Our Lady of the Lake College

Though nursing school is challenging, it is also very rewarding. You will have opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others through caring for the sick and injured, providing comfort to the dying, and performing health teaching to a variety of clients. Our Lady of the Lake College has a rich history of educating health care professionals and we look forward to your contributions to our learning community.
If you have any questions concerning any of the policies outlined in this Handbook, the faculty and staff are more than willing to answer your questions and provide you with assistance or advice. Our goal is to educate nurses who provide quality nursing care in a Christ-like manner. Again, I welcome you to the School of Nursing and the profession and wish you a rewarding learning experience.

MISSION STATEMENT
Inspired by the vision of St. Francis of Assisi and in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, we extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to God’s people, especially those most in need.
We call forth all who serve in this healthcare ministry, to share their gifts and talents to create a spirit of healing – with reverence and love for all of life, with joyfulness of spirit, and with humility and justice for all those entrusted to our care.
We are, with God’s help, a healing and spiritual presence for each other and for the communities we are privileged to serve.

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING PHILOSOPHY
The Undergraduate School of Nursing facilitates the educational preparation of individuals as registered nurses. The School offers an Associate Degree Nursing Program, RN to BSN Nursing Program, LPN to RN Articulation Program, as well as an Accelerated Nursing (BS to RN) Program.

The Undergraduate School of Nursing is supportive of Roman Catholic values and the belief that all individuals are created by God and should be treated with dignity and respect. We further believe that nursing embraces the holistic nature of the individual. The Nursing Programs are dedicated to the promotion of learning as a continual process, academic excellence in teaching, and are supportive of the standards of nursing practice. The Philosophy of the Undergraduate School of Nursing is based on the following beliefs:

Every individual is unique, made in the image and likeness of God. He/she is a holistic being that encompasses body, mind, and spirit. He/she is endowed with dignity, intellect, worth, self-direction, and free will.

Health is a dynamic state of being that contributes to the fulfillment of an individual’s potential. Health exists on a continuum and is perceived differently be each individual. Wellness is an individual’s highest degree of functioning in a given set of circumstances. An individual’s health is determined by his/her needs, abilities, and disabilities, and is influenced by internal and external factors. Each individual is capable of adapting within his/her family, community, and environment. The Environment is an ever-changing aggregate of all conditions that affect the individual. This includes family, community, socio-cultural, religious, political, and economic factors. A reciprocal relationship exists between an individual and his/her environment. The environment can either promote or interfere with an individual’s health and well-being.

Nursing is both an art and a science. As a practice discipline, nursing at Our Lady of the Lake College is built on the foundations of extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to God’s people. Nursing is theory and practice based. Nurses assist individuals to maintain or restore wellness, to prevent illness, and to achieve a peaceful death. Nursing care is provided within an interdisciplinary framework and in a variety of settings across the healthcare continuum. Through the nursing process, registered nurses provide services to others in a compassionate, knowledgeable, cost-effective, culturally sensitive, and professional manner. Nursing effects change to promote health, learning, and growth from conception to death.

The Associate of Science Degree in Nursing prepares the beginning practitioner to function in a variety of health care settings and serves as the basis for entry into the profession of nursing. Through the complimentary roles of provider of care, manager of care, and a member of discipline, the nurse functions independently and interdependently. The competencies of the Associate degree graduate include comprehensive assessment, communication, clinical decision-making, teaching-learning, collaboration, caring interventions, managing care, and professional behaviors. The Baccalaureate of Science Degree in Nursing (RN-BSN) builds upon the diploma and Associate degree level, and prepares registered nurses to begin development towards leadership roles, career enhancement, and graduate study in nursing. The concepts of health promotion, disease management, comprehensive assessment, leadership, community-based health care, health policy, and nursing research are built upon the knowledge and professional experience of the registered nurse student. The purpose of the RN-BSN Program at Our Lady of the Lake College is to provide a broad based academic background to enhance the holistic development of students as members of the discipline of nursing.

Nursing Education requires a planned program of learning experiences relevant to the practice of nursing. Nursing curricula combines formal and informal educational experiences that result in the necessary knowledge base, attitudes, skills and competencies relevant to safe, collaborative, compassionate and culturally sensitive nursing care. It is a continuing process that is influenced by individuality, motivation, needs, and initiative of both the learner and the teacher. Learning is a life-long process that involves interaction between the learner, other individuals, and the environment. Learning occurs both through formal education and informally through life experiences.

It includes acquisition of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor competencies that will enhance critical thinking and promote personal growth. Learning provides for individuals differences and is enhanced by a supportive environment that builds on a pervious knowledge base, and provides opportunities for the development of each individual to his/her greatest potential.

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Our Lady of the Lake College Courses

RESEARCH IN NURSING PRACTICE
This course explores a broad range of methods of disciplined inquiry within nursing and establishes a basis for research in nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on analyzing the research process and critiquing published research. Appropriate methods of analysis used in research are presented and data analysis techniques are applied to published research articles.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: A BASIS FOR NURSING CARE
Emphasis is on the physiological manifestations which are the result of pathophysiologic processes. Clinical situations are utilized to incorporate critical thinking, interpretation of data, indicated nursing care, and expected patient outcomes. The course builds upon and expands previous nursing knowledge and knowledge gained in anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and nutrition.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT
This course prepares the student to use assessment tools and techniques in determining the health status of clients across the lifespan. Students will apply knowledge from health and social sciences and will utilize the critical thinking process as a method to identify appropriate nursing interventions. The course is designed to provide opportunities for enhancing competency in assessment skills, interpretation of diagnostic data, and determination of nursing interventions.

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES IN NURSING
This course provides the student with knowledge and skills to function as a nursing leader and/or manager within a dynamic practice environment. Concepts of leadership, group dynamics, power, problem-solving, change, conflict, and ethical decision-making are addressed from a nursing perspective. Managerial functions such as staffing, performance appraisal, delegation, communication, team building, planning, and budget preparation are introduced. Issues such as regulatory constraints, professional liability, and quality of care are also explored.

COMMUNITY NURSING
Community Health Nursing focuses on historical perspective, political, health care systems, epidemiology, and nursing are of specific target groups. Health promotion and protection activities are emphasized as they relate to families, aggregates, and communities. Diverse roles of the community health nurse are examined and a community assessment is completed using research and data processing skills. A clinical practicum provides an opportunity to participate in health promotion activities within the community.

GERONTOLOGY
This course focuses upon the concept of successful aging and is designed to enhance the nurse’s awareness of the needs and potentials of the older adult. The course analyzes the sociological, psychological, and physiological aspects of aging. Students will explore theories of aging, chronic and acute problems of the aging client, available community resources, and issues impacting health promotion of the older adult.

NURSING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
This course explores the changing health care system, its impact upon patient care and relevance to nursing practice. Factors contributing to health care changes in the 21st century will be examined and the nurse’s role as patient advocate will be analyzed.

INDEPENDENT STUDY
This course offers the student an opportunity for an individualized concentrated nursing practicum in an area related to the student’s special interest. The student, in collaboration with the faculty and selected area agencies, will develop a project designed to enhance professional nursing practice.

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