Nurses plan and deliver care to meet the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of clients and families. To do this, they assume many roles. They provide direct care to clients, while observing, assessing, and recording symptoms. They make critical decisions about the needs of clients and work with physicians and other healthcare professionals to assure that these needs are met. They teach clients and their families about health promotion and disease prevention. From giving medications to giving emotional support, nurses care for the whole person, helping that person and the family to cope with illness and work toward health. They work in such diverse settings as hospitals, schools, homes, clinics, long-term care centers and workplaces.

 

Program Description
The Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences Nursing Program is designed to prepare professional nurses who integrate knowledge from the sciences and humanities and utilize the nursing process, ethical principles and legal standards to promote, maintain and restore a maximal level of wellness. The two-year, full-time curriculum is planned to provide the student with the principles and skills necessary to assume a beginning professional nurse position in hospitals and related institutions. An evening/weekend, three-year schedule is also available.

 

The mission of the Division of Nursing is to prepare nurses at the associate and baccalaureate levels, who are competent, caring, and socially responsive to current and future healthcare demands of individuals, groups, and communities  This mission is accomplished through nursing education, scholarship, and service.

Program Outcomes:

At the completion of the program, the graduate will:

Graduates of the program receive an associate in science degree in nursing (ASN) and are eligible to write the examination for licensure.

 

Students applying for admission must meet the following requirements:

The major clinical affiliate, Lancaster General Hospital is an ultramodern tertiary care and trauma center. With the capability of providing highly technical and specialized care to the most severely injured and seriously ill patients, Lancaster General Hospital is one of the five busiest hospitals in Pennsylvania.  Additional clinical experiences are offered to students at Lancaster General Health facilities and various acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout Lancaster, York, Lebanon, and Dauphin counties.

 

Student Placement/NCLEX Pass Rate
Class of 2010-2011
Employment at time of graduation: 41.4%
Pass rate NCLEX (first-time takers): 97.57%

Licensed Practical Nurse
Advanced Placement Program

Licensed Practical Nurses have the opportunity for advanced placement.

An applicant applying for admission to the Advanced Placement program for LPN’s must meet the following requirements:

• Have graduated from a National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) accredited practical nurse or vocational nurse program. Provisions exist for applicants who are graduated from non-NLNAC accredited programs based upon achievement tests.
• Possess a current valid license to practice practical nursing (LPN).
• Provide documented proof of at least 1,000 working hours as an LPN within the last two (2) years prior to beginning NUR 201.
• Meet all the requirements for general admission to the College.
• Have completed BIO 175, BIO 176, MATH 150, and 9 additional general education course credits with a grade of C (2.0) or better and a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or greater.

Students accepted into the program are required to complete the LPN Assessment Module. Successful completion of the assessment module exempts students from NUR 101, NUR 102, NUR 111 and NUR 112.

Evening/Weekend Track
The nursing program offers an evening/weekend track. Students applying for admission to the evening/weekend track must meet the following requirements:

Courses are scheduled for completion over a three-year time period. Students meet two evenings per week and complete the clinical requirements Saturday and Sunday, every other weekend during daytime hours.  Students are required to complete preparation for their clinical experience on Friday afternoon or evening.  This frequently includes a visit to the site of the clinical experience.

 

Class Standing
Nursing students designated as Level I and Level II are defined as follows:
Level I: 0-34 credits
Level II: 35-67 credits