In response to changing societal and professional trends and needs, the particular focus of these activities will change as the faculty stays at the forefront of the discipline. The College of Nursing is a part of the university s health sciences complex, a center for education, research, and service in the health fields. The colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, and Pharmacy and the School of Allied Medical Professions are all within a few blocks. The five hospital facilities of the University Hospitals complex and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute provide the setting for much of the clinical work in the program. In addition, students are placed in many other health agencies in the Columbus area, including other acute care facilities, Columbus Children s Hospital, public and private schools, convalescent centers, senior citizen centers, public health nursing agencies, and industrial settings.
Students are responsible for securing their own transportation to off-campus clinical sites.
Staff are available to help in obtaining information quickly and efficiently. The Health Sciences Library contains approximately 236,00 books and bound journals covering the health sciences, and has subscriptions to approximately 2,400 journals. The library also houses a computer lab on the fourth floor. The lab has 57 computers available for accessing a variety of programs including word processing and e-mail. On the fifth floor, the Medical Heritage Center offers an impressive collection of books, archives, and artifacts which document the history of medicine in Columbus and Franklin County.