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Careers & Marketable Skills
BSN-prepared nurses will gain essential skills in critical thinking and change management and will be prepared to lead and promote innovation in health care systems.
Emerging Roles for Nurses
Example Job Titles
- Public Health Nursing
- RN Care Coordinator
- Chronic Disease Manager
- Leadership and Management
- Team-Based Care Leader
- RN visits
- Telehealth
- Health & Wellness Coach
- Health Education
- Disaster Response
Where you might work
- Public Health Department
- Veterans Affairs
- VA Hospitals
- Primary Care Practice
- Hospital
- Outpatient Clinics
- Ambulatory Care Centers
- Community Health Clinic
- Hospice/Palliative Care
- Home Health Nursing
- Rural Health Center
- Schools
BSN Marketable skills
Leadership: Understanding of complex systems and theories and utilize evidence-based practice to effectively lead change. Utilize reflective practice and mindfulness techniques to foster a culture of caring for self, clients, and peers.
- Effective Communication
- Collaborative
- Caring Science and Mindfulness Practice
- Patient Advocate
- Healthcare Policy
- Quality Improvement
- Public Speaking
- Presentations
Communication: Utilize knowledge of advanced health and prevention assessment and screening to function and intervene effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
- Physical Assessment
- Behavioral Health Screening
- Screening for Alcohol and other drugs
- Sexual Health Screening
- Screening for Suicide
- Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
Education: Connect theory to practice and utilize a person-centered approach to prevention and chronic disease management while demonstrating an understanding of social and cultural variances.
- Trauma Informed
- Cultural Humility
- Motivational Interviewing
- Shared Decision Making
- Health Coaching
Data Analysis: Ability to assess, research, analyze and apply qualitative and quantitative data to promote improved patient health and safety outcomes.
- Scientific/ Scholarly writing
- Literature review
Information Management: Able to analyze population health disparities and apply patient care modalities in a plan of care for rural populations as alternatives to direct patient care.
- Complex Decision-Making
- Care Planning and Care Coordination
- Telehealth
- Telephone Triage
- Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
Purpose
The purpose of the RN to BSN Program is to prepare nurse leaders who are culturally responsive to the needs of diverse communities, including indigenous and rural communities. The program will prepare nurses to be an effective practitioner and advocate who utilizes innovative solutions to address the physical and psychosocial health of those they serve.
Learning Outcomes
The BSN degree will prepare nurses to
- Identify ways to improve healthcare in the US and acquire leadership skills necessary to advocate for such improvements in rural populations
- Apply knowledge of social and cultural factors to the care of diverse populations
- Integrate patient care technologies as appropriate to address the diverse needs of a rural patient population
- Develop a nursing philosophy that formulates how they will apply their personal strengths to the care of others while nurturing their own personal health and wellness
- Analyze data and apply relevant research to identify evidence-based solutions in their area of specialization