Bachelor of Science in Nursing

University of San Francisco

Use your heart, mind, and soul to change the health of the world from here. Become a health care advocate. Improve the health of all populations through equitable and compassionate service, value-driven research, and innovative nursing practices. At the completion of the Bachelor of Science in nursing program at the University of San Francisco, the graduate will-Work collaboratively as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, utilizing effective written and oral communication, and professional behaviors to foster shared decision making and accountability among team members for patient care outcomesSynthesize data, research information, and clinical expertise to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care protocols and guidelines for clinical practice that achieve optimal client outcomes, improve access to care, and manage healthcare costsParticipate in critical analyses of systems and utilize data to continuously monitor patient outcomes and to inform decisions for change that improve the quality of care delivered to individuals, families and communitiesAdvocate for social justice, equitable access to health care, and policy change through political actionDemonstrate health care technology and information literacy to access, monitor, manage, and communicate data to plan, deliver, and evaluate direct and indirect patient care to improve healthcare outcomesDemonstrate knowledge of regulatory requirements to employ safeguards to protect the privacy of patients and their healthcare dataEmploy knowledge of human factors implicated in adverse patient outcomes to continuously analyze the delivery and outcomes of care within the context of the healthcare system to identify and minimize patient risk, harm, and error.