Chair: Catherine Alicia Georges (Building T-3, Room 209)
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Alice Akan
Department Faculty: Professor: Keville Frederickson, Associate Professors: Joan Fleitas, C. Alicia Georges, Helen Lerner, Eleanor Lundeen, Martha Velasco-Whetsell; Assistant Professors: Eleanor Campbell, Cassandra Dobson, Pamela Ginex, Susan Kleiman, Victoria Rizzo-Nikou, Lecturers: Alice Akan, Shirlee Cohen, Theresa Lundy, Alsacia Pacsi, Mary G. Tesoro, Mirian Zavala; Distinguished Lecturers: Douglas Dizon, Sheldon Ornstein
Professional Nursing: The Department of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing for non-nurses and for Registered Nurses licensed in New York State. The upper-division Nursing program, which leads to a B.S. degree, is designed to prepare for a career and to build a foundation for graduate study in professional nursing. It fulfills the requirements of the New York State Education Department, is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and entitles its graduates to take the National Council Licensing Examination (N.C.L.E.X.) for licensure as a registered nurse. The clinical laboratory sections of the Nursing courses are conducted in diverse and culturally rich clinical facilities in the Bronx, Westchester, and other surrounding communities. Independent study and honors projects are available to qualified students.
Generic Nursing Students: Designed to be completed in four academic years, the generic program is a 75-credit major within a total of 120 credits required for graduation. Students must complete their general education, distribution, and prerequisite courses in the first two years of study and then embark on a concentrated study of professional nursing, supported by the liberal arts and sciences. The generic Nursing curriculum is designed for full-time study only. The program aims to help students gain the knowledge and experience needed to function independently, as well as in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team, and to help individuals and families achieve maximum levels of health. Graduates will have developed skills in critical thinking and the ability to provide competent and compassionate care to a diverse population.
B.S. for Registered Nurses: Graduates of Associate Degree programs in nursing and graduates of hospital schools of nursing (diploma programs) who are licensed as Registered Professional Nurses in New York State are eligible for admission to the program. R.N. students are required to complete a 37.5-credit major of the total 120 credits required for graduation. Graduates of Associate Degree programs should follow directions for transfer students when applying for admission to the College and then seek advisement in the Office of Academic Advisement, Shuster Hall, Room 280, in addition to advisement in the Nursing Department. Graduates of hospital schools of nursing who have not earned previous college credits should follow directions for new applicants to the College and then see an advisor in the Adult Degree Program. Graduates of diploma nursing programs are encouraged to take the Excelsior College (formerly Regents College) exams in Adult Nursing, Maternal and Child Nursing, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing to earn advanced standing credits.
PROGRAMS
To enter the Nursing Program, students must earn a minimum grade of C or better in each of the science courses listed below, with a minimum cumulative index of 2.75 in these courses, or their equivalents, and a cumulative index of 2.0 or greater for all college work.
CHE 114: Essentials of General Chemistry (3 credits)
CHE 115: Essentials of General Chemistry (lab, 1.5 credits)
CHE 120: Essentials of Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
CHE 121: Essentials of Organic Chemistry (lab, 1.5 credits)
BIO 181: Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
BIO 182: Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
BIO 230: Microbiology (4 credits)
Students must also pass the National League for Nursing (N.L.N.)Pre-admission R.N. test . The City University of New York has instituted the following requirement: Beginning in the Fall 2009 semester, all CUNY Nursing Departments will require applicants for admission into Nursing programs to provide documentation in one of the following categories: U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency, International student with F1 Status; or Granted Asylum, Refugee Status, Temporary Protected Status, Withholding of Removal, or Deferred Action Status by the U.S. government. There will be no exceptions to this policy.
A grade of C or better is required in the following Foundation courses:
HIN 268: Human Growth and Development (3 credits)
HIN 269: Analysis and Action for Community Health (3 credits)
Graduates of Associate Degree programs in nursing and graduates of diploma programs who are currently licensed as Registered Professional Nurses in New York State are eligible to apply for admission to the B.S. program after completing 60 college credits with a cumulative index of 2.5 or greater and providing evidence of college courses in chemistry and human growth and development (or their equivalents). Some students may qualify to earn credits for the human growth and development course through a validation examination. Students must seek advisement in the Department of Nursing for this process. Registered nurses may pursue either full-time or part-time study.
All applicants to the program must first apply for admission to the College. After being admitted to the College, applicants apply to the Department of Nursing for admission to the program.
Applicants must have completed a minimum of 60 credits before being admitted to the Nursing program. Transfer students should submit a copy of their evaluation of transfer credits from the Admissions Office. Second-degree students must file a Second Degree Area of Concentration form in the Office of Academic Standards and Evaluation, Shuster Hall 280.
Generic students planning to enroll in NUR courses in the fall semester of their junior year must complete and submit an application to the Department of Nursing by March 15th of the previous spring semester.
Registered nurses may apply at any time during the academic year. Applications are available in the Department of Nursing Office (T-3 Building, Room 201) during College business hours and at the Department's website at www.lehman.edu/deannss/nursing. Applicants must also submit official transcripts of all previous college work and a copy of the Transfer Credit Evaluation form if they are transfer students. All required prerequisite science and foundation courses must be completed prior to admission to the program. Students who have been dropped from another Nursing program for any reason are not admissible to the Nursing program at Lehman unless the student has subsequently passed the N.C.L.E.X. exam and become a registered nurse.
75-Credit Major in Nursing, B.S.
Prerequisite sciences (21 credits)
3 CHE 114: Essentials of General Chemistry
1.5 CHE 115: Essentials of General Chemistry, lab
3 CHE 120: Essentials of Organic Chemistry
1.5 CHE 121: Essentials of Organic Chemistry, lab
4 BIO 181: Anatomy and Physiology I
4 BIO 182: Anatomy and Physiology II
4 BIO 230: Microbiology
Foundation Course (Prior to Admission)
3 HIN 268: Human Growth and Development
Foundation Course (Prior to or After Admission)
3 HIN 269: Analysis and Action for Community Health
Nursing Courses (48 credits)
3 NUR 300: Nursing as a Human Science
6 NUR 301: Therapeutic Intervention I
3 NUR 302: Ways of Knowing
6 NUR 303: Therapeutic Intervention II
3 NUR 304: Therapeutic Intervention III
3 NUR 330: Pharmacologic Basis of Nursing Practice
3 NUR 344: Altered Health States
6 NUR 405: Therapeutic Intervention IV
3 NUR 406: Clinical Decision Making
3 NUR 408: Trends and Issues in Nursing and Health Care
6 NUR 409: Therapeutic Intervention V
3 NUR 410: Professional Nursing Management
Prerequisite sciences (4.5 credits)
3 credits CHE 114: Essentials of General Chemistry
1.5 credits CHE 115: Essentials of General Chemistry, lab
Foundation Course (Prior to Admission)
3 credits HIN 268: Human Growth and Development
Foundation Course (Prior to or After Admission)
3 credits HIN 269: Analysis and Action for Community Health
Nursing Courses (27 credits)
3 credits NUR 300: Nursing as a Human Science
3 credits NUR 302: Ways of Knowing
6 credits NUR 400: Professional Nursing Practice
3 credits NUR 406: Clinical Decision Making
3 credits NUR 408: Trends and Issues in Nursing and Health Care
6 credits NUR 409: Therapeutic Intervention V
3 credits NUR 410: Professional Nursing Management
A minimum grade of C (73)or better is required in each of the prerequisite science courses, or their equivalents, to be eligible for admission to the generic Nursing program. If a prerequisite science course is repeated, the first grade will be counted when considering eligibility for admission to the Nursing program. A minimum grade of C (73)is required for a student to progress from one Nursing course to the next. Nursing students may repeat only one HIN or NUR course. Note: A student who does not achieve a grade of C or better in a NUR or HIN course may repeat the course only once.
In addition to the College requirement for completion of the baccalaureate degree, the following time limit applies: Once admitted to the Nursing program, the student must complete the baccalaureate in Nursing within five years. Students who do not meet this time requirement may reapply to have the currency of their Nursing courses reevaluated. Students may be required to demonstrate current knowledge as evidenced by recent or present practice, portfolio, or certification.
HIN 268: Growth and Development. 3 hours, 3 credits. Physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development from conception to adulthood. Consideration of contributions of major developmental theorists. PREREQ: 30 college credits.
HIN 269: Analysis and Action for Community Health. 3 hours, 3 credits. Health needs of families in the context of their communities. Introduction to epidemiological method and the principles of epidemiological investigation as tools for analyzing health needs. Issues of prevention, environmental health, special risk families, planned change, the concept of health teams, and the roles of health workers in the community are addressed. PREREQ: 30 college credits.
NUR 300: Nursing as a Human Science. 3 credits, 3 hours. Historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of nursing and selected topics relating to the intersubjective nature of professional nursing and its moral, ethical, and legal dimensions. PREREQ: Admission to the Nursing major.
NUR 301: Therapeutic Intervention I: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice. 6 credits: 3 hours, lecture; 12 hours, clinical laboratory. Emphasis on therapeutic communication, health assessment, and data analysis. COREQ: NUR 300, NUR 344. PRE- or COREQ: HIN 269.
NUR 302: Ways of Knowing in Nursing. 3 credits (3 hours lecture). Methods of research and inquiry in nursing and their implications for clinical practice. PREREQ or COREQ: NUR 300.
NUR 303: Therapeutic Intervention II: Adult Health Nursing. 6 credits: 3 hours, lecture; 12, hours clinical laboratory. Clinical focus on nursing care of adults with acute and chronic illnesses. PREREQ: NUR 300, NUR 301, NUR 344, HIN 269; COREQ: NUR 304, NUR 330.
NUR 304: Therapeutic Intervention III: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 3 credits: 2 hours, lecture; 4 hours, clinical laboratory. Clinical focus on nursing care of adults with acute and chronic psychiatric and mental health conditions. PREREQ: NUR 300, NUR 301, NUR 344, HIN 269. COREQ: NUR 303, NUR 330.
NUR 330: Pharmacologic Basis of Nursing Practice. 3 credits (3 hours, lecture). General pharmacological principles as they relate to nursing practice and health care. COREQ: NUR 303.
NUR 344: Altered Health States. 3 hours, 3 credits. The relationships of normal body functioning and other physiological changes that occur as a result of illness. Epidemiological, preventive, and pathological aspects of disease. COREQ: NUR 301.
NUR 400: Professional Nursing Practice. 6 credits (3 hours, lecture; 9 hours, clinical laboratory). Health assessment and therapeutic intervention through communication theory and skills, interprofessional collaboration, and professional role development. PRE- or COREQ: NUR 300, NUR 302, and HIN 269.
NUR 405: Therapeutic Intervention IV: Childbearing and Childrearing Families. 6 credits: 3 hours, lecture; 12 hours, clinical laboratory. Relation of nursing care to positive health experiences and outcomes in childbearing and childrearing families. PREREQ: NUR 303, NUR 304, NUR 330. COREQ: NUR 302, NUR 406.
NUR 406: Clinical Decision Making. 3 credits (3 hours, lecture). The processes of clinical judgment and decision-making. Examination of the interaction between diagnostic and therapeutic reasoning within the context of ethical reasoning. PREREQ: NUR 303 or NUR 400.
NUR 408: Trends and Issues in Nursing and Healthcare. 3 credits (3 hours, lecture). Identification and exploration of trends and issues, with opportunity to debate and to defend a position on issues. PREREQ: NUR 405 or NUR 406 and NUR 407 or permission of instructor.
NUR 409: Therapeutic Intervention V: Nursing Synthesis. 6 credits: 3 hours, lecture; 12 hours, clinical laboratory. Synthesis of knowledge and skills required to effectively support clients, families, and groups along a trajectory from diagnosis through end of life. Population-based care, as it relates to disaster preparedness and targeted nursing response. PREREQ: NUR 405 or NUR 400 and NUR 406. COREQ: NUR 410.
NUR 410: Professional Nursing Management. 3 credits (3 hours, lecture). Professional role of the nurse in the healthcare system. Emphasis on leadership and management theory, as related to nursing administration, organizational design, and governance. COREQ: NUR 409.
NUR 489: Honors Project. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Independent study or investigation, under faculty direction. A written report is required. PREREQ: Satisfactory completion of 24 credits in NUR or related fields and Departmental permission; cumulative college index of 3.2 and an index of 3.5 in Nursing.
NUR (SOC) 240: Death, Dying, and Bereavement. 3 hours, 3 credits. Sociological, psychological, and healthcare perspectives and ethical issues surrounding the processes of dying and bereavement. Topics include the history of attitudes toward death, the new medical technology, the ways individuals confront their own death and that of others, dying in institutions, death and the child, and suicide.
NUR 350: Topics in Nursing. 3 credits, 3 hours (maximum 6 credits). PREREQ: 45 credits in Nursing and permission of the Chair.
NUR 385: Independent Study in Nursing. One semester, 1-3 credits. (Limited to juniors and seniors in Nursing.) Independent study on a specific topic or clinical area of interest, under the supervision of a faculty member in the Department of Nursing. PREREQ: Instructor's permission.