Nursing & Emergency Medical Services Department

GOAL 1: Recruit students to fulfill community needs;

GOAL 2: Respond to community needs by providing new programs and/or certificates;

GOAL 3: Encourage students to participate in activities to support personal development during and after the nursing program to support the philosophy of lifelong learning;

GOAL 4: Receive grant funding for Department of Nursing;

GOAL 5: Prepare students to articulate from PN to ADN to BSN and MSN programs, if they choose;

GOAL 6: Prepare students to work competently in health care facilities in the community;

GOAL 7: Refer students to support services for academic assistance; and

GOAL 8: Respond to community health care needs by graduating potential employees.

The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Pensacola State College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, 202-887-6791 www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation.

The Baccalaureate of Nursing degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326. Phone: (404)975-5000, Fax: (404)975-5020, www.acenursing.org.

1. At least 70% of the RN-BSN program students will earn the baccalaureate degree in nursing within five years of initial enrollment;
2. At least 80% of the RN to BSN program graduates taking the end of program survey will indicate satisfaction with their respective program;
3. The majority of employers (at least 80% of the employers) which employ RN to BSN graduates, taking the end of program survey, will report satisfaction with the overall performance of the RN to BSN prepared employee; and
4. At program completion, 70% of RN to BSN prepared graduates will report they are employed in an appropriate nursing position, have received a promotion or increase in salary, or are enrolled in further nursing education.