萊莫恩學院

The Department of Nursing offers a Master of Science (M.S.) and three post-master’s certificates: nurse educator, nurse administrator, and family nurse practitioner (FNP). The programs are state approved and nationally accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and prepare graduates to function in professional leadership positions as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), faculty in schools of nursing, staff development or patient educators, or managers in the challenging marketplace of health care. The post-master’s certificates are available to nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing.

The M.S. program curriculum is designed as a two year program of study for full-time students and a three year program of study for part-time students. Some courses are offered in a hybrid, on-line or condensed format.

The nursing program’s curriculum is designed to provide the education necessary for the advanced practice of nursing at the master’s level of preparation. Students build on the fundamental principles of nursing, acquire skills of critical judgment based on education and experience, and develop an ability to use principles and skills wisely in decision-making and problem solving pertaining to the delivery of safe, high quality nursing services.

Students of the M.S. program in nursing are expected to fulfill the following technical standards:

• Acquire information from demonstrations and experiences in the nursing and elective courses, including but not limited to, information conveyed through lecture, group seminar, small group activities and physical demonstrations.
• Acquire information from written documents and computer-information systems (including literature searches and data retrieval), and identify information presented in images from paper, videos, transparencies and slides.
• Use and interpret information from diagnostic maneuvers (e.g., sphygmomanometer, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, etc.), and other diagnostic representations of physiological phenomena during the course of conducting a comprehensive physical assessment of a client.
• Accurately elicit information, including a medical history and other information required to adequately and effectively evaluate a client’s condition.
• Synthesize information, problem solves and think critically to judge which theory and/or strategy of assessment and intervention is most appropriate.