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Nursing

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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Build well-rounded skills and learn the industry specific knowledge you will need to be successful in your career.

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Each Franklin major is designed with the ongoing input of industry experts to ensure you gain respected and relevant knowledge that can be applied instantly in the workplace.

Kathy Holloway

Kathy Holloway, DNP, RN, PC, CNE - Program Chair

Dr. Holloway has over 30 years of nursing experience that includes hospital nursing, home health, college health, and education. She earned her BSN and Master's degree from Bowling Green State University, her MSN from the University of Toledo, and her DNP from Duquesne University.

Program Outcomes

  • Integrate theories and concepts from arts, humanities, and sciences to develop a foundation for holistic nursing practice
  • Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision-making in the provision of quality nursing care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery
  • Integrate current evidence including nursing and healthcare research to ground nursing practice and promote high quality patient care outcomes
  • Apply knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology to improve patient care outcomes and create a safe care environment
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the influences of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments including local, state, national, and global healthcare trends on nursing practice and the healthcare system
  • Employ effective communication in interactions with healthcare professionals, individuals, and groups to advocate for high quality and safe patient care
  • Apply the principles of health promotion and disease prevention across the health-illness continuum to improve the health of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations
  • Incorporate professional standards, and the values of caring, ethics, integrity, altruism, and social justice in the practice of nursing
  • Assume roles in nursing practice and leadership to provide high quality and safe care to culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations across the lifespan and across the continuum of healthcare environments

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