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University of Michigan-Flint Adds School of Nursing to Meet Nationwide Demand for More Nurses

by Christina Morgan | Nov 7, 2016 | Michigan, News | 0 comments

Effective as of Nov. 1, the School of Nursing will become the fifth school at the University of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint). The nursing program was originally part of the School of Health Professions and Studies but after a three-year vetting process will now stand alone as its own school.

As one of the fastest growing occupations in the nation and in the midst of a nationwide nursing shortage, UM-Flint recognized the opportunity to create a School of Nursing and took advantage. UM-Flint’s nursing program is well known for its hands-on approach, and the creation of the School of Nursing will bring on a full range of new programs and resources for their students.

The Department of Nursing at UM-Flint has a 45-year history of educating over 3,000 nurses and nurse practitioners. There are currently over 1500 students enrolled in pre-nursing or nursing bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs. More than 19% of students at the university study nursing or pre-nursing.

Director and Professor of Nursing at UM-Flint, Margaret Andrews, is pleased by the development of the School of Nursing and believes it will help better serve the surrounding community. The onset of the new School of Nursing will include new programs and partnerships with over 700 community organizations, providing a direct impact on the health of the local community. This progress will elevate the nursing program, making it more attractive by expanding the opportunities available to studies and faculty.

Transitioning into the School of Nursing is expected to enable the nursing programs to keep pace with the rapid changes in healthcare education and technology, create new nursing specialty programs, and achieve greater overall success through the launching of new programs to attract well-qualified and diverse and students and faculty.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana to Open New Traditional Four-Year Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

by Christina Morgan | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog, BSN, News, Texas | 0 comments

Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced that they are accepting applications for a new traditional four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program which will begin next year. The new program is being added to complement the already existing RN to BSN transfer degree program and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program.

Texas A&M-Texarkana’s traditional BSN program is being opened partly in response to new recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that the proportion of nurses with a bachelor’s degree increase to 80 percent by 2020. Further research from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) shows that baccalaureate and graduate prepared nurses are linked to lower mortality rates, fewer med ication errors, and positive patient outcomes.

The inaugural cohort at Texas A&M-Texarkana will accept 30 students, followed by a class of 35 students in the program’s second year, and 40 students the third year. Students in the program will be required to complete 120 credit hours, including 61 credit hours of prerequisite and core coursework and 59 credit hours of nursing courses. Clinical courses will take place in a state-of-the-art facility with high-fidelity simulation for practicing skills in the lab. For patient care experience, students will be placed in local hospitals and health care settings in the region.

In order to meet the needs of the new program, Texas A&M-Texarkana will receive $1.8 million in state funding over the course of 2016 and 2017 to expand its Nursing Department and support the regional medical community. The university also broke ground on a new Building for Academic and Student Services to house classrooms, skills and simulation labs, and faculty offices, expected to open in 2019.