Academic

SCHOOL OF NURSING
Mission
The mission of the School of Nursing is to develop
students who are broadly educated, technologically
astute, highly skilled, communicative, and culturally
competent, responsible practitioners of nursing.
Graduates utilize the liberal arts, sciences, critical
thinking, and holism to provide care that improves
the human condition of individuals, families,
aggregates, and communities in a diverse, value-rich,
global society.
Student Learning Outcomes
o Communicate effectively to foster therapeutic interpersonal
and collaborative relationships in a culturally diverse society.
o Demonstrate competency in informational technology and
computer literacy as an adjunctive tool in practice.
o Synthesize concepts and principles and principles from
previous learning to design, implement and evaluate nursing
care of patients.
o Utilize ethical, legal, moral, spiritual, and societal values in
professional nursing practice.
o Initiate efforts with other healthcare providers and
consumers to improve the quality of healthcare to a
culturally diverse society.
o Assume various roles in the practice of nursing to meet
the healthcare needs of humans in a variety of healthcare
settings.
o Demonstrate effective leadership skills in the management
and nursing care of patients incorporating professional
accountability, and responsibility.
o Utilize research to provide evidence-based holistic care to
patients in a variety of clinical settings.
o Demonstrate a commitment to professional nursing by
pursuing learning (formal or informal) opportunities to
enhance their professional growth and enrichment.
o Synthesize complex information in the process of problem
solving and intellectual inquiry, using critical thinking skills
to arrive at well-reasoned conclusions in the practice of
nursing.
Major
The School of Nursing offers three courses of study
culminating in the Bachelor of Science degree in
Nursing (BSN). Students interested in nursing may
enter the University as:
o Generic or transfer pre-nursing students
o LPN to BSN students
o RN-BSN students
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All students must meet requirements for the BSN
degree.
Generic BSN students enter the University as first
year or transfer students. Following the successful
completion of specified university core courses and
nursing cognate courses, students apply for admission
to the nursing major and enter the program as first
semester sophomores. Upon successful completion
of the program, students are eligible to write the
national licensing examination for registered nurses
and pursue certification and graduate study in nursing.
The 126 semester hours in the program include 63 hours
of nursing courses, 25 hours of nursing cognate courses,
38 hours of University General Education core courses.
Nursing students must also satisfactorily complete
the University community service/service learning
requirement of 120 hours by the end of the junior year.
The nursing program has continuing accreditation
with the Accreditation Commission for Education in
Nursing (ACEN) located at 3343 Peachtree Road, NE,
Suite 850 Atlanta, GA 30326. The Commission can be
reached by phone at (404) 975-5000 and via website
at www.acenursing.org. The program is conditionally
approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing,
located at 17373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA
70810. The Board can be reached by phone at 225-
755-7500 and via website at http://www.lsbn.state.la.us.
If transfer students were previously enrolled
in a nursing program, a “letter of good standing”
from that program is required. Because of clinical
constraints, only a limited number of transfer
students can be accepted into clinical courses.
Minor
The School of Nursing does not offer a minor in
Nursing.
Admission to the Nursing Major: Generic and
Transfer Students
These policies are consistent with Dillard University
policies. The School of Nursing Student Nurse
Handbook and the University Catalog are the principal
documents governing policies and procedures for