University of Rhode Island (College of Nursing)

Welcome to the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island. Are you excited about the possibility of improving our nation's health by providing excellent nursing care to individuals, families and the community? The goal of the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island is to prepare you to meet the exciting challenges of professional nursing.You will find that our undergraduate nursing curriculum is dynamic, reflecting the needs of our changing health care system. Our curriculum balances theory with clinical practice. As a URI nursing student you will learn in a variety of settings in the community and also in the hospital setting. You will gain experience in caring for the health needs of clients of all ages and you will be guided by faculty who are experts in nursing. The college is equipped with state-of-the art equipment to give students experience from practicing basic assessment skills to managing patients with complex critical care needs utilizing simulation experiences. Perhaps you are already a registered nurse eager to further your professional career.The graduate programs of the College of Nursing provide a variety of options for you. The Master's of Science provides preparation for an advanced practice role in the clinical setting of your choice or in roles of education or nursing administration. All students are actively involved in some form of clinical focus, where the emphasis is either on the client or the organization, depending on the specialty.Students may also opt to combine specialties such as the family nurse practitioner with the nurse midwifery program. If you already are master's prepared you may consider one of our certificate programs. We also offer a post-masters certificate in all of the programs as well as in the specialty of Thanatology. If you are considering education at the doctoral level, the College of Nursing offers a Doctor of Philosophy. The outcome of the doctoral program is to produce nurse scientists who have the research skills to study nursing problems in the domain of the client, the client-nurse and the environment. The College of Nursing at URI is involved in many campus activities, as well as nursing activities on a state, national and international level. Our students are from diverse cultures and a good proportion of the undergraduate population is male. The faculty are responsive to changing health care needs and changing roles of nurses within society. The faculty respond to these changes through collaboration with professional organizations, governmental agencies and other educational institutions and with a variety of health care agencies. The college strives for excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and service. MISSION The College of Nursing is committed to excellence in nursing education, clinical practice, nursing research, and community service. The College prepares nursing students to be effective clinicians and leaders who will work to improve the health and health care of the people of Rhode Island and beyond, and contribute to the nursing profession through professional, scholarly, legal, and political activities. The Baccalaureate Program prepares individuals to assume the role of professional nurses who can practice in a variety of health care settings. The master's program prepares nurses to assume leadership roles as advanced practice nurses, educators, and administrators. The doctoral program prepares nursing scholars and researchers who can contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge and improvement of clinical practice. The faculty is committed to promoting students' ethical development, critical thinking, responsible practice, an attitude of scholarship, and motivation for life-long learning. Students are sought from diverse cultural economic and ethnic backgrounds. Close student-faculty interaction is fostered and students are viewed as partners in the educative process. Interdisciplinary partnerships and research involving faculty, students, and clinicians from within and outside the University are strongly encouraged. The faculty is proactive in both shaping and responding to changing health care needs and changing nursing roles within society through collaboration with health care and government agencies, professional organizations, and other educational institutions. The College strives for excellence in accomplishing its mission through cooperative governance and ongoing evaluation. (2004) VISION The College of Nursing is a flourishing center of nursing education, research, scholarship, and service for practice. Our graduates will be clinicians, leaders, researchers, and scholars who are highly competent, grounded in a sense of inquiry, and committed to human caring. Students and faculty will collaborate in the discovery. integration, application, and dissemination of knowledge in nursing. Clinical excellence will be enhanced through collaboration and partnerships within the University and the community. The College of Nursing will be a resource for knowledge that improves the quality of nursing practice and health care in Rhode Island, the nation, and the world. Philosophical and theoretical insights and research findings will be disseminated to enhance nursing practice nationally and internationally. This vision will be accomplished in an intellectually stimulating and supportive environment that is respectful of diversity and that fosters individual and collective pursuits. (2005) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE The baccalaureate program in nursing is designed to prepare men and women to become professional registered nurses. Upon graduation the student is eligible to take the State Licensing Board Examination (NCLEX-RN) and obtain an entry level position in medical, surgical, geriatric, maternity, pediatric, psychiatric-mental health or community nursing in a variety of settings: hospitals, home health care, clinics, community health agencies, hospices or the armed services. The program is approved by the RI State Board of Nurse Registration and Nurse Education and is accredited by the Collegiate Commission on Nursing Education (CCNE). Nursing is a creative profession that provides for the promotion of health, prevention of illness and care of patients. The curriculum integrates the humanities and the physical and social sciences with nursing courses. Students begin nursing courses during their freshman year with our first nursing course, Professional Practice in Health and Illness. The clinical courses include experiences in numerous hospitals, community health agencies, nursing homes, schools and clinics throughout Rhode Island. From your very first clinical experience to your final semester, you will gain the competence and confidence needed to practice nursing within a constantly changing health care arena.

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School name: University of Rhode Island (College of Nursing)
Address: 2 Heathman Road, White Hall
Zip & city: RI 02881-2021 Kingston
Phone: 401-874-2766
Web: http://www.uri.edu/nursing/
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