General Information
Approval and Accreditation
Millikin University is
accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate
Nursing Education through June 2008. The program in nursing is also
approved by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
The School of Nursing is a member of the Council of Baccalaureate and
Higher Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing and the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
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School of Nursing Mission
The baccalaureate nursing curriculum at Millikin University fosters
the development of a community of life-long learners who are able to
envision and shape the future of health care and compose a personal life
of meaning and value. Professional nursing education at Millikin
University accurately reflects James Millikin's vision of the
University as "an institution where the scientific, the practical,
and the industrial shall have a place of equal importance, side by side,
with the literary and the classical." Nursing is a profession
recognized for its intentional blend of the rigorous application of
scientific knowledge with the art of caring.
The hallmarks of a Millikin University education are exemplified in
the mission of the School of Nursing.
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The Baccalaureate nursing curriculum is founded on
the integrated learning that connects liberal and professional
education and life experiences. Professional nursing practice is
based on the ability to synthesize theoretical and empirical
knowledge from the humanities and the natural, social, and nursing
sciences to enhance the delivery of holistic care. The faculty of
the School of Nursing seek to develop within students a commitment
to professional excellence through the integration of these
multidisciplinary perspectives.
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Experiential learning that connects theory,
practice, and reflection is central to nursing education. Millikin
nursing students manage the nursing care of individuals, families,
groups, and communities through the application of theory to
clinical practice.
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Collaborative learning is accomplished through
classroom and clinical experiences, close faculty-student mentoring
relationships, and extensive community-wide connections. This
process further extends to collaboration with colleagues and
consumers in the provision of evidence-based care to improve the
quality of health care and advance nursing as a profession.
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An engaged learning philosophy increases the
student's self-awareness and connects students to each another,
the campus community, and the larger world community. Nursing
students are prepared to appreciate and exert influence on the
profession within a global perspective and environmental realities.
Democratic citizenship and professional success is nurtured by the
challenge to blend knowledge, skill, and values in the delivery of
health care to diverse, multicultural populations within a dynamic
global environment. The framework for the nursing curriculum at Millikin
University incorporates the school's mission, goals, and outcomes
under the core concepts of person, nursing, environment, and health.
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Program Goals
To develop within students a commitment to professional nursing
excellence
To prepare nurses who synthesize knowledge, skills, and values for
professional practice in a global community
To foster a community of life-long learners who are able to
envision and shape the future of nursing and health care.
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School of Nursing
Outcomes
Graduates of the baccalaureate nursing program at Millikin
University are able to:
- Demonstrate the core knowledge, competencies and
values of professional nursing
- Integrate theoretical knowledge and investigation as the basis for
critical thinking and decision making in the planning and provision
of evidence-based nursing practice for diverse populations
- Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and
professional development through formal and informal experiences
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Advanced Placement for Registered
Nurses
Applicants who have
graduated from NLN associate degree or diploma schools of nursing are
eligible for advanced placement in the baccalaureate curriculum.
- Students must meet the same admission and
graduation requirements as basic students, but program completion is
accelerated through a process of transcript evaluation, proficiency
examinations and validation of clinical skills.
- Most students complete the program in one to
two years of full-time study or three years of part-time study.
- Students must maintain a license to
practice nursing in Illinois.
- Required nursing courses (details, see
Course
descriptions)
- 311, Health Assessment
- 315, Pathophysiology
- 425, Advanced Concepts in Nursing
- 430, Community Health Nursing, and
- 481, Issues in Nursing Research and
Management.
- Registered Nurse students may take
proficiency examinations to establish course credit for Chemistry
214 and Nursing 400, 410, and 420.
- Further information may be requested from
the School of Nursing.
- See also RN-BSN
Accelerated Program (PACE).
Transfer Credit
A student may transfer into the program provided
that transferred courses, which are accepted to meet degree
requirements, are essentially of the same quality as those offered by
Millikin. Transcripts will be evaluated by the Dean prior to admission.
Registered nurses are admitted as transfer students.
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