The mission of Colorado Technical University's RN to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) completion program is to:
- Inspire lifelong nursing leadership that will improve the quality of health care for individuals and communities.
- Revamp workforce management.
- Provide resources and support for professional nursing practice.
- Facilitate nurse participation in shaping and improving the cost and quality of patient care.
- Engage nursing graduates in scholarly activities that address wellness, health promotion and acute or chronic care services.
CTU nursing graduates can be armed with sound business and organizational planning skills and will have the opportunity to model lifelong achievement, respectful caring relationships and leadership behaviors that can provide the tools to recognize, understand the nature of and plan for change; and to develop, implement and evaluate new patient care and staffing strategies effectively.
What skills can I learn?
Students who successfully complete Colorado Technical University's RN to BSN completion program should be able to:
- Model leadership behaviors in the business and organizational planning areas of health care and nursing care specifically.
- Practice visionary thinking while integrating new patient care demands, traditional and futuristic care practices and new technologies into quality patient care.
- Lead and serve reflectively, while utilizing organizational, business and clinical expertise and professional standards for a guide.
- Integrate the ethical use of technology and information in the decision-making process to foster, support and restore human functioning to its optimum level, promote communication and to encourage collaboration.
- Perform nursing skills proficiently and safely to promote and support the healing and understanding of the whole person (physiological, mental, spiritual), ensuring ethical health outcomes and meeting professional nursing standards.
- Collaborate with nurse managers to revamp the nursing workforce and support professional nursing practice.
- Create staffing strategies that effectively meet the complex needs of the organization and consumers.
- Shape health care policy to meet the needs of individuals and communities without regard to race, creed, culture or gender.
- Facilitate nurses' participation in decreasing the cost and improving the quality of patient care.
- Engage in designing and facilitating evidence-based practice and scholarly activities that promote the nursing profession.
Preparatory Requirements
The RN-BSN completion program at Colorado Technical University is designed for licensed registered nurses who have an associate's degree or an RN diploma in nursing and plan to pursue a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Please contact the Admissions Department for full details. |
