Newman Division of Nursing
Emporia State University, Newman Division of Nursing (ESU NDN) offers a four year baccalaureate nursing program requiring 128 credit hours to earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The nursing curriculum requires three years for completion once admitted into the major. Students generally apply for admission to the nursing program at the sophomore level. The program has education tracks for not only generic and registered nurse students but also licensed practical nurses. Graduates of ESU/NDN are eligible to take the national licensure examination for registered nursing (NCLEX-RN).
A maximum of 44 generic students and 10 licensed nurses may be admitted to the nursing major each year in the fall semester.
Why nursing at ESU?
- Smaller classes taught by caring faculty
- Scholarships and financial aid opportunities available
- Clinical experiences emphasized
- Conveniently located close to computer labs, nursing library, clinical sites and parking
- Opportunity to gain clinical experience in rural and urban settings
- Articulation programs available for LPNs and RNs
The Mission of the Newman Division of Nursing is to offer a quality baccalaureate nursing program that prepares graduates with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to function as caring, professional nurses.
In fulfilling the Mission of the Newman Division of Nursing, the faculty subscribes to the Mission of Emporia State University; the Mission of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and the tenets of Boyer’s scholarship of teaching, integration/creativity and application/service. The primary responsibility of faculty is teaching. The Newman Division of Nursing assumes an eclectic approach based on the following beliefs.
The faculty believes Education and Learning are continuous, evolving processes. The liberal arts and sciences provide the foundation for education and learning. The learner is the center of the learning environment and has the primary responsibility for learning. The learner benefits from diverse learning experiences.
The faculty believes Nursing is both an art and science. Caring is the essence of nursing. Caring behavior in nursing is explicitly manifested through competence in nursing practice, conscience with ethical standards, confidence in abilities, commitment to professional nursing, compassion for others, and comportment in behavior. Nursing is delivered through the nursing process with the goal of adaptation. The recipient of nursing is Person.
The faculty believes Person is a biopsychosocial, cognitive, and spiritual being that functions wholistically. Person is an individual, family, group or community; reflects diversity; and has the capabilities and choice to change or adapt.
The faculty believes Health is a state of being and a process of becoming an integrated and whole Person achieved through adaptation. Health varies throughout the life continuum and is influenced by environment.
The faculty believes Environment is all internal and external conditions, circumstances and influences that affect Person and Health.
Goals for Graduates of the Newman Division of Nursing
Graduates of the Newman Division of Nursing will:
1. Have established knowledge for the discipline of nursing
2. Reflect attitudes of a professional nurse
3. Demonstrate skills to perform the role of a professional nurse.
Educational Outcomes for Student Learning*
1. Synthesize empirical and theoretical knowledge from nursing and the arts, sciences and humanities to practice professional nursing.
2. Demonstrate professional nursing values within the frameworks of legal, ethical and professional standards.
3. Demonstrate leadership abilities in the role of a professional nurse.
4. Provide professional nursing care to promote health, reduce risk, prevent disease and manage illness and disease.
5. Demonstrate Therapeutic Nursing Interventions necessary to deliver professional nursing care.
6. Use Global Health knowledge while in the role of a professional nurse.
*Presently under review.
Accreditation
The nursing program is accredited by the Kansas Board of Regents and approved by the
Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN). The program is accredited by
the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). For more information about the program contact NLNAC, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006. Telephone: 1-800-669-1656, ext. 153.
First Time Pass
Rates for National Licensure Examination
Traditionally the pass rate for students taking the national licensure
examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN) has been at or above the
national and state mean for the percent of students passing the NCLEX-RN
on the first attempt. In 2008, the first time pass rate was 96%.
Employment
All graduates of the nursing program seeking employment in the nursing
profession have been able to secure positions in the profession.
Graduate and
Employer Satisfaction
At 6 months and 5 years, graduates report being satisfied or highly satisfied
with the nursing program offered at Emporia State University. Employers
are satisfied with the graduates' performances by indicating they would
likely again hire graduates from our nursing program.
Student and
Graduate Accomplishments
ESU nursing students and graduates have distinguished themselves in many
ways.
- Accepted into competitive undergraduate and graduate internships
- Involved in advanced educational programs or practice (nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, nurse administrator)
- Participated in state and national conventions
- Represented Kansas at an international conference in Brazil through the Helene Fuld Fellowship
- Involved with ESU activities, such as athletics, student government, the Ambassador program and Xi Phi honorary leadership program
Last Updated August 13, 2008