In keeping with the mission of The University of Texas at Brownsville and the Standards of Holistic Nursing Practice, the faculty of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Program will provide high quality holistic nursing education by offering a progressive and accessible distance education curriculum through the faculty's dedication to excellence in professional nursing practice.

Educational Outcome

Within a framework of holistic nursing practicem at the end of the program the RN student will have been given the opportunity to :

1. Synthesize knowledge from the physical and behavioral sciences, as well as, the humanities and fine arts to be utilized as a source for making professional nursing practice decisions.
2. Utilize the research process as a basis for improving the quality of care using the wellness model.
3. Promote and maintain holistic health of clients, their families, aggregates, communities and society.
4. Utilize the holistic caring process in a collaborative manner to perform therapeutic nursing interventions with clients, their families, aggregates, communities, and society in any multicultural setting within and outside the health care delivery system.
5. Utilize leadership and management principles in assessing, planning, providing, directing, controlling, and evaluating health care implemented by self and others.
6. Communicate effectively with emphasis on health promotion and teaching in the following areas: written, oral and nonverbal communication, group process and information technology.
7. Function effectively through self-motivation, self-direction, and self-evalution as life long learners who reflect critical thinking skills.
8. Practice professional nursing within a framework of safe, ethical, legal and professional holisticc nursing standards.
9. Accept a personal holistic philosophy of professional nursing that incorporates professional responsibility and accountability to, and advocacy for, the consumer of nursing care.
10. Provide culturally competent holistic care to individuals, families, aggregates, the community and society
11. Incorporate the core values of holistic nursing into nursing practice.