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State Board of Nursing Collegiate Commission on Nursing Education (CCNE) Pennsylvania Department of Education Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology .......... Notes on Nursing................................................................... :: School of Nursing Students Receive Honors Kayann Laughlin has been recognized as the 2007 Division of Extended Learning Undergraduate Facilitator of the Year. Dr. Mary E. Wombwell’s poster “ Technology on a Budget” was
accepted for display at Drexel University Nursing Education Institute
2007. The Institute will be held June 7-10, 2007 in Miami, Florida. Nursing is one of the country’s fastest-growing occupations, and job prospects for graduating nurses are more plentiful than ever. You are probably familiar with nurses who work in hospitals, but nurses work in many other settings, too. These include schools, businesses, home health care organizations, doctors’ offices, public health departments, patient advocacy groups, and more. Nursing jobs offer flexible work schedules, competitive salaries and benefits, and the opportunity to help people and make a difference in someone’s life. Experienced nurses with advanced education and credentials can become nurse managers or health care administrators. Many nurses choose to work in a specialty field, such as cardiology, maternity, emergency medicine, behavioral health, pediatrics, critical care, and more. In nursing, your options are wide open. Academic Excellence, Real-world Experience The nursing program at Holy Family supports the University’s mission and Christian liberal-arts tradition. In addition to following a core curriculum of philosophy, religious studies, humanities, and social and natural sciences, students in the School of Nursing learn about patient care issues from a spiritual, ethical, and moral perspective. As a nursing major, you will develop clinical skills through classroom lectures, skill laboratories, and supervised placements in local hospitals and other medical settings. In addition to patient care issues, you will study human anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, psychology, and other behavioral sciences. Low faculty-to-student ratios (1:12 in skill labs, for example) ensure that you receive personal attention as you master new skills, such as checking vital signs or assessing patients. Your clinical nursing experience will include rotations in large city hospitals and smaller community facilities, allowing you to explore a wide variety of health care settings and nursing specialties. Junior and senior students also may participate in paid externships at local hospitals—experiences that not only enhance your skills and training, but also establish important professional contacts for the future. With a 100 percent job placement rate for eligible graduates, Holy Family nursing students are highly sought after by area employers. Approximately 75 percent of our seniors receive job offers before graduation. Radiologic Science If you like to work with patients and specialized medical equipment, a career as a radiologic technologist might be for you. Radiologic science is another fast-growing field in health care, offering many of the same benefits—competitive salaries and flexible schedules, for example—and working conditions as nursing. If you’ve ever had an x-ray, you have met a radiologic technologist (or radiographer). In addition to x-rays, these specially trained health care professionals perform procedures such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), mammography, ultrasound, bonedensity testing, CT (computed tomography), and more. Radiographers most often work in hospitals, but they also may work in small outpatient medical offices or mobile imaging services. Advanced Technologies, Practical Skills The Holy Family radiologic science program is nationally accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. As a student in this major, you will develop clinical skills through classroom lectures and five semesters of supervised clinical experience. You also will complete the University’s core liberal-arts curriculum, which includes classes in philosophy, religious studies, humanities, and social and natural sciences. At Holy Family, you will master a variety of imaging theories and techniques, including digital imaging, working with some of the latest computer technologies used in health care facilities today. In addition to learning how to capture and evaluate computer-generated images, you will complete specialized course work in patient care, anatomy and physiology, radiographic procedures image evaluation, radiation health physics, cross-sectional anatomy, and more. Your clinical placements will include rotations in local community and city hospitals, as well as a mobile imaging service. Our program is the only one in the Philadelphia area placing students in both hospitals and mobile facilities, a benefit that exposes you to the widest array of health care settings. Upon successful completion of the radiologic science program at Holy Family University, you will be prepared to enter the workforce and attain professional certification. All students are encouraged to take the certification exam sponsored by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. This credentialing organization promotes high standards of patient care in radiologic technology and assures potential employers that you meet minimum standards of ethics and education. For students seeking employment during the first six months after graduation, 100 percent secure full-time positions. |
Our accredited undergraduate programs are ideal for recent high
school graduates, experienced nurses seeking additional training,
and working adults who want to start an entirely new career.