University of the Incarnate Word (School of Nursing)

The Nursing Program at UIW offers a generic baccalaureate nursing program (BSN) for students wishing to become registered nurses, an accelerated baccalaureate program (RN-BSN) for registered nurses who wish to earn a BSN, and a Masters program (MSN) for nurses who wish to advance their level of practice.

The generic BSN program prepares graduates to take the licensure examination to become a Registered Nurse. The BSN program is planned as a five-semester program with 130 credits of study. Our program is approved by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas and fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The pass rate of our graduates on the licensure examination is consistently above the pass rate for the state.

The RN-BSN Program is designed to provide the practicing registered nurse who has earned the diploma or Associate Degree with additional knowledge and skills of the BSN. Courses are offered in the evening in eight-week terms that permit the student to continue working while attending classes.

The MSN program is designed for students to develop clinical leadership skills that focus on the care of aggregates. This flexible program allows the student opportunities to work with groups of adults or children who have common health care need for illness management or health promotion in both acute care and community settings.

The nursing program also offers a certificate program in Parish Nursing and significant opportunity for service learning through a collaborative Health Ministry with St. Philip of Jesus Parish.

Where you obtain your education may be as important as what you learn. You want to be well prepared for employment or to engage in graduate study. For nearly a century, Incarnate Word has been a regional leader for nursing excellence and student-centered education. We offer individual support and a variety of resources to help students achieve their career goals. The faculty of the School of Nursing are skilled practitioners who constantly strive for new ways to foster student learning and who are respected in the community for their teaching, research, and service. They believe in collaborative learning promoting a philosophy of life that values the dignity of the individual and serves as a guide for making ethical-moral decisions.

Our graduates hold diverse and exciting positions all over the world. As lifelong learners, they are prepared to deliver health care for increasingly diverse populations and for leadership in the changing health care environment.

MISSION

The mission of the School of Nursing and Health Professions is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word, through the educational preparation of health professionals. The faculty’s goal is to provide excellent student-centered health professions education that will promote leadership development in the respective health disciplines. Faculty believe in collaborative learning promoting a philosophy of life that values the dignity of the individual and serves as a guide for making ethical-moral decisions The school seeks to graduate health professionals whose practice is rooted in the spiritual heritage of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. Graduates will be prepared as generalist practitioners in their respective disciplines and will be prepared for graduate education.

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School of Nursing Courses

BASIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Focus on theory and skills of health assessment, including health history and physical examination. Selected principles applied in simulated laboratory.

INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCE I
Survey of body systems with focus on pathophysiology related to cellular function, immune response, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems. Relevant diagnostics, pharmacological, and treatment modalities integrated throughout course.

NURSING AND HEALTH
Focus on concepts basic to nursing: scope of practice, nursing process and health.

NURSING TECHNOLOGIES
The focus of this course is on the development of clinical skills necessary for safe nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on nursing process, scientific rationale, delegation, standard precautions and communication skills related to the patient medical record.

INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCE III
Pathophysiology related to respiratory, renal and neurological systems, including acid-base regulation. Relevant diagnostics, pharmacological, and treatment modalities integrated throughout course. Prerequisites: NURS 3310.

INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCE II
Pathophysiology related to the cardiovascular, blood, endocrine, hepatobiliary, and reproductive systems. Relevant diagnostics, pharmacological, and treatment modalities are integrated throughout the course.

ISSUES IN NURSING
Examines professional obligations for continuing development and contemporary issues affecting nursing and health care policy. Intensive Writing.

HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Examines the role of the professional nurse in health maintenance, promotion and disease prevention. A service-learning course.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING ROLE
Introduction to the roles of the professional nurse and to basic concepts of professional nursing. Includes clinical practicum. Successful completion of Nursing and Health may be used as a method for validating prior nursing knowledge.

NURSING OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS II
Nursing care of adults and children experiencing health problems that are either severe alterations of a single system or alterations that affect multiple systems. Includes clinical practicum.

NURSING OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS I
Generic. Nursing care of adults and children experiencing health problems with predictable outcomes. Includes clinical practicum.

SENIOR SEMINAR
Focuses on the synthesis of nursing knowledge developed during the first four semesters of the generic program by helping students prepare for the NCLEX-RN licensing exam. This course is to be taken in the final semester of the nursing program.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICUM
Clinical application of the knowledge and skills of community health nursing.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Focus is on the theory and skills of health assessment, including health history and physical assessment. Includes laboratory.

RESEARCH AND ISSUES IN NURSING
Focus is developing foundations and strategies for applying the evidence-based practice paradigm to solving clinical problems. Application of the research process to issues affecting nursing and health care are examined.

RESEARCH IN NURSING
Focus is on application of the principles of evidence-based practice to clinical practice problems. Writing intensive.

NURSING LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT
Focus is on the role of the professional nurse as manager and leader. Prerequisites: Admission to RN-BSN Pathway.

PRACTICUM IN LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT
Focus is on clinical application of the knowledge and skills of nursing management and leadership.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Nursing care for families and communities. Principles of public health, including epidemiology, are introduced.

NURSING INTERNSHIP
Intensive clinical course with focus on role transition from student to professional nurse and skill acquisition in selected clinical specialty.

MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Nursing care of clients experiencing acute and chronic major mental health problems. Includes clinical practicum.

NURSING LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT
Focus is on the knowledge and skills required to function in the role of nurse manager and leader. Includes clinical practicum.

NURSING OF CHILDBEARING FAMILIES
Nursing care of the childbearing family, including both normal and complicated pregnancy and care of the newborn. Includes clinical practicum.

NURSING IN COMPLEX SITUATIONS
Nursing care of adults and children experiencing severe health problems affecting multiple systems with highly unpredictable outcomes and requiring significant medical and nursing support. Includes clinical practicum.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Focus is on nursing care for families and communities. Principles of public health, including epidemiology, are introduced. Includes clinical practicum.

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