St. John Fisher College (School of nursing)

HISTORY The Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher College was established in 2006. Its roots can be traced to a nursing program established as part of the Army Cadet Nurse Corps under a cooperative arrangement among Alfred University, Keuka College and Hartwick College in 1943. The Cadet Nurses Corps was eventually phased out nationwide as wartime needs receded. At Alfred University, however, the program was replaced by a four-year baccalaureate program officially in 1946. Alfred’s program evolved in response to shifting patterns of national health care needs and changing educational philosophies. The connection between Alfred University and St. John Fisher College began in 1977 when Alfred University nursing faculty had offices on the campus and taught Alfred nursing students their major nursing courses here. This afforded Alfred students access to the clinical facilities of the Rochester metropolitan area. Additionally, Alfred University started a separate R.N. to B.S. program on the St. John Fisher College campus in 1977 to offer R.N. students living in the area a baccalaureate degree by taking nursing courses with Alfred faculty, but taking liberal arts and science courses with St. John Fisher College faculty. In 1989 Alfred University gained approval for a graduate program, a Master of Science in Nursing Administration, which was taught on the St. John Fisher campus by Alfred University Nursing faculty. Subsequently, due to low enrollment in the Alfred University Nursing Program and the momentum of growth of the programs in Rochester, Alfred University and St. John Fisher College entered into negotiations to move control of the Nursing Programs to St. John Fisher College, and to close the Alfred University Nursing Program in 1992. In response to changing community needs over the years, the St. John Fisher Department of Nursing, as it was called until the Wegmans School was established, offered a Graduate track in Nursing Administration and in High-Risk Home Health, which was modified to a Managed Care for High Risk Populations track. A Family Nurse Practitioner track began in 1993 (modified to Primary Care of Families in 2000); an Interdisciplinary Health Leadership track in 1997; and the Population-Focused Care in Specialized Practice in 2000. Currently, the School offers a master’s of science degree in Advanced Practice Nursing for family nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and nurse educators, a track begun in 2006. The critical nature of the nursing shortage coupled with increasing demands for baccalaureate and master’s prepared nurses in the Rochester area lead to the opportunity to expand educational offerings through a substantial gift to the College by Robert B. and Peggy Wegman. Mr. Wegman was chairman of Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. This gift allowed the Department to transform into the Wegmans School of Nursing, increase its capacity, and build a state of the art facility. The Department of Mental Health Counseling joined the Department of Nursing in this new school. OUR MISSION Professional nursing education at the undergraduate and graduate level requires discipline to meet and exceed professional standards; knowledge of liberal arts and sciences, as well as nursing theory and scholarly practice; and goodness in the sense of commitment to meeting societal nursing needs for diverse populations through accountable practice. The Wegmans School of Nursing is dedicated to graduating professional and advanced practice nurses who will provide expert, compassionate, ethical care and be leaders in nursing and health care environments. To promote an internalized standard of excellence in nursing practice, the school fosters academic and clinical practice environments for students that provide the opportunity for student and faculty to engage in: * Active involvement in the quest for knowledge. * Professional competence. * Collaborative relationships. * Ongoing personal growth. * Flexibility and openness to change. * Effective communication. * Modeling of professional behaviors. * Community involvement. GOALS * To prepare professional entry level and advanced practice nurses * To provide educational models that are sensitive to the needs of a diverse student body * To participate in local, state, national, and global healthcare and nursing education policy development and implementation in professional and civic venues * To provide a supportive, collegial environment that encourages excellence in teaching/learning, professional development and faculty scholarship TRADITIONAL B.S. PROGRAM The undergraduate nursing curriculum is grounded in both the knowledge of the discipline of nursing and the science of evidenced-based practice. A holistic view of the person is fundamental to the study of nursing, which has the goal of promoting health throughout the wellness/illness/death continuum, within the context of internal and external environments. Required courses provide the opportunity for the student to develop aptitude in: critical thinking, ethical decision making, complex information processing, establishing/maintaining therapeutic relationships, providing/coordinating care, interdisciplinary collaboration, cultural sensitivity, and self-appraisal. During the first two years of the undergraduate nursing curriculum, students complete college core and prerequisite liberal arts and science courses, and participate in non-credit nursing seminars that provide an introduction to the discipline. After being admitted to the nursing courses in the junior year, students engage in the study/practice of nursing theory and evidence-based clinical coursework in the specialties of nursing care including community, adult, child, psychiatric, and women’s health. Knowledge and practice are specialized and progressively more complex each semester, culminating in a precepted clinical role transition course in the last semester of the senior year. Successful advancement through the baccalaureate curriculum equips the student to engage in nursing practice that is responsible/accountable, ethical, holistic, technologically competent, scholarly, therapeutic, cost-effective, culturally sensitive, collaborative, innovative, and outcome oriented. The baccalaureate graduate is prepared to assume an entry-level nursing role in any of the numerous and diverse local, national, and international health care opportunities available to professional nurses.

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School name: St. John Fisher College (School of nursing)
Address: 3690 East Avenue
Zip & city: NY 14618 Rochester
Phone: 585.385.8000
Web: http://home.sjfc.edu/Nursing/
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