The School of Nursing is located in Crean Hall. It contains well-equipped classrooms, nursing skills clinical laboratories, computer and audiovisual centers, the Health Sciences Library, and an auditorium.
Capital Health provides the primary clinical facility for the correlation of theory to practice required nursing courses. Additional clinical facilities are selected to provide a broad range of learning experiences to meet the curriculum objectives. Some of these sites may be St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Hampton Behavioral Health Center, University Medical Center at Princeton, Centra State and various clinics.
Costs and arrangements for transportation to and from the School of Nursing and clincal affiliations are each student's responsibility.
Philosophy
The Nursing education incorporates knowledge from nursing, the humanities, and the physical, biological and psychological sciences. Nursing education is a continuous process, whereby the art and science of nursing are translated into responsible nursing practice.
The faculty is responsible for developing and implementing a curriculum which evolves from a synthesis of our beliefs about health, nursing and education. Opportunities are provided for students to grow intellectually and in self-awareness. Experiences are also provided for students to develop sensitivity to and an appreciation of the diverse cultural and societal needs of the community, which includes the poor and underserved population.
The faculty support student participation in health promotion activities in the community. The faculty also involves students in activities that promote the recognition of professional and civic responsibilities.
Capital Health School of Nursing prepares its graduates to function as beginning level practitioners of professional nursing. The graduates are prepared to apply the nursing process in the care of individuals, families, and communities at all stages of development and wellness and in a variety of settings. The graduates are able to function with autonomy and a sense of professional, ethical and legal accountability in acute, intermediate, long term and ambulatory health care environments.
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes
A graduate of Capital Health School of Nursing will:
- Evaluate nursing care provided to clients and families from diverse backgrounds in a variety of settings to ensure that it is compassionate, age and culturally appropriate with consideration of the client's preferences, values, and needs.
- Integrate the best current evidence and clinical expertise when making clinical decisions in the provisions of patient-centered care.
- Arrange with members of the interprofessional health care team for the management and provision of safe, quality care for clients and families.
- Integrate effective use of strategies to mitigate errors and reduce the risk of harm to clients, self and others in health care, home, and community settings.
- Synthesize communication strategies with clients and families from diverse backgrounds that promote an exchange of information, development of therapeutic relationships.
- Integrate professional standards into patient-centered practices that uphold established regulatory, legal and ethical principles.
Program Outcomes
- Graduates will demonstrate achievement of end of program student learning outcomes.
- Graduate classes will achieve an NCLEX pass rate at or above the national mean.
- 75% of graduates will be employed at 9 months post-graduation.
- Students enrolled in the first nursing course that graduate will complete the program within 150% of the program length.