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Chair
June G. Patton, Associate Professor of Nursing
Director of Recruitment and Administrative
Services
Lori Brohm
Faculty
Jacqueline Owens, Instructor of Nursing
June Patton, Associate Professor of Nursing
Degree Offered
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Note: Applicants must be registered nurses.
Objectives of the Nursing
Program
The purpose of the Department of Nursing is to provide an opportunity
for registered nurses (RN) who are graduates of diploma or associate
degree nursing programs to acquire a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
By building upon the foundation of previous knowledge and experience,
the Department prepares the RN to practice professional nursing
in a variety of settings with all types of clients. The program
provides a foundation for graduate education in nursing. Upon completion
of the program, the student will be able to:
- Synthesize knowledge derived from a liberal arts education with theory and research as a basis for nursing practice.
- Assume individual responsibility for nursing decisions, actions, and outcomes, thereby demonstrating accountability and sensitivity to the uniqueness of each consumer of nursing.
- Demonstrate effective professional and technical communications, including appropriate culturally-based modifications.
- Apply the nursing process in collaboration with the health care team in client-centered, culturally congruent care.
- Collaborate with the client in the development and initiation of health teaching based on mutually identified learning needs and goals for health promotion, disease prevention, and illness care.
- Coordinate the delivery of comprehensive health care for clients appropriate for the cultural and environmental contexts through the application of leadership/management principles and strategies.
- Plan strategies for personal and professional development congruent with the changing role of the nurse.
- Evaluate therapeutic interventions and outcomes of care based on a broad spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research.
- Critique data for independent and collaborative decision-making.
- Collaborate with members of the health professions and other citizens in promoting culturally sensitive efforts to meet the health needs of individuals, families, and groups.
- Construct a personal philosophy of nursing and a personal ethical framework that guide professional practice.
- Investigate health-related social justice concerns within legal and political contexts.
Accreditation
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has granted
accreditation to Ashland University's Department of Nursing. For
verification or other accreditation information, the Commission
on Collegiate Nursing Education can be contacted at One Dupont Circle,
NW Suite 530 Washington, DC 20036.