The Associate in Science Degree Nursing Program is designed to prepare the student for a career as a professional nurse. Hope College of Arts and Sciences’ mission is to prepare qualified entry-level professional nurses to work in diverse healthcare settings. Partnerships with members of the Southeast Florida healthcare community are essential to the mission’s success. The programs accomplish their mission by providing a challenging education that prepares students to think logically, critically, and analytically to problem solve effectively and make sound clinical decisions; communicate effectively; and integrate knowledge, skills, values, and professionalism in the delivery of high-quality health care, based upon applied scientific principles. The graduate nurse practices holistic nursing incorporating biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and wellness concepts. Hope College of Arts & Sciences offers the Associate in Science Degree in Nursing to students who are new to the nursing profession and also has an option for students who already hold an LPN license.
Length of Program: 77 credits completed in 94 instructional weeks: 104 calendar weeks
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Associate of Sciences in Nursing Program, the graduates are expected to achieve the following:
- Patient-centered Care – To recognize the patient as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for their preferences, values, and needs.
- Teamwork and collaboration – To function effectively within teams, foster communication and mutual respect, and share decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
- Evidence-based Practice – To integrate the best evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for optimal health care.
- Quality Improvement – To use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care.
- Safety – To minimize risks to patients and providers through both effectiveness and individual performance.
- Informatics – To use technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and enhance decision-making.