1. Educating the Next Generation of Nurses School of Nursing Box 6964 Radford, VA 24142-6964 540-831-7700

2. Vision Radford University School of Nursing embraces its tradition of innovative education, practice and scholarship to prepare excellent professional nurses who, by blending knowledge with caring, meet the changing health care needs of the region and beyond.

3. Key Elements of our Philosophy Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice Student-faculty Partnerships Knowledge base in liberal arts, sciences, and nursing Critical thinking, ethical decision making, lifelong learning

4. Philosophy (Continued) Faculty Role-modeling Professional identity and values Nursing’s Metaparadigm (client, environment, holistic health, nursing) Nurse-client partnerships

5. Philosophy (Continued) Caring Nursing Process/evidence based nursing care Community-based nursing practice Roles: clinician, educator, collaborator, advocate, information manager, consumer of research, manager, and leader. Technology, legislation, and policy

6. Community-Based Practice The provision of comprehensive, coordinated holistic health care in partnership with clients. … emphasizes continuity of care seamless interface of interdisciplinary and interagency services Examples of practice sites: homes, schools, hospitals, long term care agencies, clinics, and work sites.

7. Key Elements of New Curriculum Community-based Levels January and August admissions Revised courses RN-BSN program changes

8. Level 1 (15 hours) Health Assessment Found. Com-Based Nsg Nursing Therapeutics Mental Health Nursing Level 2 (16 hours) Adult 1 Pharmacology Nsg of Childbearing Fam Research

9. Level 3 (15 hours) Adult 2 Nursing of Children Gerontologic Nursing Level 4 (14 hours) Community Health Nsg Leadership Practicum

10. RN-BSN 1 Found. for Prof Practice Transition I (content of Gerontologic Nursing RN-BSN 2 Transition II Leadership in Prof Practice Nursing Research RN-BSN Summer Community Health

11. For More Information… Radford University: http://www.radford.edu/ RU School of Nursing: http://www.radford.edu/~nurs-web/ Marcella Griggs, Director 540-831-7700 (office); 540-831-7716 (fax) Box 6964 Radford, VA 24142-6964