Mc4 global awareness perspectives and ethics the

MC4: Global Awareness, Perspectives, and Ethics: The concept of global citizenship is
introduced to baccalaureate students in the foundational curriculum. Some courses will focus on
the human experience across the world health continuum. The World Health Organization
(WHO) definitions of health, health disparities, and determinants of health are foundational to
nursing practice.
MC5: Leadership: Students will apply a Christian worldview within a global society and
examine ethical issues from the framework of a clearly articulated system of professional values.
Students will engage in discussion of values-based decisions made from a Christian perspective.
B. Domains and Competencies
How does this Individual Success Plan support the Program Domains and Competencies?
Domain 1: Professional Role
Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to incorporate
professional values to advance the nursing profession through leadership skills, political
involvement, and life-long learning.
Competencies:
1.1: Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.
1.2: Manage patient care within the changing environment of the health care system.
1.3: Exercise professional nursing leadership and management roles in the promotion
of patient safety and quality care.

1.4: Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and
health care.
1.5: Advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations.
Domain 2: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will have acquired a body of
nursing knowledge built on a theoretical foundation of liberal arts, science, and nursing
concepts that will guide professional practice.
Competencies:
2.1: Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing knowledge.
2.2: Comprehend nursing concepts and health theories.
2.3: Understand and value the processes of critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and
decision making.
Domain 3: Nursing Practice
Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to utilize the nursing
process to provide safe quality care based on nursing best practices.
Competencies:
3.1: Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across
the health-illness continuum: promoting, maintaining, and restoring health;
preventing disease; and facilitating a peaceful death.
3.2: Implement patient care decisions based on evidence-based practice.
3.3: Provide individualized education to diverse patient populations in a variety of
health care settings.
3.4: Demonstrate professional standards of practice.
Domain 4: Communication/Informatics
Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program will be able to manage
information and technology to provide safe quality care in a variety of settings. In addition,
graduates will be able to communicate therapeutically and professionally to produce positive
working relationships with patients and health care team members.