in groups, are able to perform social roles, capable of adaptation to the environment and in possession of a sense of well-being. Further, we believe that access to the means for achieving health is a fundamental human right, that humans are open systems where the internal and external environments are constantly exchanging matter and energy and that these processes influence health. All humans are potential clients of nursing and each human is unique as a result of genetic factors, psychosocial development, differing cultural values, spiritual dimensions and capacity for adapting to the environment, and the practice of professional nursing includes four essential features as defined by ANA in their Social Policy Statement (1995, p. 6). These include: attention to the full range of human experiences and responses to health and illness without restriction to a problem-focused orientation; integration of objective data with knowledge gained from an understanding of the patient or group\\\'s subjective experiences; application of scientific knowledge to the processes of diagnosis and treatment; provision of a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing. Undergraduate Program Objectives Graduates of the BSN program will be able to: Utilize a foundation of community-based nursing to provide client-centered health care. Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from nursing, the sciences, the arts and the humanities to practice safe and effective professional nursing. Apply principles of critical thinking in professional decision making. Evaluate the applicability of research findings for evidence based nursing practice. Utilize evidence-based clinical judgments to assist clients with the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health; prevention of disease and death with dignity. Incorporate professional values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity and social justice and value-based behaviors into nursing practice. Employ legal and ethical principles in the practice of professional nursing. Assume responsibility for career development and participation in life-long learning. Utilize effective communication in professional relationships with clients in order to influence health and healing over time. Utilize progressive technology and information systems to support nursing practice and deliver client care. Collaborate with communities to design, implement, and evaluate population-based approaches to care. Provide culturally sensitive direct and indirect care for clients across a variety of settings. Participate as a member of the nursing profession. View more details on Montana State University - Bozeman, MT . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Registered Nurse courses.