Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions (ACONHP) Goals

1. Provide high quality, innovative student-centered nursing and health related programs built upon scientific disciplines. 
2. Graduate nurses and health professionals who are prepared to practice person-centered care in diverse local, regional, and global healthcare environments.  
3. Promote scholarship, scholarly activities, teaching, service, and practice that advances quality, safety, and knowledge in healthcare. 
4. Develop professional partnerships across professions to enhance healthcare within complex systems. 
5. Optimize the use of information processes and technologies in healthcare practices.  
6. Foster a spirit of professional excellence and resilience amongst a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. 

Graduate Program Outcomes

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Post-Master's Certificate Student Outcomes

1. Develop competencies in advanced nursing practice, teaching, and/or leadership.
2. Facilitate quality care across the lifespan utilizing a systems approach.
3. Integrate ethical decision-making to provide culturally competent care.
4. Cultivate collaborative relationships across diverse disciplines to improve patient and population health outcomes.
5. Integrate evidence-based practice to advance the profession of nursing.
6. Incorporate current and emerging technologies to improve health outcomes.

Upon completion of the Family Nurse Practitioner Track of the MSN and PMC Programs and the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track of the MSN Program, graduates are eligible to sit for the appropriate national board certification examination, which is required for practice approval and employment in Alabama and other states.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Outcomes

1. Construct a scientific knowledge base for nursing practice. 
2. Incorporate current healthcare delivery approaches that guide person-centered care. 
3. Summarize principles of safety and quality into practice. 
4. Assemble evidence-based nursing knowledge to improve population health outcomes. 
5. Integrate present and emerging health technologies to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare. 
6. Cultivate a healthcare system that advocates for equitable healthcare across all populations. 
7. Facilitate interprofessional collaboration that enhances patient or population outcomes.  
8. Generate strategies that promote improved health outcomes for all populations.  
9. Relate nursing knowledge to practice for the promotion of the profession.