Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 2012
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Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 2012 1 Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 2012 Institutional Overview Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is owned by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and located on the campus of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (OSF SFMC). The College is a private, non-profit, specialized nursing college offering upper division baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. In keeping with the Mission of the Sisters, the College of Nursing (CON) continues a tradition of over 100 years of excellence in nursing education. In 2007 the College received the Spalding School Award from the Catholic Diocese of Peoria in recognition of its long history of providing quality nursing education in the Peoria Diocese. The College is the only Catholic college of nursing in the Peoria Catholic Diocese. OSF SFMC is one of the largest Catholic health care facilities in the United States and the second largest employer in Peoria. The tri-county area, including Peoria, has a population of approximately 365,000 and is readily accessible. Peoria is known for its leading downstate health care facilities. St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing was organized in l905, for Sisters only. The School's diploma program was approved by the State of Illinois in l9l5, and opened to lay students in l9l8. The School maintained continuous State approval of the diploma program. The College of Nursing was established in November 1985, with approval of the baccalaureate program by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations. The College enrolled its first students as juniors in August 1986. The first class graduated in May 1988. In 2000, the approvals were obtained to enroll the first MSN class in 2001. The first MSN class graduated in 2004. The first students enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in fall 2009 and graduated in May 2012. The College faculty and administration are committed to quality education as demonstrated by institutional and program accreditation. The College was granted candidacy with the North Central Association (NCA) in 1987, continued candidacy in 1989, initial accreditation in 1991, and continued accreditation in 1996 with the next visit in 2005. The College voted to become an AQIP institution in 2004 and completed its first AQIP cycle with reaffirmation of accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission until 2017-2018. In 1992, the College received initial accreditation of the baccalaureate program from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and continued accreditation was received in fall 2004 with the next visit scheduled for fall 2012. In February 2004, the Graduate program was accredited by the HLC and in fall 2004, the Graduate Program received initial accreditation by NLNAC. In 2009, the MSN program was granted continuing accreditation by NLNAC and the DNP program was approved by the Higher Learning Commission. The College hosted an initial NLNAC accreditation visit in 2012 with a recommendation of initial accreditation for five years. Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing continues the history of nursing education started by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Peoria, Illinois whose mission is to provide health care to the sick, injured, and poor and education for health care providers to the community of Peoria and surrounding areas. The Mission of the College flows from the Sisters Mission and is “to provide nursing education programs at the undergraduate and graduate level…. The College encourages participation of faculty and students in scholarly activities that contribute to learning, nursing, and health care. The College serves the community by providing competent entry level and advanced practitioners responsive to the changing health needs of society and the health care system…” Flowing from the Mission Statement, the College adopted the Vision statement: “While representing a standard of excellence, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing will obtain local, regional, and national recognition by providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs, as well as the best clinical experiences. This will in turn produce the most prepared nurses and nurse educators capable of administering the highest quality education and/or care.” 2 Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 2012 The Core Values of the College are: Personal and Professional Development (Includes learning, caring, leadership, and personal worth and dignity) Service (Includes integrity, responsibility, and accountability) Quality (Includes excellence) Agility (Includes being future focused and forward thinking). As a component of its AQIP journey, the College developed the following Quality Statement: “Quality is our commitment to excellence in nursing education, being the very best of the best. It is achieved by applying Quality Improvement initiatives to reach beyond expectations in teaching, learning, and services to students and stakeholders.” 1. Goals for student learning and educational programs. The College philosophy, values, goals and program objectives flow from the Mission. All programs are designed to accomplish the College Goals which are: 1) Prepare the graduate to practice professional nursing in a variety of health care settings. 2) Provide the essential foundation for graduate study in nursing. 3) Foster the commitment to personal and professional growth and accountability. Program objectives for the BSN, MSN, and DNP programs flow from the Mission, Philosophy, and College Goals. Table 1-1 presents the program objectives. Table 1-1 Program Objectives BSN Program MSN Program DNP Program Synthesize theoretical and Integrate theory, research, and Apply advanced levels of clinical empirical knowledge from the practice using critical thinking, judgment and scholarship in liberal arts and sciences with for the improvement of client practice. nursing as a basis for the care in a variety of settings and practice of professional the advancement of the nursing nursing. profession. Express caring in professional Practice autonomously in a Utilize scientific knowledge to interactions. variety of professional roles to evaluate new and current respond to the social, economic, approaches in nursing ethical, political, and legal issues practice to promote optimal impacting the needs of clients outcomes. and the nursing profession. Implement the nursing process Express caring in professional Provide leadership in organizations to assist clients throughout the interactions which supports the and systems to assure, quality care life cycle in reaching optimal values and promotes the growth delivery models and education health by facilitating adaptation and self-actualization of programs. within their social system. individuals, groups, and communities. Evaluate effectiveness of own Provide collaborative leadership Design, deliver, direct, and nursing practice and accept within the complex healthcare disseminate evidence-based responsibility and system in a culturally diverse practices. accountability for its outcome. society. Apply appropriate research Synthesize the principles of Use information systems to design, findings in the practice of education to develop select, use and evaluate programs, nursing. interventions that promote, outcomes of care and care systems. maintain and restore health. 3 Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 2012 Utilize leadership skills and Advocate for healthcare practice principles of management with change through policy development clients and health professionals and evaluation. to coordinate, facilitate, and improve the delivery of health care in a variety of settings. Synthesize legal, ethical, and Assume leadership roles for professional standards with effective transdisciplinary values into nursing practice collaboration to achieve decisions. optimal outcomes. Accept responsibility for Employ ethical principles to continued personal and decision making in healthcare professional role development. practices and systems. Apply advance clinical reasoning and judgment in the management of complex clinical situations and systems. The Systematic Program Evaluation and Assessment of Outcomes Plan (SPEAOP) identifies critical thinking, communication, and therapeutic nursing interventions as common learning outcomes for the programs. The College defines critical thinking as the process of exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation and analysis, which is in the examination of interrelated ideas or parts that form a whole. Communication is the ability to express and exchange ideas or information in speech, writing, or through technology and has both verbal and nonverbal aspects. Inherent in communication abilities are interaction and caring. Therapeutic nursing interventions are components of the nursing process. They are based on the body of nursing knowledge, scientific principles, and nursing research. In addition to the above three outcomes, the graduate program students are expected to achieve the outcomes of leadership and scholarly inquiry. Leadership is defined as the ability to guide and influence for the achievement of goals in the advanced practice setting, demonstrate initiative in identification and analysis of issues or problems, and identify a potential solution in order to improve care in the advanced practice setting. Scholarly inquiry includes application of theoretical knowledge from nursing