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AQ Difference |
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| What Is Community-Based Nursing? |
| Registered nurses work to promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness. They are advocates and health educators for patients, families and communities. RN's develop and manage nursing care plans, and instruct patients and their families in proper care to improve or maintain their health. |
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| Community-based nurses work in government and private settings and agencies, clinics, schools, retirement communities and other community settings. They work with community leaders, teachers, parents and physicians to improve the overall health of communities and instruct individuals, families, and other groups in health education, disease prevention, nutrition and child care. |
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What is Direct Admission? |
| Aquinas College and University of Detroit Mercy offer a unique opportunity for our incoming nursing students when it comes to the Admission process. Direct Admission means that, once a prospective student's application is accepted, the student will NOT have to complete a second application after completing pre-requisite classes. Prospective students are admitted directly into the nursing program. Nursing classes for our students begin in the Spring Semester of their freshman year. Clinical instruction begins in the Spring Semester of the sophomore year. |
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| Admission to the nursing program does not guarantee you a spot in the program. In order to secure a spot, (once you are admitted) you must submit your enrollment deposit. We currently offer 60 spots per fall semester. Incoming freshman will be given spots on a first-come, first-serve basis. Transfer students who are eligible for the nursing program will be placed on an alternate list for the upcoming fall class. Your alternate list status is only valid for the upcoming fall class. |
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| Facilities |
| We have a new skills lab located at Saint Mary's Health Care, dedicated for the nursing students in our program, with equipment that is currently being used in the hospitals, and equipped with mannequins for the students to practice on. We also have a state of the art simulation lab located at Saint Mary's Health Care, with infant, pediatric and adult simulation mannequins. The simulation lab mimics patient rooms on a medical unit, an emergency room and an operating room. The simulation lab is also equipped with recording equipment so that students not involved directly in the simulation itself can participate via video. |
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| Class Sizes |
| The clinical supervision ratio is one faculty member supervisor for every eight students, allowing individualized attention for each student. Most nursing classes will have approximately 24 students. |
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| Career Placement |
| The University of Detroit Mercy Nursing program has a strong tradition of excellence and is highly respected in the nursing field. More than ninety percent are employed within six months of graduation, with one recent class receiving multiple employment offers per graduate. Additionally, more than 98 percent of Aquinas graduates are employed full-time or enrolled in graduate or professional programs within six months of graduation. |
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