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Curriculum: The
curriculum reflects current health care trends and the role of the
registered nurse in today's health care system.
Introductory nursing courses are offered at the
Freshman level and students can declare pre-nursing as their major and begin
building a
relationship with the school and nursing advisors. In the Sophomore year, students begin take
three nursing courses:
Pharmacology, Pathophysiology,
and Concepts . The
admission requirements provide a foundation
for the nursing major.
The upper division nursing curriculum for
the BSN Program is divided into four semesters to provide continuity,
sequence and integration in the learning experiences. Admission to the
upper division nursing courses is competitive with only
100 applicants
accepted each fall and spring semester. Clinical nursing
courses are taught in a sequential manner;
therefore,
clinical courses in one semester may not be taken without completion of the
clinical course in the preceding semester.
To provide learning experiences for the
student, a variety of institutions and agencies are utilized. The larger
metropolitan hospitals as well as smaller community hospitals provide the
student an opportunity for clinical nursing practice. The School utilizes
numerous community agencies including public schools, home health agencies,
planned parenthood centers, nursing homes, and day care centers to broaden
the student's clinical experience.
In the clinical area, the student
applies theoretical nursing concepts to patient care. The nursing process is
applied in every clinical area as a framework for acquiring new information,
identifying patient needs, assisting the patient in meeting the needs, and
in evaluating the end product. By utilizing the nursing process at
increasing levels of complexity, each individual student can integrate
concepts of the curriculum into nursing
practice.
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