Program Goals & Outcomes

Program Goals

The Loyola University Maryland BSN program seeks to:

1. Prepare baccalaureate-educated nurses who provide safe, ethical, evidence-informed, person-centered care across the lifespan and across diverse healthcare settings.
2. Develop graduates who demonstrate clinical judgment, professional accountability, interprofessional collaboration, leadership, and effective use of healthcare technologies.
3. Advance Loyola’s Jesuit, Catholic mission by preparing nurses who promote health equity, serve vulnerable and underserved populations, and contribute to the common good.
4. Foster lifelong learning, reflective practice, resilience, professional formation, and commitment to continuous improvement in nursing practice.
5. Maintain a rigorous, competency-based curriculum aligned with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Essentials and responsive to the needs of students, clinical partners, employers, and the broader community of interest.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the BSN program, graduates will demonstrate competency in the following 10 outcome domains, aligned with the AACN Essentials (2021): 

1. Knowledge for Nursing Practice: Integrate nursing, science, and liberal education to provide safe, effective, person-centered care. 
2. Person-Centered Care: Deliver respectful, individualized care that considers the preferences, values, and needs of individuals, families, and communities. 
3. Population Health: Promote health and well-being and prevent disease across diverse populations using evidence-based strategies. 
4. Scholarship for Nursing Practice: Use critical inquiry and evidence to inform clinical decision-making and improve nursing practice. 
5. Quality and Safety: Apply principles of quality improvement and patient safety in all care settings. 
6. Interprofessional Partnerships: Collaborate effectively with other professionals to optimize health outcomes. 
7. Systems-Based Practice: Navigate and influence complex healthcare systems to improve care delivery and population health. 
8. Informatics and Healthcare Technologies: Use information and healthcare technologies ethically and effectively in clinical practice. 
9. Professionalism: Uphold the values, ethics, and standards of the nursing profession, demonstrating accountability and leadership. 
10. Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development: Reflect on personal and professional growth, engage in self-care, and assume responsibility for lifelong learning and career development.