PURPOSE
The faculty of the College of Nursing acknowledges its responsibility to health care consumers for the preparation of individuals who will provide nursing care of professional quality through teaching, research, and service. The College of Nursing provides educational programs that prepare professional nurses to meet the nursing care needs of individuals, groups, and communities. To achieve this purpose, the college offers the baccalaureate, the graduate, and the continuing education programs. Within the context of a liberal education, the degree programs prepare professional nurses who
The continuing education program provides opportunities for nurses to improve and expand their nursing practice, to meet the health care needs of various populations, and to further their own professional development.
ORGANIZATION
The College of Nursing recognizes the three major missions of the university, i.e., teaching, research, and service. The responsibility of the associate dean for graduate programs and research is twofold: to oversee the master’s program, including the progression of students through the program; and to work with faculty and students to facilitate research activities, such as research development. The associate dean for undergraduate programs and extended education is responsible for undergraduate degree programs, progression of students through the program, and extended and continuing education.
The faculty are grouped under two major clinical divisions within nursing: adult health/parent-child nursing and community health/psychosocial nursing systems. Each division has a chair, and each faculty member belongs to a division.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
The graduate curriculum leads to the M.S. degree in Nursing. The graduate program provides an academic environment that fosters scholarship, critical thinking, and creativity, while preparing nurses for leadership as nurse specialists and beginning researchers. The program offers advanced-level courses that can be used as a base for doctoral study and for functional role development in teaching, management, or practice as a nurse practitioner.
Students may select one area of concentration from the following offerings:
The curriculum also provides elective study in teaching, management, and practitioner roles, including adult, child, family, psychiatric, and women’s health nurse practitioner roles.
A student may concurrently pursue the M.S. degree in Nursing (nursing administration concentration) and the Master of Health Services Administration (College of Business).
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Continuing Education Program. This program presents a variety of noncredit offerings on the main campus, west campus, and off-campus locations. These offerings are designed to assist practicing professional nurses in maintaining and enhancing their competencies, broadening their scientific knowledge base, and further developing their skills in the changing health care environment. Workshops, conferences, institutes, short evening courses, and special programs are offered at times convenient to the working professional. Some offerings are multidisciplinary and are also open to individuals in professions outside of nursing.
Student Services. The Student Services Office in the College of Nursing provides academic advising, general advising, and referral to university resources. Prospective students with academic questions relating to the College of Nursing should contact the College of Nursing Student Services Office.
Scholarships and Financial Assistance. Information about scholarships and loan funds for nursing students may be obtained from the Student Financial Assistance Office, College of Nursing Office of Student Services, or the associate dean for graduate programs and research.
College Council of Nursing Students. The council is a member of ASASU (Associate Students of Arizona State University) and serves as the governing body of all student activities in the college. The College Council of Nursing provides for communication, cooperation, and understanding among undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty, and represents the college in university and nonuniversity affairs.
Graduate Nurse Organization. The Graduate Nurse Organization (GNO) is the coordinating body for nursing students in the graduate program. It provides programs, information, and orientation services for graduate students and complements their academic experiences.
Sigma Theta Tau. Beta Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau was chartered at the ASU College of Nursing in 1976. Membership in Sigma Theta Tau is an honor conferred on students in baccalaureate and graduate programs who have demonstrated outstanding academic and professional achievement.
COLLEGE FACILITIES
Learning experiences with patients and their families are provided under the supervision of qualified faculty with the cooperation of a variety of federal, state, county, and private health agencies. The College of Nursing has contracts with more than 240 agencies in the Phoenix metropolitan area and also operates a unique nurse-managed clinic in a community setting.
Computer Facilities. Computers are available for student use in the Learning Resource Center of the college. Also refer to the description of computing facilities and services.
ADVISING
Students are advised by the Student Services Office before admission to the graduate program. Upon admission, each student is assigned a faculty advisor within the area of concentration. Questions may also be directed to the associate dean for graduate programs and research.
ACCREDITATION
The baccalaureate and master’s programs of the College of Nursing are accredited by the Arizona State Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing. The continuing education program is accredited by the Western Regional Accrediting Committee of the American Nurses’ Association as a provider of Continuing Education for Nursing. The college is a member of the Council of Member Agencies for the Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing, the Western Institute of Nursing, and the American Association of Colleges of Nurses.
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