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People are biopsychosocial beings who grow, develop, and
adapt throughout the lifespan. The faculty of the Nursing
Program believes that people, as members of the global society,
are endowed with intellects and capacities which direct them
toward uniqueness, autonomy, and self-fulfillment with dignity.
People have rights, privileges, and responsibilities as members
of the family, the community, and the global society.
Individuals are further impacted by economics; urban or rural
settings; and cultural, ethnic, or religious orientation.
Health is a dynamic state which fluctuates within a
wellness-illness continuum with optimal-level wellness as the
goal. The Nursing Program curriculum addresses acute and chronic
health needs and wellness throughout the lifespan. |
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Nursing Practice
Nursing is a caring profession. The goal of nursing is to
facilitate, maintain, or restore optimal-level wellness as
perceived by the client or to provide support for the dying.
Nursing care is delivered within the context of the family and
the community.
Nursing a s a discipline draws from a body of evidenced based
behavioral and scientific disciplines as well as experiential
knowledge. The practice of nursing involves utilizing the
Nursing Process, communication, caring, teaching, collaboration,
managing care, and upholding the American Nurse’s Association
nursing standards of practice and Code of Ethics all within the
legal boundaries of nursing. |
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Nursing Education
Nursing education is a sequence of planned activities and
dynamic experiences by which students learn and are socialized
into the profession of nursing. The optimal learning environment
supports caring, self-assurance, critical thinking,
professionalism, and striving for excellence. The process of
nursing education is based on professional interaction and
mutual respect between the student and the teacher. Faculty
members serve as role models and facilitators of learning.
Faculty strive to provide clinical experiences in which students
can apply nursing concepts to a variety of clients in various
settings. Nursing concepts are presented and revisited in
greater complexity throughout the curriculum. Through knowledge
and experience, students are expected to progressively apply
concepts in order to reach a level to where they can critically
analyze a situation, synthesize and implement a plan of care,
and evaluate outcomes. Lifelong learning is valued and necessary
owing to the rapid changes in the health care environment,
including increased client acuity, increased demands for
knowledge, and the explosion of technology. |
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The Associate of Science in Nursing
Graduate
The Associate of Science in Nursing (A.S.N.) graduate is a
valuable member of the health care team and the nursing
profession. The roles of the Associate Degree Nurse are provider
of care, manager of care, and member within the discipline of
nursing. Within the three roles, the A.S.N. graduate’s practice
includes professionalism, written and spoken communication,
assessment, clinical decision making, caring interventions,
teaching and learning, collaboration, managing care, concern for
safety for both the client and the health care team, utilization
of technology, client advocacy, nursing diagnoses,
prioritization, planning, implementation, delegation, evaluation
of outcomes, maintenance of ethical and legal standards,
practicing in a cost effective manner, providing for continuity
of care, and discharge planning. |
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