Program Director:

Dr. Josanne Wollenhaupt
Office: S-200C
Phone: (414) 277-4533
Fax: (414) 277-4540
Email: wollenha@msoe.edu

Student Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate is expected to:

• provide competent, caring, holistic nursing care to clients across the lifespan through analytical use of the nursing process.
• consistently employ effective communication skills with clients and multidisciplinary teams in a variety of health care settings.
• incorporate principles of health promotion, maintenance and restoration to empower, clients to achieve optimal health.
• assume a professional role that is responsive to the needs of society.
• articulate the evolution of one’s goals and philosophy of nursing.
• establishes a pattern of lifelong learning.
• integrate appropriate technology when providing professional nursing care.
• provide leadership when collaborating with other health care team members and communities in assuming accountability for nursing care outcomes.
• integrate critical thinking skills, in diverse situations.
• synthesize research findings and knowledge from the humanities and sciences into professional nursing practice.

Clinical Admission Requirements

Admission to the School of Nursing’s clinical courses is guaranteed to any applicant who has been granted admission to MSOE and who meets the following criteria:

• health requirements
• Basic Life Support for health care providers
• criminal background screening, Federal Office of Inspector General (OIG), General Service Administration (GSA)
• health insurance

Failure to meet the requirements of the health and CPR policies will result in administrative withdrawal from clinical courses.

Health Requirements

Students admitted to the nursing program must provide a health assessment and evidence of required immunizations. For current requirements see MSOE’s Health Services website.

Persons with a seizure disorder must present certification from a physician that they are currently free of seizures and that it is not reasonably foreseeable that they will experience seizures during their clinical course work.

Students with symptoms or signs of communicable disease or infected skin lesions must immediately contact the director of health services for evaluation of appropriate limitations (if any) in clinical course activities.

The School of Nursing reserves the right to deny a student’s admission to a clinical course, or to limit or terminate his or her participation in a clinical course, if the student’s health status poses a significant risk to the health or safety of patients.

CPR Policy

All students must present evidence, annually, of CPR certification by the American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers.

Criminal Background Check

Students must not have been convicted of any crime that would substantially relate to the practice of nursing. All students are required to complete a background information disclosure form. Additionally, students must not appear on the Federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) or General Service Administration (GSA) registries. Wisconsin caregiver background checks and state criminal background checks are conducted on all students.

Clinical Experiences

Clinical experiences commence in the sophomore year and occur in a variety of settings in Milwaukee and surrounding counties. Students are expected to provide their own transportation. Public transportation is available to many but not all of the clinical sites.

Student Uniform

Students are required to purchase the student uniform and comply with the student dress code for all clinical lab experiences. Ordering information will be made available by the School of Nursing.

Laboratory Supplies

Students are expected to procure the following supplies:

• lab pack - contains supplies for individual use in on-campus laboratory - may be purchased in the MSOE Bookstore.
• additional supplies are required and specified in the course syllabus. These supplies include, but are not limited to: dual-head stethoscope, bandage scissors, hemostat, pen light, EKG calipers and reflex hammer.

Curricular Information

Additional Academic Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to the academic regulations and policies that are cited in Section A of this Undergraduate Academic Catalog.

A grade of “C” or better (not a “CD”) in all NU courses is the required prerequisite to continue to the next nursing course.

• A student receiving less than a “C” or a “W” will have to retake the course in its entirety (theory and clinical). This may delay progression by as much as one year.
• NU courses may only be repeated one time. Failure to earn a “C” upon repeating the same course will result in academic dismissal.
• A maximum of two NU courses may be repeated. Failing to earn a “C” or better in a third NU course (with the exception of NU 260 , NU 2810 , NU-382, NU 290  and NU 391 ) will result in academic dismissal.
• Students must earn a “C” or better in Anatomy and Physiology (BI 172 , BI 273  and BI 274 ) as a prerequisite to progress into NU 2010  and/or NU 2020 .

Students earn a final grade in clinical nursing courses which is comprised of two components:

• a numeric grade on theory/written work. This work includes assignments related to the clinical experience.
• a pass/fail grade for clinical performance. The clinical performance is based on faculty evaluation.

Students must complete their course of studies within six years of enrollment in their first NU clinical course. Any course that does not meet this guideline must be repeated in order to qualify for graduation.

Special Testing Accommodations

Special testing accommodations will be provided for students with documented special needs. Special testing conditions will not be provided for students without documentation on file.

Curriculum Description

The nursing program consists of 12 quarters of 16 to 18 quarter hours each of general education and professional nursing courses (see Model Full-time Track). Students who wish to enroll in fewer than 16 to 18 hours each quarter are advised to notify their advisor as soon as possible so that a satisfactory, comprehensive program plan can be designed.

Upon successful completion of the required course work, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is awarded. Graduates from the MSOE School of Nursing are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensing Exam for RNs (NCLEX-RN).