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The College of Nursing is committed to the advancement of nursing and the promotion of health care services through its education, research and service endeavors. To fulfill its commitment to nursing education, the college offers an upper division program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing.
There are two sequences in the undergraduate program, one for qualified students with no previous preparation in nursing (basic students), and one for registered nurses, who are graduates of diploma or associate degree nursing programs. The basic sequence is designed so that students who have completed the prerequisite/support courses can enroll in the nursing major and complete requirements for the degree in four semesters and a summer session of full-time study on the Tampa campus. The registered nurse sequence is designed so that registered nurses can enroll in the nursing major on a full-time or on a part-time basis at Tampa and on specific university campuses. Registered nurses who enroll as full-time students may complete requirements for the bachelor's degree in three semesters. If they enroll as part-time students, the degree requirements can be completed in six semesters.
The program is accredited by the National League for Nursing and approved by the Florida State Board of Nursing. Graduates of the basic sequence are eligible to write the qualifying examination for licensure as a registered nurse. Graduates may apply for licensure in Florida or other states. Graduates of the undergraduate program have the educational background necessary for graduate study in nursing.
The College of Nursing encourages applications from qualified applicants of both sexes and from all cultural, racial, religious, ethnic, and age groups. The College of Nursing uses selective criteria for the admission of students. Limitations on enrollments are determined on the basis of availability of sufficient qualified faculty, laboratory and classroom facilities, and clinical teaching resources. Florida residents are given priority.
We believe that professional nursing is a science and an art that provides holistic care aimed at assisting or empowering individuals, families and communities to achieve health. Nursing is a discipline sanctioned by society that is responsive to societal needs.
We believe that nursing has and continues to build a body of scientific knowledge through systematic inquiry, creativity and critical thinking. This scientific knowledge promotes theory-driven and research-based nursing practice that influences practice, health care delivery and health policy. Nurses use a systematic approach to assess, plan, treat and evaluate health status within the physical, psychosocial, economic, and spiritual domains.
We believe that nurses interact with individuals, groups, families, and communities for the purposes of health promotion, education, disease prevention, illness care, and rehabilitation. Nurses assume multiple roles and act in collaboration with other health care disciplines to promote modification of the environment. We believe that environment encompasses all the internal and external influences affecting people. We acknowledge that we live in a world where global events can influence health locally.
We believe that the health of individuals, families, and communities is a perceived state which fluctuates throughout the lifespan. The perceptions of individuals, families, and communities influence their reactions to the environment that lead to actions which promote, maintain, or compromise health. Health is influenced by cultural, social, economic, political, environmental and technological forces, and is expressed through the physiologic, psychosocial and spiritual domains. Health is the right of every individual and health care is the responsibility of society.
We recognize that we live in a pluralistic, multicultural world in which nurses value and protect individual rights and freedoms. Health care must be accessible to all persons in society. Nursing strives to provide affordable health care and preventive services in diverse environments.
We believe the discipline of nursing is an integral part of the system of higher education and is responsible for the development and dissemination of knowledge. Knowledge is developed through identification of models for systematic thought, development and testing of theories for nursing, and clinical research. With this knowledge, undergraduate students are prepared to enter into professional practice and graduate students into areas of specialized practice and research. The discipline disseminates knowledge through scholarly activities and is responsible for promoting and preserving the historic and philosophic foundation of the profession.
We believe that teaching and learning are interactive processes through which learners have the freedom and responsibility to learn and teachers have the freedom and responsibility to teach. Faculty help students identify their learning needs, design learning activities to meet those needs, and evaluate the outcomes. Learning is an active lifelong process of personal and professional growth, which all members of the discipline pursue to advance the art and science of nursing.
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Dean - PATRICIA A. BURNS
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