Millersville University (Department of Nursing)

The Department of Nursing offers an NLNAC-accredited upper division program in nursing leading to a bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.) degree. This program is designed for registered nurses who are graduates of accredited diploma or associate degree nursing programs with a GPA of 2.0.

The goals of the nursing program are to provide an atmosphere and opportunities that develop intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and sound reasoning and judgment; provide knowledge from the humanities, the physical, biological, psychological and social sciences to complement nursing theory and practice; provide a theoretical and clinical foundation in nursing to prepare a professional nurse who provides rational and humanistic health care within institutional and community settings; and provide a basis for graduate education in nursing.

PHILOSOPHY

The Department of Nursing, within the School of Science and Mathematics, is an integral part of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. As such, it interacts with the mission statement of the University in the provision of undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing that achieve the highest standards of liberal arts education.

The nursing faculty believes that professional nursing is a practice discipline with a unique body of knowledge derived from the humanities, the physical, biological, psychological, and social sciences, and from nursing science.

The goal of professional nursing is the provision of rational and humanistic healthcare in a technologically complex society which assists individuals, families, and groups to achieve, recover, or maintain optimal levels of wellness within institutional and community settings. Central to professional nursing is the nursing process, based on the scientific method of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. As part of the interdisciplinary health care team, the nurse collaborates and coordinates with members of other health disciplines in the implementation of health care and acts as a change agent, advocate and educator for the individual, family, and community to promote wellness. The role of research in stimulating the acquisition of new nursing knowledge and in shaping health policy for a diverse and multicultural society, is an integral part of professional nursing.

The nursing faculty recognizes the holistic nature of the person as a biopsychosocial spiritual being. The person is evolving and mutually interacts with the environment in a manner which promotes optimal function. The environment is composed of physical, spiritual, and bio psychosocial aspects with the family as the basic social unit. Health is defined as the ability of a system to respond adaptively to a wide variety of environmental challenges be they physical, chemical, infectious, psychological, or social. Health is seen as a positive process, not merely the absence of symptoms. It moves beyond the restriction of health as biological or mental well-being and includes a consideration of the surrounding environment. As an evolving system, the person is constantly adapting in response to stressors in the environment.

The faculty believes that education is a lifelong process. Nursing education is an interactive process between students, teachers, and the environment, which is individualized, creative, goal oriented, and outcome based. The faculty believes that students bring with them past experiences which serve as a foundation for the examination, development, and understanding of professional development, personal growth, and affective awareness. Furthermore, nursing education facilitates multicultural awareness, intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, sound reasoning and judgment.

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Department of Nursing Courses

SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN HEALTH CARE: AN INTEGRATED PERSPECTIVE
Analyses of 5 major contemporary health issues. Each specific issue will identify the integration of certain biological, chemical, psychosocial, educational and nursing components as they impact on the client/family unit.

WOMEN, HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE: CONTROVERSIES AND DILEMMAS
Examines the physical, psychosocial, economic, cultural, ethnic, racial and political factors that impact on women’s health. Case studies of current health dilemmas that affect women in today’s society will be analyzed.

CONCEPTUAL BASIS OF PROFESSIONALNURSING PRACTICE
Nursing theories, change and systems theories with application to health care delivery. Emphasis on decision-making and the nurse as change agent. 3 hours lecture.

NURSING ASSESSMENT OF THE WELL ADULT
The assessment process of the holistic adult client utilizing physical assessment skills such as the techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation are presented and practiced. Appropriate screening tests will be presented. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab. Offered in fall, spring.

CONCEPTS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Discusses pathophysiological mechanisms that serve to alter homeodynamics in the holistic person. Nursing measures and treatment modalities designed to enhance successful adaptation are correlated with specific disease states. 3 hours lecture. Offered in fall, spring.

ADAPTATION WITHIN THE WELLNESS-ILLNESS CONTINUUM
Focus on promotion of effective individual and family adaptation to stressors in the achievement of optimal wellness. Family, stress, nursing, crisis and systems theories as they relate to the holistic person’s adaptation throughout the life cycle to continuous stressors in the environment. 3 hours lecture. Offered fall, spring.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH STATUS
Discussion of environmental factors that influence the holistic person’s health. Emphasis on health effects of air, water and soil pollution; environmental safety hazards and nursing responsibilities for intervention in a personal, community and political realm. Effects of pollution and safety hazards from a nursing perspective. 3 hours lecture. Offered periodically.

PATHWAYS TO HEALTHY AGING
In-depth study of health needs of the elderly. Health is viewed in its broadest biopsychosocial context. Review of physiologic and psychosocial changes that occur with aging and the adaptations necessary to cope with such changes. 3 hours lecture. Open to all majors. Offered in fall, spring.

TRANSCULTURAL NURSING CARE
Provides an opportunity for examination of the major concepts related to transcultural nursing and allows learners to critically analyze current therapeutic nursing interventions as well as their communications with clients belonging to various ethnic groups in nursing practice situations. 3 hours lecture. Offered periodically.

DIMENSIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
History and philosophy of community health nursing are explored. Role of preventive and promotive health teaching for individuals, families and the community is emphasized. Application of nursing practice and public health sciences occurs in community agencies. 3 hours lecture, 4 hours lab.

HEALTH PROMOTION AND REHABILITATION NURSING
The nurse’s role in promoting healthful adaptation of clients across the life span with chronic health problems is explored. The impact of chronic illness and disability on the individual and the family is addressed. The need for an interdisciplinary approach and utilization of the nursing process in providing rehabilitative care is stressed. Clinical experiences afford the student an opportunity to use critical thinking and creativity when providing care to clients and families faced with chronic health problems and disability in rehabilitation hospitals, therapy settings and community agencies. 3 hours lecture, 4 hours lab. Offered in fall, spring.

NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Discussion of current leadership, management and organizational theories and concepts and their usefulness in studying various problems in nursing. Emphasis is placed on integration of the problem-solving process and the nurse’s role in decision-making and evaluation. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab. Offered in fall, spring.

NURSING RESEARCH
Emphasis on critique of nursing research studies. Major components of a nursing research proposal are identified. Qualitative and quantitative aspects of research and their application to professional nursing practice are presented. 3 hours lecture. Offered in fall, spring.

TOPICS IN NURSING
In-depth investigation of topics of current interest in the nursing field. Topics to be announced when course is offered. Offered periodically.

ISSUES IN NURSING
Discussion of the political, economic, legal, ethical and related societal issues that influence nursing practice and education. Professional nursing roles and responsibilities are emphasized. 3 hours lecture. Offered in spring, summer.

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NURSING
An individualized experience based on the student’s particular interests. Provides an opportunity to demonstrate creativity and initiative to investigate further an area of interest in practice, research or education in nursing. Offered periodically.

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