Columbia College of Nursing Inc

COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF NURSING, INC. ("CCON") PROVIDES OUTCOME-BASED HEALTHCARE EDUCATION THAT IS HIGHLY VALUED BY DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND EMPLOYERS FOR ITS PRINCIPLES OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING, PROFESSIONALISM, ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. ALL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENDITURES RELATE TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING. THE COLLEGE OPERATES THREE SEMESTERS PER YEAR AND SERVES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR. A GRADUATE OF CCON WILL BE PREPARED TO: 1) SYNTHESIZE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSES TO HEALTH, DISEASE, AND ILLNESS IN THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING 2) CULTIVATE ATTITUDES AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO THINK CRITICALLY, USE CLINICAL REASONING, MANAGE INFORMATION, AND ASSUME ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INDEPENDENT DECISIONS 3) PROVIDE COMPETENT, AGE-APPROPRIATE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE TO PROTECT, PROMOTE, AND OPTIMIZE HEALTH AND ALLEVIATE SUFFERING THROUGH THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HUMAN RESPONSES IN THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND POPULATIONS 4) COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY IN THE CONDUCT OF NURSING PRACTICE 5) USE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE TO CREATE A CULTURE OF SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, COST-EFFECTIVE, QUALITY HEALTHCARE 6) ENGAGE IN ETHICAL REASONING AND ACTIONS TO PROMOTE ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN 7) DEVELOP AN IDENTITY OF SELF AND NURSE AS INEXTRICABLY BOUND AND EVOLVING WITHIN A COMPLEX, DIVERSE WORLD 8) PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO LIFELONG PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY, THE FILING ORGANIZATION SERVED IN SUPPORT OF ASCENSION'S COMMITMENT TO BOTH CARE FOR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT CAREGIVERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATES THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN FY20.