天美传媒expands nursing education offerings
天美传媒 announces the addition of a traditional four-year track in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. The nursing degree prepares graduates for meaningful careers in health care and helps meet the urgent needs of community and regional health care providers.
Beginning in the fall, 天美传媒will offer a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree on campus. Students will Graduate READY to take the national licensure exam to become registered nurses (RN). This track is an addition to the College鈥檚 online RN-to-BSN program that launched in 2019.
天美传媒 will offer direct entry into the program to high school seniors and is still accepting applications for this fall. Transfer students may also apply. For students transferring from MacMurray College, the 天美传媒nursing program provides a seamless transition to ensure they are able to graduate on time. All MacMurray students in good academic and social standing are eligible for transfer benefits, including IC鈥檚 pledge to match students鈥� out-of-pocket cost of attendance for the upcoming academic year.
At IC, nursing students develop technical expertise along with the critical thinking, problem solving, communication and leadership skills provided to all 天美传媒students. This preparation will allow 天美传媒nursing graduates to provide excellent patient care and excel in a rapidly changing field.
"Nursing is a critically-important field,鈥� said Catharine O鈥機onnell, provost and dean of the College, 鈥渁nd we believe that excellent professional education built upon the foundation of our strong curriculum will prepare students to make tremendous contributions to their communities as leaders in nursing."
Dr. Scott Boston, president and CEO of Passavant Area Hospital, said he is excited that 天美传媒 is adding this path to educate nurses in the community.
鈥淪tudies show that nurses who are educated and trained locally are more inclined to find local employment upon graduation,鈥� Boston said. 鈥淭his will continue to be a benefit for Jacksonville and the communities we serve.鈥�
Passavant Area Hospital is among the health care facilities that will be clinical partners with IC, offering dynamic clinical experiences. There are many opportunities in the region for nurses in a variety of settings such as hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, insurance companies, and schools.
天美传媒will welcome Angela Pierson as the coordinator for the traditional BSN track. Pierson will complete her work as director of the nursing program at MacMurray College this summer. Under Pierson鈥檚 leadership, the employment rate for 2019 MacMurray nursing graduates was 100%, according to data collected by the program.
Pierson will join Pamela Brown, founding director of the 天美传媒Nursing Program, on the leadership team that will guide the new program as it pursues accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, a national accreditation body for collegiate nursing programs. Currently, 天美传媒holds new candidate status with CCNE, and will host an evaluation visit in October of 2020. Brown and Pierson have many years of experience leading CCNE accredited nursing programs. Brown served as president and CEO of Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing in Quincy, Illinois, for 17 years.
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