University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Nursing Program)

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is for students who want to earn a world-renowned degree in a personalized, safe and friendly environment.

Students can choose from 40 majors and more than 50 minors, concentrations and pre-professional programs. They study on our 317-acre campus, which is nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. Being that close to nature means you will have unique opportunities to study both in the classroom and beyond.

Our professors are dedicated to teaching. You won't find graduate assistants teaching courses. And, since our classes are small, our professors work closely with their students, giving them personal attention.

Pitt-Bradford is a four-year college of the University of Pittsburgh system. So, when our students graduate, they have the prestigious University of Pittsburgh degree, which is recognized all over the world. They also have an education that can take them beyond.

NURSING

The Department of Nursing prepares professional nurses for entry to practice at the associate degree level and provides further education for the registered nurse at the more advanced baccalaureate level of practice. This includes advanced clinical skills and preparation for independent leadership and management roles in a variety of settings.

The Associate of Science in Nursing degree program (ASN) is fully approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). ASN graduates are required to take the national examination for registered nurse licensure. A person with criminal convictions may be prohibited from licensure as a registered nurse by the boards of nursing in various states. Prospective students in that situation should call the board of nursing in the state where they plan to practice.

NURSING MAJOR – BSN

Are you a registered nurse looking to advance your education? Your career? Would you like to have a leadership role where you work? Then the RN-BSN program may be for you.

Our program prepares nurses for a more advanced level of practice and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. As a student in our bachelor’s degree program, you’ll take a variety of courses. You’ll also have many opportunities for hands-on experiences at various locations, including hospitals and doctors’ offices and community health settings.

When you earn your degree, you’ll have the advanced skills you need to assume a leadership or management role.

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Nursing Program Courses

TRANSITION NURSING FOR LPNS
Facilitates transition of the LPN-Associate Degree in Nursing student. Major focus is on the concepts and theories of nursing, i.e., Orem’s theory, Roy’s Adaptation Model, Erikson’s Developmental theory, Maslow’s Basic Human Needs, concepts of stress and adaptation, nursing process, communication, teaching and learning theories, and legal and ethical principles.

CLINICAL CALCULATIONS
This course uses metric, apothecary, and household systems of measurement with a ratio/proportion method to calculate and plan preparation and administration of medications for all ages. Included are critical thinking skills to ensure safety and accuracy in dosage calculations for medication administration.

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
In this course, students are introduced to various aspects of the nursing curriculum, i.e., Orem’s theory, Roy’s Adaptation Model, Erikson’s Developmental theory, Maslow’s Basic Human Needs; concepts of stress and adaptation; health-illness continuum; nursing process; teaching and learning theories; nursing history; nursing roles; and psychosocial and cultural influences on people, health, and nursing. Legal and ethical principles, communication skills, documentation format, drug calculations, fluid balance, and beginning clinical theories and skills are also taught. Nutrition is incorporated into this course with application in the clinical setting. The student begins practical application of theoretical knowledge in the laboratory and long-term care. Prerequisite: ASN major

COMPREHENSIVE NURSING I
This course builds on the skills, knowledge, theories, and concepts gained from Fundamentals of Nursing and the natural and social sciences. Comprehensive Nursing I applies the concepts of stress-adaptation, the nursing process, and human needs to the care of clients across the life span (the pregnant female, newborn, adult, child, and family). Health assessment and fluid and electrolyte concepts are introduced as core theoretical components. Theory and observations are integrated with the expectation that students will use concepts of interpersonal relations and principles of communication in interactions with individuals who are experiencing physiologic and psychosocial stress associated with problems of fluid and electrolyte balance, surgery, reproduction infection/immune, musculoskeletal system, sensory and alteration in blood glucose. Knowledge and observation of intraoperative care and of the adult med-surg client and pregnant female are incorporated as learning experiences. Further, students are introduced to the use of psychosocial principles in mental health nursing practice through theory, classroom and clinical conferences, and clinical experiences. The nurses’ role as communicator and teacher in collaboration and consultation with other team members is emphasized. Current professional issues are discussed throughout this course.

PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING
This course examines the complex world of pharmacology and therapeutics. It will address drug classes and the drugs represented by them. Each drug class will be discussed with regard to absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; major pharmacologic side effects; clinical indications and administration; adverse reactions and contraindications; interactions with other drugs; overdoses and toxicities; and nursing implications and interventions.

COMPREHENSIVE NURSING II
This course requires that the student apply knowledge of the nursing process to the care of multiple clients across the life span (adult, child, and family) with complex physiologic and psychosocial problems in various settings. Students gain knowledge of specific stressors and adaptations that affect the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and hematologic body systems and alterations in cellular growth. The students develop their knowledge and skills related to advanced intravenous therapeutics. Growth and development is a core concept with a focus on the family as the essential resource in the treatment of illness and promotion of wellness. Further, therapeutic nurse-client interactions and nurses’ use of self to direct and change behaviors are examined. Students are expected to integrate psychosocial principles into their delivery of care. Likewise, students have the opportunity to collaborate with other healthcare providers within the acute care setting in planning for and delivering care to clients across the life span. The students provide formal teaching to clients, their families, and in community settings using the principles of teaching and learning. Current legal, ethical, professional, and leadership issues are discussed during this course.

COMPREHENSIVE NURSING III
This course provides students with opportunities to integrate theories, concepts, and skills in delivering care to clients across the life span. Core concepts include communication, growth and development, and stress and adaptation as they relate to the care of clients across the life span. Students gain knowledge of complex physiologic and psychosocial stressors and adaptations related to gastrointestinal, hepatic, neurological, endocrine, urinary, burns and multisystem problems of clients across the life span. Content focuses on the family as the essential resource in the treatment of illness and the promotion of wellness. Nursing practice in this course emphasizes issues related to role transition from nursing student to graduate nurse. Therefore, students provide care for multiple clients across the life span who are experiencing complex physiologic and psychosocial stressors. Critical thinking activities are used in conjunction with discussions that address issues involving role identification, management of client care, interpersonal relationships, and personal and professional development.

SPECIAL TOPICS
The study of a special topic in nursing.

CRITICAL CARE NURSING
This course is structured to provide the student nurse with a comprehensive critical care knowledge base. Core concepts of the course include stress and adaptation as they relate to the care of the critically ill or injured client, psychosocial and sleep alterations, legal and ethical issues, patient education, and issues related to recognition and management of stressors in critical care nursing. Student learning will be augmented by an emphasis on critical thinking, using system-appropriate case studies that focus on the application of content presented in class. Participation in the course will also benefit practicing critical care nurses who seek educational opportunities to expand and update their knowledge.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS
This course addresses historical and philosophical perspectives as well as factors that influence socialization into the profession. There is also emphasis on theories and models applicable to nursing. The roles of the professional nurse are included in relationship to the changing healthcare delivery system.

WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES
In these changing times of primary care-based health care, it is essential that women be viewed from a holistic perspective. This migration into a primary care-based system gives women the motivation to be better educated and to have high expectations regarding their care. This course will explore traditional reproductive issues concerning women, as well as selected common medical and psychosocio-developmental-political problems and issues, accompanied by guidelines for disease prevention and health promotion. The content focuses on the adult nonpregnant female, although health issues throughout a woman’s lifespan are discussed.

NURSING RESEARCH
This course is an introduction to nursing research. It is based upon the belief that nursing research is integral to all levels of nursing practice. The primary objective of this course is to assist students in becoming intelligent consumers of research. Teaching methodologies include computer-aided instruction, lecture discussion, and research critique.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT/PROMOTION
This course presents the knowledge base for using health promotion strategies and the techniques for health assessment with individuals across the life span. The role of the nurse in promotion patterns of positive health behaviors is emphasized. The student is also provided with an opportunity to practice physical assessment skills in the laboratory and in a precepted clinical setting.

ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM
This course enables the registered nurse student to further develop leadership abilities and decision-making skills. Students are assigned to individually planned clinical experiences under the direction of a preceptor. Each student will identify specific clinical learning activities for the practicum that relate directly to the selected clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on fostering independence and self-direction in learning for all students.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
This course provides learning experiences focused on the role of the nurse in community health nursing. Community health nursing encompasses nursing practice in public health, voluntary, and private home health agencies, as well as population-focused c are in the community. Through the use of critical thinking and decision making, independence in clinical practice will be encouraged. Students will have the opportunity to explore areas of epidemiology; health promotion within groups; family, group, and community assessment; and factors influencing the delivery of and access to community health services. The healthcare needs of selected at-risk populations will be examined.

TRENDS, ISSUES, AND POLITICS IN NURSING
This course presents trends, issues, and politics within nursing that influence registered nurses’ clinical practice. It will be presented in a seminar/debate format with active participation by the students. Emphasis is placed on the future of nursing and nursing organizations and changes in nursing education, nursing service, and the healthcare delivery system. The influence of advanced technology and nursing research upon clinical practice will be addressed. Nursing politics, women’s issues, and healthcare reform will be explored.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSES
This course focuses on the biologic basis for disease in adults and children. Specifically, an in-depth and current understanding of disease processes across the life span is targeted. Attention will focus on health promotion/disease prevention by emphasizing risk factors, nutrition and disease, and other relevant therapeutic approaches. Discussion with regard to age-specific and gender-specific pathophysiological processes is highlighted. Student learning will be augmented by an emphasis on critical thinking using system-based case studies that focus on application of content presented in class. Further, students will investigate disease processes and present current therapeutic ideas to the class with rationale based on available medical and nursing research.

COMPARATIVE HEALTH CARE
This course is an introduction to the study of healthcare systems from a global comparative perspective. By examining comparisons of the healthcare systems of the United States and Canada along a number of established dimensions, the instructor will facilitate student investigation of global dimensions of health care. This course will examine health systems’ structures, healthcare priorities, resource availability, governments as stewards of health resources, and the question of who pays and who should pay.

CAPSTONE: PROFESSIONAL NURSING
This course focuses on enabling the student to synthesize knowledge about the professional nursing role within the healthcare delivery system. Theory related to leadership and management in nursing will be presented. Healthcare policy and nursing practice issues will also be examined.

NURSING LEADERSHIP
This course is designed to provide an overview of contemporary thought on leadership, the leaders’ role and application of that role. The framework of the course focuses on developing a knowledge of the theoretical perspectives of leadership within the context of ones professional and personal life.

LEADERSHIP IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
This course explores theories germane to leadership in relation to organizational structures and behaviors. These structures and behaviors will be related to the development of leadership styles and policy making within organizations. The political and economic forces that influence the development of health policy and professional nursing practice will be emphasized. The basis for the legal dimensions of the nursing practice will also be explored.

DIRECTED STUDY: NURSING
Directed study in a specific area of nursing. Permission of the instructor is required.

DIRECTED RESEARCH: NURSING
Directed research is designed to give students the opportunity to design and carry out a research project to be agreed upon by the student and a supervising faculty member.

Other nursing schools in Pennsylvania

Mansfield University (Robert Packer Department of Health Sciences) Mansfield University’s Robert Packer Department of Health Sciences and Physical Activities offers a nursing program, accredited by The National League... Address: 212C Elliott Hall

Neumann College (Division of Nursing and Health Sciences) Franciscan values and tradition infuse the strong liberal arts and professional education which is basic in developing the professional nurse within c... Address: One Neumann Drive

Neumann College (Division of Nursing and Health Sciences) Franciscan values and tradition infuse the strong liberal arts and professional education which is basic in developing the professional nurse within c... Address: One Neumann Drive

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