OVERVIEW

The College of Nursing and Health Professions faculty

emphasize a belief that each person is unique and deserves to

be treated with dignity and respect. Our approach to

healthcare is holistic in nature - each individual is more than

the sum of physical attributes. The goal of professional

nursing as taught at Lewis University is to maximize health

and quality of life from each person’s perspective.

OUTCOME CHARACTERISTICS

professional nursing roles;

5. demonstrate competence in the role of caregiver, educator

and counselor;

6. assume professional responsibility for addressing social

issues and concerns which affect the health of all members

of society;

7. assume leadership and management roles to assure quality

nursing practice in the delivery of health services;

8. value and assume responsibility for self-directed,

interactive learning as a lifelong process.

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HIGHLIGHTS

The College of Nursing and Health Professions offers a

baccalaureate program accredited by the American

Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Commission on

Collegiate Nursing (CCNE). The College also is recognized as

the only Partnership in Nursing Education (PNE) in the state

of Illinois by the U.S. Army ROTC. The learning environment

at Lewis is one of personalization, with small class sizes and

individualized attention to students. The nursing program is

structured to reflect the need for interactive classroom

participation among students and their instructors.

Lewis also offers a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

program for nurses who want to go on to complete a graduate

program. Additionally, an accelerated RN/BSN degree

completion program is offered to meet the unique needs of

the registered professional nurse, who has graduated from a

diploma school of nursing, or an associate degree program,

programs are offered at multiple locations.

A Bachelor to BSN prelicensure track has been designed for

individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited

four-year college. Upon completion of this accelerated track,

the graduate will be granted a Bachelor of Science in Nursing

and be eligible to sit for the national examination for licensure

(NCLEX) as a registered nurse.

NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Office of Admission, admissions@lewisu.edu, (815) 836-5250

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

NURSING

a high school diploma or equivalent

• ACT composite of 20

Additional requirements to the undergraduate pre-

licensure nursing program as a nursing major:

• Successful completion of Nursing Entrance Test for Math

OR successful completion of College Mathematics with a

grade of B or better

• Successful completion of Nursing Entrance Test for

Reading OR successful completion of Reading

Comprehension (57-105) with a grade of B or better

sciences, humanities, and electives during the first two years

of the program. The major in Nursing is concentrated at the

upper division level to permit the student to develop a basis of

liberal education and scientific knowledge which can then be

utilized within the Nursing courses. The Nursing curriculum

is futuristic and is designed to reflect changes in the emerging

health care system. The College incorporates active use of

interactive, computer-based instruction and web-based

instructional modalities within the Nursing major, thus

orienting students to current learning technologies.

Health Professions.

Admission, progression, curriculum, and graduation policies

of the first professional degree program in Nursing are subject

to change in order to comply with requirements of the current

Illinois Nursing Act, and the Rules for Administration of

Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act 2008.

Total Credit Hours: 130/133

Nursing Courses: 64

I. Core General Education Courses (28)

II. Non-Nursing Support Courses (42)

03-105 Introductory Organic and Biochemistry (3)

06-111 College Writing I (3)

06-112 College Writing II (3)

26-100 General Psychology (3)

26-220 Theories of Personality and Development (3)

Prerequisite or concurrent with Sophmore II (6)

02-270 Pathophysiology (3)

20-290 Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations (3)

Prerequisite to Junior II Level (6)

15-330 Ethics (3)

30-230 Foundations of Clinical Nursing (4)

30-231 Health Assessment (3)

Junior (Level I)

30-303 Professional Development II:

Healthcare Trends (2)

30-330 Health Promotion Across the Life Span I (3)

30-331 Health Maintenance and Restoration:

Adult I (6)

30-340 Pharmacotherapeutics (3)

Junior (Level II)

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enior (Level I)

30-401 Professional Development III: Professional

Identity and Leadership (2)

30-429 Health Maintenance and Restoration:

Adult II (4)

30-431 Health Maintenance and Restoration:

Adult III (6)

Senior (Level II)

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setting of the hospital or doctor’s office. Some of the many

other career opportunities in nursing include the following:

Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn

LaGrange Community Nurse Health Association, LaGrange

Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood

MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn

Mayslake Village, Oak Brook

Morris Hospital, Morris

Orland Park District #135, Orland Park

Provena Mercy Hospital, Aurora

Provena Saint Joseph Hospital and Medical Center

Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago

Rush-Copley Memorial Hospital, Aurora

St. Francis Hospital and Health Center, Blue Island

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