Lourdes College (School of Nursing)

The Lourdes College School of Nursing offers a quality education that works around your busy schedule -- all at an affordable price. Full or part-time plans of study with day or evening classes are available, and many classes meet just once a week. With individualized plans of study and professors who are accessible and interested in helping you to succeed, the School of Nursing at Lourdes provides a high quality, private education designed to meet your needs.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Nursing exists to prepare undergraduate and graduate students in an individualized educational environment that incorporates quality nursing practice, critical thinking, leadership, diversity, and Christian ethics. Both the undergraduate and graduate programs will prepare professional nurses who are competent in providing holistic care in a variety of settings in a dynamic society. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree builds on the liberal arts tradition of the College to prepare nurse generalists who are able to practice in the community, fulfill leadership roles, and utilize research. The Master of Science in Nursing degree builds upon the baccalaureate curriculum to prepare graduates for advanced nursing roles by promoting the development of advanced educational and nursing leadership knowledge, concepts, and skills. Emphasis is placed on nursing theory, research, and practice to facilitate personal and professional development in an environment that reflects the College’s Franciscan values and encourages lifelong learning.

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THEORY AND VALUES FOR ADVANCED NURSING
This course examines the significance of theory for nursing as a profession, which provides the student a foundation for advanced nursing practice and research. The course focuses on the components related to the development of nursing theory including grand and midrange theories, and conceptual frameworks. The Franciscan values are also explored to determine how students’ and healthcare organizations’ values and ethical principles impact the care of individuals.

ADVANCED NURSING ROLES
Presents an analysis of the professional components of advanced nursing, emphasizing role development and issues related to role transition. An overview of the history of advanced nursing will be presented and legal responsibilities in advanced nursing roles will be explored.

LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS
Analyze various models and theories of leadership in use in this country and in the world. Evaluation of personal leadership development will offer students the opportunity to identify personal leadership values and characteristics. Synthesize the leadership culture within organizations and in nursing.

LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Analyze how organizations operate internally and interact with the external environment. Students will evaluate organizational structures and models, organizational culture and practices, organizational power and politics, group dynamics and interaction, strategic planning, and the impact of organizational leaders on organizations. The student will examine the philosophy and role of organizations in light of leadership, personnel dynamics, and the change process to positively impact organizational effectiveness. A particular focus will be on healthcare organizations.

HEALTH CARE POLICY IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY
This course examines the relationship between the health needs of populations and healthcare policy with specific attention to global health issues. The influences of society, environment, diversity of populations, and health trends are examined utilizing epidemiological principles. The role of public policy in the organization, delivery, and financing of health care to meet the needs of diverse communities is synthesized. The course explores how the role of nursing can effectively impact the health of a diverse and global society.

FINANCIAL TOOLS FOR LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Describes various administrative and management functions including: program development, budget development and monitoring, economic decision making process, regulatory and accrediting constraints and demands. Human and material resources are explored to maximize meeting consumer and organizational needs for quality, effectiveness, and efficiency. The student will develop an understanding of the role of organizational management in the leadership process.

STATISTICS FOR ADVANCED NURSING
This course applies the knowledge of descriptive, correlation, and inferential statistics used in nursing research. Students will develop the ability to perform descriptive and inferential data analysis techniques, use software applications to aid in statistical calculations and presentation, and interpret findings. Examples of nursing research studies will be evaluated for the appropriate use of statistics to validate findings.

ADVANCED NURSING INQUIRY
Examines research methods of problem identification, practice outcomes, and analysis to specific practice settings. Focuses on critical thinking skills to identify a problem related to the student’s advanced practice area. Utilizes the research process to develop strategies to incorporate current research into the practice setting.

INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ADVANCED NURSING
This course identifies the conceptual and functional components of information management on healthcare organizations. Students will analyze these components of information management for application in clinical, educational, or organizational setting. Evaluates the role of the nurse in interfacing and decision making related to technology.

PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING
Presents a variety of teaching and learning theories with their associated instructional methods used in laboratory, classroom, and clinical settings. Traditional and non-traditional methods of teaching will be examined along with the strengths and limitations of each. Strategies to enhance teaching effectiveness will be presented.

CURRICULUM DESIGN
Discusses conceptual and practical foundations on which to build a nursing curriculum. Related literature and research, past practices, contextual factors influencing curricula, and strategies in mapping the curriculum will be presented. Emphasis is on the process of developing a curriculum meeting the standards set by regulatory and accreditation agencies.

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
This course will explore evaluation theories with strategies to analyze the individual student, course content, and the effectiveness of the curriculum/program. The impact of accrediting agency requirements for nursing education will be examined. Programs offering standardized testing service and their impact on evaluating student outcomes will be presented.

LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
Examines how organizational leaders build learning organizations that transform individuals within the organization so that they can understand, accept, and become motivated to implement and facilitate innovation and change. Discusses the role of organizational leadership in organizational development.

NURSE PRACTICUM
Synthesis of learning from all graduate coursework to the clinical/practice arena. Each student spends 120 contact hourswith an experienced mentor after student/ faculty agreement on the goals and assignments to complete the experience. The student develops theory/clinical presentations and related evaluation criteria in his or her area of interest. Course meetings will be in seminar format to allow for reflection on practical experiencesto recognize growth and change in the individual student.

NURSING CAPSTONE
Faculty supervised scholarly project which will contribute to the body of knowledge in nursing education or nursing leadership. Students select their own project topic in relations to their professional career interests. Research for the project must be conducted within an approved setting.

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