Utica University at Florida
Utica University’s nursing and health sciences programs are designed for students who desire a challenging, yet flexible, 课程，准备他们在医疗保健事业的成功. We do that by offering more access to our programs, including our accredited 16-month curriculum.
一年有三个项目开始日期, you can use your previous non-nursing college experience to get moving into a nursing degree as soon as possible. We offer the 16个月护理加速课程(ABSN) and the FlexTrack BSN program -个性化的课程，比传统的护理课程更快. Utica also offers a program in Health Sciences，专为那些想要为未来的医疗事业做准备的学生而设计.
你离开我们的护理课程时，就能做好实习的准备, compassionate, 还有自信的护士，技能高超的那种, 受欢迎的专业人士今天的医疗保健雇主想要雇用. Our health sciences program prepares you to enter any number of different health and health-related professions. It’s also a strong undergraduate prelude to graduate study in physical and occupational therapy, social work, healthcare administration and more.
我们知道你致力于你的旅程，我们已经准备好带你去那里.
INFO FOR MIRAMAR STUDENTS
Effective December 31, 2023, Utica University has consolidated its operations in Florida as part of the expansion of its St. Petersburg site. The University no longer offers lab courses in Miramar; all nursing courses in Florida are offered at the St. Petersburg location. 受影响的学生有多种选择继续学业:
- 在圣尤蒂卡的大学完成学位要求. Petersburg, NY, or Syracuse, NY.
- 在美丽华地区的另一个地点完成他们的实验室要求.
这两种选择都不需要额外的财务费用.
About Our Campus
Our Florida campus in St. Petersburg makes it convenient to access a quality education in nursing or another highly sought after field in healthcare. The campus is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and simulation labs specifically designed to imitate a real-life clinical setting. 我们的医疗合作伙伴位于校园的通勤距离内，交通便利. 学生还可以使用自习室、学生休息室以及打印和WiFi等设施.
Curriculum
As a Utica student, 你可以期待一个严格的课程, offered in a hybrid format, 它融合了在线学习和体验式学习. 混合课程有三个组成部分:
- Online coursework
- On Campus Skills Labs
- Clinicals
While coursework is completed and turned in for review online through an interactive e-Learning platform,根据课程的不同，所有的考试都在我们的考场或在线进行.
学生将完成现场技能培训和临床模拟. 现场的时间安排将根据课程的不同而有所不同.
Clinical rotations are local hospitals and healthcare organizations provide diverse patient care experiences in advanced medical settings.
Online coursework covers essential nursing theory concepts, from clinical research to leadership. 不像传统的课堂环境, online learning affords a high level of scheduling flexibility in that you choose when and where to participate in class.
Keep in mind, however, 在线学习遵循与校园课程相同的要求和要求. You are still accountable for completing assignments and taking exams within instructor guidelines, etc.
You will complete your online accelerated nursing coursework through an interactive e-Learning management system that allows you to:
- 想听多少遍就读多少遍.
- 参与基于任务的模拟学习模块.
- 完成课程作业并参加测验.
- 通过论坛与其他学生互动.
- 和你的教授一起参加预定的聊天会议.
Online Learning Benefits
而在线课程提供了高度的学习灵活性, 它也满足不同类型的学习风格. So, 无论你是听觉学习者还是触觉学习者, 我们的电子学习平台让您参与各种学习活动, 所有这些都是为了帮助你更好地记住课程信息.
Our e-Learning platform comprises:
- 视觉学习者用图像和图形表示信息.
- Video content for aural learners.
- 面向触觉学习者的基于任务的模拟和3D图形.
- 社会学习者与同学的讨论论坛.
Overall, 在线加速护理课程让您以前所未有的方式参与学习材料. For example, you don’t just read about hypertension, you watch simulations of its effect on the body.
Online and Experiential Learning
而有些大学课程是100%在线的, when it comes to nursing programs, it is impossible to graduate practice-ready nurses without hands-on practice—which is why our Utica ABSN, FLEX和DEMSN课程融合了在线和体验式学习.
作为我们混合教育模式的一部分, you will take the nursing theory concepts you learned online and apply them during hands-on nursing simulation labs at our program site and clinical rotations.
我们课程的实践学习部分在我们的Utica ABSN课程网站上进行 . 你将记录大约225小时的实验时间, 学习和应用临床技能, risk-free environment.
During the nursing simulation labs, 您将使用真实的医院设备在模拟临床环境中“治疗”医疗模型. 这些实验室包括三个主要的学习部分:
- 学生和教师讨论和准备一个具体的临床方案.
- 学生参与与特定场景相关的模拟临床体验.
- Students and faculty participate in a debriefing session following the simulated clinical experience.
When it comes to the different clinical scenarios you will experience during your nursing simulation labs, we urge you to ask questions to ensure you understand how to properly apply nursing theory in professional practice.
Labs Provide a Dose of Reality
我们希望你为你的临床轮转做好准备, which is why our nursing simulation labs get you as close as possible to genuine patient care situations.
我们的解剖结构正确的医疗人体模型允许您:
- 练习一些核心技能，包括检查血压和处理伤口.
- 在内出血等创伤情况下运用关键技能.
- 从错误中学习，并在老师的帮助下改正.
- 通过互动式病人护理策略实践团队协作.
Technology as Teacher
在现代医学和先进医疗保健的世界里, it is hard to believe there was a time when the requirement to be a nurse pretty much entailed your willingness to do the job (late 1800s).
Nursing education, while once considered haphazard, has come a long way, with today’s nursing students being taught vital clinical skills using real hospital equipment in simulated settings. 通过先进的教育技术(高保真医疗模型), students can practice nursing skills in a controlled environment where patient safety is not at risk.
选择速成护理学校时, 选择一个具有高质量护理模拟实验室经验的项目是很重要的. Research shows that nursing simulation labs are a highly effective teaching methodology that fosters the development of critical thinking, decision making, 以及解决问题的能力，这在复杂的病人护理中是必不可少的.
当地医疗机构的护理诊所
临床轮转是护理学校学习的重要组成部分, 让学生将他们的理论知识和临床技能应用于现实世界. When it comes to our nursing programs在美国，你将在第一学期就开始临床护理工作. 随着课程的进展，你的临床实践水平也会提高.
At the start of your clinicals, for example, 你可能会查阅每一个医学术语, patient diagnosis, and medication type. Later on, your efforts will evolve into performing in-depth research on a specific medical diagnosis and treatment.
在ABSN或FLEX课程中，您将完成588小时的临床实践, local healthcare facilities. 在持牌导师/临床讲师的监督下, you will assist in the safe, 在专业领域提供合乎道德的病人护理，包括:
- Adult Health
- Pediatrics
- Acute Care
- Mental Health
- Community Health
- Health Promotion
临床解释:在现实世界中学习
建立在你的模拟实验室经验基础上, accelerated nursing clinicals provide a deeper learning and understanding of the nursing profession. Through clinicals, you are able to further develop your nursing skills by working with different patients in diverse medical settings. You also get to experience the day-to-day intricacies involved in today’s complex healthcare environments.
临床实践教你如何:
- 在病人护理中运用护理理论和临床技能;
- 在治疗病人时表现出关怀的行为;
- 运用适当的沟通策略;
- 实施安全的治疗干预;
- 在病人护理中运用伦理观点.
Local Healthcare Partners
我们与圣路易斯市几家医疗机构的临床联系.佛罗里达州的皮特/坦帕地区为您提供前所未有的多样化患者护理体验. 虽然我们不能保证你的临床轮转会在何时何地进行, 我们的学生通常在各种医疗环境中完成他们的实习时间.
如果你想了解更多关于临床的信息或它们会在哪里发生， contactour admissions team.
你能给那些对Utica的ABSN感兴趣的人一些建议吗?
我们的速成护理学生说这是最好的.
每年有多少个ABSN课程的开始日期?
我们的ABSN项目每年有三个开始日期，分别是1月、5月和8月.
每个项目的入学要求是什么?
ABSN: Eligible students must have a minimum of 65 college credits in a non-nursing field with a minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale. You may also need to complete prerequisite courses 在进入我们的加速护理课程之前. 这些先决条件包括普通和自然科学课程. 学生必须在一般先决条件中获得“C”或更高的成绩，并且总成绩必须达到3分.自然科学专业平均成绩为0分或以上.
FLEX: Eligible students entering as first-time college students must have at least 16 units of secondary school credit and received a diploma from an accredited secondary school. 符合条件的转学生必须至少累积3分.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. You may also need to complete prerequisite courses in the nursing program. 这些先决条件包括普通和自然科学课程. 学生必须在一般先决条件中获得“C”或更高的成绩
Health Sciences: Eligible students entering as first-time college students must have at least 16 units of secondary school credit and received a diploma from an accredited secondary school Eligible transfer students must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
DEMSN: 候选人必须获得认可大学的本科学位. 符合条件的学生必须至少累积3分.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale with a 3.2 science GPA. 在进入我们的DEMSN计划之前，您可能还需要完成先决条件课程. 这些先决条件包括普通和自然科学课程.
我可以重修任何先决条件吗?
是的，我们允许重修任意两门必修课程.
在线护理课程如何让我为现实世界做好准备?
我们的护理课程不是100%在线的. 该计划遵循一个有效的顺序，在线课程，实践学习和 real-world clinical experience 让学生们准备参加NCLEX考试，毕业时成为抢手的护士.
我必须完成多少个临床时数?
体验式学习是我们教育的重要组成部分 curriculum. You can expect to complete 225 hours of skills and simulation labs at our program site and 588 hours of clinical practice in local healthcare facilities for our BS in Nursing programs and 798 hours of clinical practice in our MS in Nursing program.
每周有多少天我会亲自到现场?
这是该项目面对面实习的一部分, 你可以期望在我们的学习现场每周大约2-3天.
我不住在佛罗里达的学习地点附近，我需要搬家吗?
我们的课程要求您定期访问我们的课程网站. 因此，重要的是至少要住在我们所在地的驾车距离内.
为什么该项目的NCLEX通过率如此重要?
The NCLEX is a national exam all nursing school graduates must take and pass to receive the appropriate nurse licensure that allows them to practice the profession. Our 2021 graduates’ first-time NCLEX pass rate in Florida was 93%.
Can I work during the program?
Our full-time, 16个月的加速护理课程遵循严格的, 快节奏的格式需要大量的时间和精力. 我们的一些ABSN学生在项目期间工作, but many choose not to, which is our recommendation. 你的招生代表是一个很好的资源，可以帮助你了解你的选择.
Flex项目是为那些有家庭的人设计的, who are working or are considering a career change that might not allow you to study full time! 它仍然比传统的护理项目快, 但提供了灵活性和便利性，因此有了FLEX这个词!
速成护理课程需要多长时间?
我们的加速护理项目只需16个月. However, the time frame varies from program to program and also depends on what prerequisites you need to take.
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