Methodist College of Nursing

Methodist College of Nursing (MCON) is a single purpose college offering the baccalaureate nursing program (BSN). There are two tracks in this program:
* BSN Program - 4 semesters of fulltime, classroom and clincial study
* RN to BSN program, mostly online with some synchronous sessions - 2 years of study

MCON's baccalaureate nursing program is termed a 2 + 2 program. The first two years (general education credits) are completed at another institution and transferred to MCON. The last two years are completed at MCON.

VISION STATEMENT
Methodist College of Nursing will achieve distinction as the premier program of choice for excellence in nursing education.

MISSION STATEMENT
To provide education, scholarship, and service in the discipline of nursing, and to prepare men and women from culturally diverse backgrounds to practice as professional nurses in multidimensional health care settings.

VALUES
Integrity:
We will demonstrate honesty and ethical behavior to uphold moral, legal and humanistic principles and to insure equitable access, treatment, and quality care for all patients.
Committment:
We will demonstrate strong curricular content to support effective teaching with resources to support enhanced pedagogies, with creative and innovative practices that utilize research and state-of-the-art technological advances to provide a foundation for excellence in higher education. We work to make a positive difference, preparing professional nurses to practice in a constantly changing health care system. We provide outstanding nursing education, period.
Communication:
We will provide consistent and sound data to internal and external constituents that validate the learning environment as being open, responsive and collaborative.
Excellence:
We will disseminate knowledge, skills, and scientific intellectual inquiry through sound curricula to enhance diversity and academic success and to provide a foundation for lifelong learning.
Conscientiousness:
We will be thorough, caring, considerate, empathetic, and hard working. We will use relevant and current resources and data through review and evaluation of strategies/activities.
Dignity:
We will demonstrate respect for internal and external constituents. We will continually assess program effectiveness and inclusion of comprehensive educational offerings and promotion of social responsibility in all affairs.
Preparedness:
We will demonstrate readiness to face the challenges of a diverse and rapidly changing society and health care environment through building a foundation for lifelong learning, competence, and academic success.
Altruism:
We will recognize all human beings as belonging to the human family and commit ourselves to the ideal of providing excellent care to all who are in need of nursing. We recognize that each person experiences a unique set of circumstances and personal characteristics. We also recognize that each patient's uniqueness is a source of strength and challenge.

PHILOSOPHY
Professional nursing recognizes and addresses the health care needs of society and its individuals. It encompasses a humanistic orientation and a dedication to basic ethical principles. Professional nursing practice is operationalized through assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and outcome evaluation with the goal of promoting the health of individuals, families, and communities. The College of Nursing faculty prepares nurses to practice professionally through fulfilling the mission of the College.
An expert faculty with varied areas of clinical and scholarly expertise is required to carry out the educational mission of the College. Faculty members are committed to designing and implementing curricula in which students develop critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and professional nursing values in an increasingly complex health care system. Professional nursing practice requires the application of knowledge from general education coursework and nursing science. The undergraduate curriculum prepares graduates for entry-level professional practice in a broad range of health care settings.
Commitment to preparing our graduates to function in leadership roles and to address the political, ethical, economic, and policy issues that affect the design and delivery of health care in the community, the state, the nation, and the world. In addition, we believe faculty members work in partnership with students to facilitate achievement of educational goals.
The faculty is accountable to the students served and is responsible for creating an environment that promotes free inquiry andsensitivity to diversity. Students have a responsibility to be actively involved in the education process; to identify their learning goals, needs, and styles; to become knowledgeable and skilled; to question and to propose new ideas; and to use faculty and College resources to further their own learning.
Learning is a lifelong and continuous process. The faculty members support creativity, the assimilation of new ideas, and the application of new knowledge. We promote the use of emerging technologies to develop and maintain required skills and facilitate an understanding of the changing environments in which nursing services are delivered. Advances in information technology are incorporated into the educational program to enhance learning and program accessibility.
In order to fulfill the scholarship mission of the College, there is a commitment to the development of nursing as an academic discipline through scholarly activities that advance the science of nursing. The dual aims of nursing research are to further the health of the public and to improve the care of individuals across the lifespan. Nursing research focuses on: (1) the role of nursing care in the promotion of health and well-being; (2) the prevention of disease; (3) the care of the sick at the level of the individual, family, and community; (4) the effectiveness of specific interventions for targeted health outcomes; and (5) the organizational and environmental factors that influence effectiveness of health care delivery.
In the commitment to the science of nursing, the reciprocal relationship between theory and research in knowledge development is acknowledged. Both naturalistic and controlled approaches to inquiry are valued; there is support for basic and clinical research, encouragement of interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts, and promotion, translation and dissemination of research findings into practice.
Faculty are committed to involvement in a wide range of service activities. The service mission of the College requires that faculty members serve as role models for collaborative nursing practice and community service. Faculty members also provide services that contribute to the operations and vitality of the College and the profession.
The faculty believes that the knowledge, skills, and values of students and practitioners have a fundamental impact on health care. Thus, the faculty of the College of Nursing is committed to high standards of excellence in education, scholarship, and service.

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Methodist College of Nursing Courses

WHOLISTIC NURSING CARE
This course introduces the learner to the nursing profession and contemporary nursing practice. It is designed to provide the learner with a theoretical framework for nursing practice. The mission, philosophy, and conceptual framework of Methodist College of Nursing are reviewed with the learner focusing on the roles of the professional nurse, and the tools of practice required in the delivery of Wholistic nursing care to a culturally diverse client system. Laboratory and clinical experiences allow the learner to examine the scope of professional nursing. Syllabus

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course introduces pathophysiologic processes as they relate to alterations in normal functioning over the lifespan. Stressors that disrupt or modify the client's lines of defense and lines of resistance are examined. Emphasis is placed upon understanding the underlying causes and assessments of pathological processes providing a link between the sciences and theoretical rationale for nursing process and evidence-based practice. Syllabus

HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN IN NURSING PRACTICE
The course is designed to provide the learner the theoretical knowledge and clinical competency needed for evaluating a client's state of health. The physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual variables are examined as they relate to client's state of health and health practices. Emphasis is placed on data collection, interpretation, and documentation of findings. Syllabus

PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course enables the learner to explore the basic concepts and principles of pharmacology and provides an overview of the major drug classifications. The theoretical basis for pharmacological interventions is based on a systems approach to pharmacology. The collaborative role of the nurse in the context of the multi-disciplinary team and use of the nursing process are stressed in developing a comprehensive approach to the clinical applications of drug therapy. An emphasis is placed on the therapeutic use of medications, focusing on attaining and maintaining the client system's normal lines of defense and lines of resistance. The legal and ethical aspects of safe medication administration and client education are also examined. Syllabus

NURSING CARE OF THE AGING POPULATION
This course is designed to provide the learner with the theoretical knowledge of the aging population. In addition, the learner will identify client stressors and investigate the three levels of prevention, primary, secondary, and tertiary, to attain, maintain, and retain the integrity of the aging client. Syllabus

MAINTENANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course is designed to assist learners with the development of theoretical knowledge and skills needed to support various client systems in attaining and maintaining optimal mental health. Emphasis is placed on assessing diverse client populations, utilizing therapeutic communication, and selecting culturally appropriate nursing interventions to support adaptation within client systems. The learner relates with clients in a variety of mental health milieus. Syllabus

HEALTH ALTERATIONS IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course focuses on Wholistic nursing care of the client system experiencing stressors that alter health. Emphasis is placed on the role of the professional nurse in assisting client systems to cope with intrapersonal, interpersonal, and extrapersonal stressors. The learner will apply therapeutic nursing interventions based on empirical evidence and critical thinking to assist the client system in achieving an optimal level of wellness. Major concepts taught include the management of the client with disorders of integumentary, hematological, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, urinary, and endocrine systems. Clinical opportunities correlated with course content are provided to enable the learner to create positive outcomes for the client system. Syllabus

SELECTED TOPICS IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course will provide students opportunities to explore a variety of topics in nursing and healthcare, which will enhance their roles as practicing nurses. Students will be provided with have the option of exploring two different topic areas over two semesters, or complete a focused, intense two-semester study of one topic. Selected topics will be provided by faculty members. Syllabus

CHILD-BEARING FAMILY IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course provides the learner the theoretical knowledge to apply the nursing process to culturally diverse family client systems during childbearing. The pregnancy experience from conception through post delivery will be explored. Selected health issues for men and women with an emphasis on primary prevention will also be examined. The clinical component will provide for correlation of theory to practice in the community, as well as the acute care setting. Syllabus

CHILD-REARING FAMILY IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course enables the learner to integrate a theoretical knowledge base with clinical practice in order to provide care for children in culturally diverse family client systems. The learner will explore the collaborative role of the professional nurse in assessing and intervening with child-rearing family systems. Emphasis is placed on secondary and tertiary prevention in assisting the client system to attain or maintain wellness from stressors common to children from birth to adolescence. Primary prevention through health promotion of children of all ages is also addressed. Clinical experiences are offered in both acute care and community settings. Syllabus

RESEARCH IN NURSING
The course focuses on the beginning level competencies the student needs in order to use the process of scientific inquiry as the basis for professional nursing practice. Opportunities are provided for the student to apply the research process to critically read and analyze nursing research studies. A general understanding of and appreciation for research is provided. Presents research data through poster and paper presentations. Syllabus

COMMUNITY AS CLIENT
This course provides a broad introduction to contemporary dimensions of the community client system and cultivates an awareness of the multifaceted role of the community health nurse in the promotion of optimal wellness in the community client system. The learner integrates the concepts of prevention, adaptation, environment, continuity of care, multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and cultural diversity to provide Wholistic care to community client systems experiencing potential or actual stressors. Sources for local and global information and resources for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention are explored. Structured clinical experiences in selected settings facilitate the functioning of the learner to practice as a nurse generalist in the community setting and to apply community theory and concepts. Syllabus

COMPLEX HEALTH ALTERATIONS IN NURSING PRACTICE
This theoretical course is intended to be taken in conjunction with a supporting clinical component. Concurrent classroom and clinical enrollment offers the student the opportunity to care for the client with actual and potential complex stressors and thus reinforces theoretical content and adds to the growing body of knowledge and experience needed to enter professional nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the nurse's role in assessing the wholistic client in regard to intrapersonal, interpersonal, and extrapersonal stressors and their affects on the five client variables. Although a significant portion of the classroom time addresses secondary prevention and acute care issues, the student will also explore the role of the nurse in illness prevention and in discharge planning for the home or extended care settings. Major concepts addressed include the nursing management of the client with disorders of the kidney and alterations of the peripheral vascular, cardiac, respiratory, and neurological systems. Additionally, the student is expected to demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of the collaborative nature of health care and to recognize the contributions of other health-related disciplines. Syllabus

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course enables the learner to analyze, synthesize, apply, and evaluate concepts related to leadership and management theory. The nurse as a leader/manager, the nursing unit, or the healthcare agency is viewed as the core system with lines of defense and lines of resistance. Leadership and management strategies are used as interventions aimed at maintaining or restoring stability and order within the core system. Students apply leadership and management theory to the direct care of a culturally diverse group of clients by collaborating, planning, and coordinating care with members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Concurrent clinical experiences provide opportunities for the student to utilize the nursing process in the delivery of care to client systems requiring primary, secondary, and/or tertiary levels of prevention. Syllabus

SENIOR SEMINAR-CAPSTONE COURSE
This is the capstone course for the baccalaureate nursing program. In this course, the learner will integrate knowledge and demonstrate the use of key concepts in the critical analysis of issues related to professional nursing practice. These key concepts include professionalism, communication, leadership and management, critical thinking, cultural competence, lifelong learning, and evidenced-based practice.

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