The generalist nurse practices from a holistic and caring framework. Holistic nursing care is comprehensive and focuses on the mind, body, and spirit as well as emotions. The roles for the baccalaureate generalist nurse are derived from the discipline of nursing and include provider of care, designer, manager, coordinator, and member of the profession. Nursing generalist practice includes both direct and indirect care for patients, which includes individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
Additional concepts of Essentials in professional nursing are clinical judgement, communication, compassionate care, diversity, equity, and inclusion, ethics, evidence-based practice, health policy, and social determinants of health (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008; American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2021).
The mission of the Division of Nursing at Geneva College is to prepare professional nurses at a bachelor’s level of practice. We view nursing as a ministry of compassionate care for the whole person, in response to God’s grace. We engage students in the inherent values of altruism, autonomy, dignity, integrity, and social justice as well as nursing leadership and professional concepts. We equip students to meet the challenges of professional nursing practice, their calling, and commitment to lifelong learning.
Upon completion of the BSN program, graduates will:
(Language utilizes American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Practice, 08 and The Essentials Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, 21) Revised 11/2009, Revised 8/2014, Revised 10/2018, Revised 4/2021