Mary Black College of Nursing
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and doctor of nursing practice program at the University of South Carolina Upstate are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Mission Statement
The Mary Black College of Nursing provides innovative and high-quality nursing education to Upstate South Carolina and beyond. We strive for excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship, embrace diversity and inclusion, and establish meaningful partnerships needed to graduate nursing students of choice who are prepared to serve as leaders and change agents in promoting health within the community.
Doctor of Nursing Program Goals
At the completion of the program, the graduate will be able to:
- Design clinical prevention and population health interventions through the application, translation, and implementation of evidence-based practice into clinical decision-making in the planning and delivery of care across the health care continuum.
- Translate scientific underpinnings into practice while influencing health care policy for advocacy in health care and instilling ethical comportment, professionalism, and health equity in nursing practice.
- Demonstrate organizational and systems leadership in addressing complex health problems while using information systems and patient care technology for the transformation of health care.
- Demonstrate expertise in advanced nursing practice addressing contributors and barriers to global and cultural inequities, disparities, and accessibility of quality and safe healthcare.
- Collaborate inter-professionally to improve patient and population health outcomes.
Master of Science in Nursing Program Goals
At the completion of the program, the graduate will be able to:
- Integrate critical reasoning, theoretical and evidence-based knowledge, and nursing skills in information and healthcare technology to improve patient outcomes.
- Employ skilled communication to develop and lead patient-centered, interprofessional teams and advocate for patient-centered and culturally responsive care among diverse patient populations.
- Demonstrate transformative leadership by blending strong evidence and clinical expertise in the provision of safe high-quality advanced nursing practice.
- Analyze the effect of policy across healthcare organizations and systems and act as a change agent to advocate for health policies focused on improving the wellbeing of the community.