Welcome
Nursing is a health care profession, which systematically assists patients/clients to achieve health or health-related goals. The focus of nursing is on a health promotion system of care in which nurses provide preventive, therapeutic and restorative health care for individuals, families and communities in institutional and community based settings. It is our belief that students, endowed with the capacity for self-direction, are responsible for their own learning and self-development.
We presently offer a B.S. degree for basic/generic (pre-licensure) students and transfer RN students (those who have completed the ADN degree). Students who complete this undergraduate program will have knowledge and skills for generalist professional nursing practice and will be qualified to assume leadership roles. We also offer an M.S. degree for RNs with the BSN degree and an MSN for entry level students (those without an RN license) who have earned a baccalaureate degree in another field. Registered Nurses without a baccalaureate degree or those who have a baccalaureate in another field may also enter our accelerated RN MSN track. Students who complete the graduate program will be prepared to function in advanced practice roles. Advanced practice options offered in the graduate program include: Nursing Education, Nursing Administration, Psychiatric/Mental Health CNS, School Health and four Nurse Practitioner options: primary and acute adult, primary pediatric and family and psychiatric/mental health. We have a total enrollment of over 400 baccalaureate students and approximately 200 graduate students. The full-time and part-time faculty are prepared in a wide variety of clinical specialties. The School of Nursing is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and fully meets the requirements of the California Board of Nursing.
STUDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN ANOTHER FIELD WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN FALL 2010
If you are interested in learning more about our program come to one of our orientation sessions:
RN (for RNS only)-Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9-10:30 am location-TBA
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