Overview Nursing is a dynamic therapeutic, interpersonal discipline which helps people maintain, restore, and promote optimal health throughout their lives. Gannon's Baccalaureate Nursing curriculum maintains a balance between general education, cognate courses, and professional education in nursing. Gannon's nursing faculty have graduate preparation in their clinical area of specialization and are skilled clinical practitioners.
Students have the opportunity to work with a number of faculty.
The nurse prepared at the baccalaureate level provides care to individuals, families and communities and applies theory in complex clinical situations. The Villa Maria School of Nursing, in agreement with the Pennsylvania Nursing Articulation Model, believes that a common core of knowledge exists between basic nursing programs and that core knowledge should be recognized without the requirements of special testing for recent graduates. The goal of the Articulation Model is to provide an appropriate path of articulation between RN and BSN programs, which eliminates duplication of content. Twenty-eight credits are granted for previous nursing courses. Students with conditional admission to the RN-BSN Option must successfully complete the NLN Mobility Profile II Exams prior to portfolio evaluation and credit for prior nursing courses.