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NURS 408: Management and Leadership in Nursing This course focuses on the knowledge and skills related to the delivery of health care services within a nursing management context. Theories, concepts and models are presented which give the student an understanding of the knowledge base required for effective management and assuming a leadership role in professional nursing practice. The course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to apply principles in planning and delegating nursing care and discusses developing creative roles for managing and leading in nursing. Prerequisite: NURS 203 Validation by portfolio is available. 3 credits, Fall, Spring or Summer NURS 414NU: Promoting Healthy Communities This course provides RN to BSN students a perspective of professional nursing at the community level of practice. Course content will provide an overview of specific issues and societal concerns that affect community health nursing practice; epidemiological applications in community health nursing; educational theories, models, and principles applied in community health nursing; risk factors and health problems for defined populations across the lifespan; issues and approaches in providing for the health care of defined populations in the community; specific health care needs and issues for populations at risk; communicable disease risk and prevention; and the diversity in the role of the community health nurse. Students apply previous knowledge and the nursing process in maximizing the health status of individuals, families, and defined populations within the community. Adult learning teaching strategies are employed in this course. The RN student participates in faculty guidedindependent clinical experiences. Prerequisite: NURS 203 Validation by portfolio is available. 5 credits, Fall, Spring or Summer
NURSING (VILLA MARIA SCHOOL OF) – SCHOOL NURSE CERTIFICATION SHANNON SCULLY, DNP, RN, Program Advisor The Villa Maria School, in cooperation with the School of Education, offers a post-baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) certificate for school nursing. The school nurse certificate program is open to registered nurses who have earned a BSN. The purpose of this post-BSN certificate is to prepare nurses to meet the health care needs of children of all ages in diverse school settings. Health promotion, risk reduction, and health education are emphasized. The program is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Please note that current PDE standards and regulations take precedence over any information described in this document. Should these standards and regulations change, Gannon University will change its requirements. Admission Requirements: Licensed Registered Nurse a. Completed application to Gannon University’s Villa Maria School of Nursing’s School Nurse Certificate Program. b. Proof of licensure as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
i. Submit photocopy of RN license.
c. Currently hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited program with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in undergraduate course work.
i. Submit official BSN transcript.
