NURSING
Nursing Department
Chairperson: Professor Rusin
Faculty: Associate Professor Nosek, Assistant Professors
Cessario, Hyman, Ryan; Adjunct Professor Mann
Degrees Offered:
Bachelor of Science in
Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing
B.S. nursing
Essential Courses:
60 credits of liberal arts
and science courses including: Statistics, Anatomy & Physiology I & II,
Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Chemistry*
Departmental
Requirements: (60 credits)
30 semester hours in lower
division nursing course work transferable
NUR 305 Health Assessment
NUR 315 Concepts of
Professional Nursing Practice
NUR 316 Holistic
Perspectives
NUR 317 Professional
Nursing Practice I
NUR 417 Professional
Nursing Practice II
NUR 432 Professional
Issues
NUR 453 Professional
Nursing Practice III
* High school chemistry can
be substituted for the CHE 101 requirement; however, 3 credits in another
liberal arts or science course must be completed to meet requirements.
Total: 120 credits
Qualified undergraduate
students may take up to six graduate credits at the undergraduate tuition rate.
1-2-1 NURSING PARTNER PROGRAM
Program Partners:
This innovative program
combines the excellent clinical preparation offered by our community college
partners with a traditional four year Daemen College experience. Students complete their first and fourth
years of study at Daemen College. The second and third years of study are completed
at a student-selected partner school listed below. After completion of year
three at the selected partner school, students receive an associate degree in
nursing and are eligible to sit for licensure as a registered professional
nurse. Students return to classes at Daemen College in their senior year to complete a bachelor’s degree
in nursing. The senior level courses are scheduled to allow students to work as
RNs while also finishing their degrees.
Partner Schools 2008-2009:
Erie Community
College
Niagara County Community
College
Trocaire College
Admission Requirements:
An advanced Regent’s Diploma
(or equivalent), minimum 88% overall high school average, and SAT > 1000
(>500 each section).
Essential Courses at Daemen
College:
All nursing students will
have a personalized program of study inclusive of required courses from Daemen College and
the selected partner school. Essential courses at Daemen College
include:
Year One (15 credits per
semester):
CMP 101 English
Composition
SOC 101 Introduction
to Sociology
IND 101 Critical Relationships
PSY 103 Introduction
to Psychology
HCS/NUR 316 Holistic
Perspectives
MTH 104 Survey
of Statistics
CHE 101 General
Chemistry
PHI Philosophy
Elective*
HSC Learning
Community
LIT112 Approaches
to Literature, or elective*
Year Four (15 credits per
semester):
BIO 407 Pathophysiology
NUR 305 Health
Assessment*
NUR 315 Concepts
of Professional Nursing
NUR 317 Professional
Nursing Practice I
NUR 417 Professional
Nursing Practice II
NUR 453 Professional
Nursing Practice III
NUR 432 Professional
Issues
* Course requirement may
differ depending on choice of partner school.
Admission to Upper Division:
1. Successful completion of an Associate
Degree in Nursing or a Diploma Nursing Program at a National League for Nursing
Accrediting Commission accredited and state approved institution.
2. Official
transcripts from all colleges attended on record at Daemen College.
3. Verification of
nursing license or graduate permit to practice as a registered nurse.
4. Completion of at least 60 credit hours of
liberal arts and sciences (includes lower division nursing credits earned through
transfer).
5. Availability of a
car for community experiences.
