Nursing

Carol Femia, DNP, RNC, IBCLC, CNE Chair

Nurses are the backbone of healthcare in the U.S., and there is growing critical need for qualified nurses to promote health and wellness for all persons. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of registered nurses is projected to increase 15 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations. Emmanuel’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) provides a broad and cohesive educational experience for nursing students, combining simulated laboratory experiences, clinical placements and classroom instruction, complemented by a liberal arts and sciences core curriculum.

Through the undergraduate nursing program, you will obtain a strong understanding of human behavior; strengthen your background in quantitative reasoning; and practice leadership and management skills at a full-time internship, through which you will synthesize advanced nursing concepts and utilize complex decision making in a clinical environment. Through affiliations with renowned institutions such as Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital in our Longwood Medical and Academic Area and greater Boston, gain hands-on, realworld experience, preparing you to transition to the rapidly changing world of work.

The Baccalaureate Science in Nursing Program has Initial Approval by the Board of Registration in Nursing - Bureau of Health Professions Licensure Department of Public Health. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Emmanuel College is accredited by:

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791

LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this program, students will: 1. Expand a personal philosophy of nursing through reflection on the Catholic intellectual tradition to effect positive outcomes for care-recipients within the context of their environments. 2. Assume accountability for evidence and knowledge-based nursing practice and responsibility for involvement as a citizen knowledgeable in inter-professional health care systems. 3. Practice as a professional nurse whose care-giving activities reflect the analysis of theoretical knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences, nursing and evidence-based practice. 4. Integrate into the culture of nursing the concepts of caring that foster a relationship between caregiver and care-recipient that results in the achievement of mutually agreed upon outcomes on the health/illness continuum.

B.S. IN NURSING

Requirements for Major:

NURS1000 Nursing Seminar I NURS2000 Nursing Seminar II: History and Theory in Nursing/ Service NURS2100 Pathophysiology NURS2200 Health Assessment NURS2300 Pharmacology

NURS2400 Intro to Nursing (Clinical)

NURS3000 Nursing Seminar III: End of Life

NURS3100 Adult Health I (Clinical) NURS3200 Nursing Research NURS3300 Mental Health Nursing (Clinical) NURS3400 Adult Health II (Clinical) NURS3800 Maternity and Women’s Health/Peds (Clinical)

NURS3700 Nursing in the Community (Clinical) NURS4000 Seminar IV: Leadership and Professional Practice NURS4400 Transition to Practice NURS4500 Nursing Synthesis & Capstone (Clinical) Other required courses:

BIOL1215 Introduction to Nutrition (SI) (NS) PSYCH1501 General Psychology (SA) (SS) BIOL1919 Anatomy and Physiology I for Nursing Professionals w/lab (SI-L) (NSL) PSYCH2503 Lifespan Growth and Development SOC1101 Introduction to Sociology (SA) (SS) BIOL1920 Anatomy and Physiology II for Nursing Professionals w/lab (SI-L) (NSL) MATH1117 Introduction to Statistics (QA) (QR) CHEM1109 Introduction to Chemistry for Health Professionals (SI) (NS) BIO2019 Microbiology PHIL3020 Nursing Legal, Ethical and Health Policy NURS3600 Culture and Diversity in Health Care (DM)

THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

The nursing synthesis and capstone experience is required for all nursing majors. This is an opportunity to engage in a clinical experience with a professional nurse in the field. The student will have the opportunity to integrate the role of nurse as advocate, collaborator and leader into their practice. This will allow the student to further develop knowledge and skills as a nurse generalist. During the capstone experience seminars will be used to explore professional issues. Student achievement is determined by their seminar professor.

DISTINCTION IN THE FIELD

A Distinction in the Field program is available to senior nursing majors with a 3.5 or greater grade point average. The student will work and present an independent scholarly project under the direction of a nursing faculty member during their senior year.