Make a Difference in Health Care
Nurses are in demand. Through the College of Nursing's flexible Prelicensure Track program, students will earn a Bachelor of Science and the skills to make a positive impact in health care.
Prelicensure Track Overview
Graduates of the Prelicensure Track will achieve the following:
- Distinguish the unique perspective of nursing through integration of liberal arts and sciences to establish a professional nursing practice.
- Deliver safe, effective, person-centered care that respects the diversity of patient experiences and recognizes the individual as a full partner in team-based care.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of nursing practice that promotes health equity and enhances population health.
- Synthesize and integrate current best practice evidence with clinical expertise to improve health and transform healthcare.
- Implement quality improvement principles and practices to enhance healthcare outcomes and foster a culture of safety for all.
- Utilize interprofessional partnerships with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to provide inclusive care through communication, collaboration and teamwork.
- Advocate for patient-centered care by identifying the role of organizational structure, socioeconomic environment, healthcare disparities and evidence-based practice in the delivery of care.
- Integrate information and data management systems, along with available technology to improve patient care, streamline communication, facilitate efficient information exchange and optimize decision-making processes in the ethical delivery of healthcare.
- Construct a sustainable professional identity inclusive of principles of accountability, health justice, perspective and collaboration, consistent with standards of moral, ethical and legal nursing practice.
- Demonstrate commitment to personal and professional development to support acquisition of nursing expertise and assertion of leadership.
“I have a big heart for the unfortunate, the sick, the hurt, and the vulnerable. Science combined with empathy is my natural calling, which led me to nursing. The college's faculty and staff are definitely the best in the state of Utah—as a first generation American and student, guidance and support are crucial for my success.”
-Nestor Chavez, pre-licensure baccalaureate student
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(801) 587-3194