Nursing Associate and Bachelor Degrees
(A.A.S., B.S.N.)
Mission and Goals:
The Nursing Program has as its mission
the formation of nurses able to offer
competent, sensible, effective, safe,
and quality nursing care to the client
person, family and community. The
Program aims to produce graduates
prepared to:
1.
Provide care with autonomy and with
interdisciplinary collaboration and
sensitivity to ethical-legal and
cultural values and directed to the
achievement of the best results for the
client.
2.
Coordinate care by applying leadership
and management skills that lead to the
highest quality care with the minimum of
cost.
3.Assume
a commitment as a member of the
discipline in harmony with the standards
of the practice.
For the development of this professional
diverse and flexible modalities of study
are offered. This facilitates mobility
from the level of the associate degree
to the baccalaureate.
It is expected that students who decide
to leave the Program to work as
Associate Nurses be able to:
1.
Apply theoretical and practical
knowledge of the nursing, science and
humanistic, disciplines when they
analyze the biological, psychological,
social and spiritual determinants of
health in the different growth and
development stages.
2.
Demonstrate updated clinical skills in
therapeutic interventions when offering
care to the client throughout the
continuum of health and disease in
structured scenarios.
3.
Use the Nursing Process as an instrument
in making clinical decisions and,
simultaneously demonstrate critical
thinking and skills in problem solving
when offering safe, quality and
cost-effective care.
4.
Demonstrate responsibility and
ethical-legal commitment with humanistic
care in response to the changing needs
of society.
5.
Demonstrate effective management,
coordination and collaboration skills in
care as a member of the
interdisciplinary team in such a way
that care can improve continuously.
6.
Demonstrate responsibility and
commitment for self development and that
of the nursing profession.
7.Use
communication skills and technology to
maintain the quality of care offered to
the client and to improve their own
knowledge.
It is expected that students who decide
to finish the Bachelor of Science Degree
in Nursing to work as generalist nurses
be able to:
1.
Integrate knowledge to provide safe and
effective nursing care to individuals,
families and communities and to
contribute to society as citizens.
2.
Use nursing interventions to prevent
disease and promote, maintain and
restore health.
3.
Use assessment and intervention skills
while offering nursing care in diverse
scenarios so their expected results in
health care can improve.
4.Apply
humanistic care in nursing practice
thereby obtaining the protection,
optimization and preservation of human
dignity.
5.
Act as effective leaders and care
managers seeking balance among the
health care resources and contributing
to the improvement of the profession.
6.
Integrate critical thinking skills when
making clinical judgments and using
research findings for the continuous
improvement of the nursing practice.
7.
Communicate effectively to optimize
their own performance as care providers
and coordinators and as members of the
profession.
Major requirements are offered in a
four-year program with an option to
leave the Program upon completing the
requirements of the first two years.
Each year is equivalent to a level in
which courses have been organized and
developed according to their level of
complexity. In the first two years
(levels I and II) technical (associate)
knowledge and skills are presented; in
the last two years (levels III and IV)
those corresponding to the professional
level (generalist) are presented. This
scheme articulates both levels of
preparation, (associate degree and
Bachelors Degree in nursing) by
integrating knowledge and skills.
Students in the Nursing Program are
exempt from taking GEHP 3000 –
Well-being and Quality of Life.
Admission Requirements:
1.
Comply with the admissions requirements
established in the General Catalog and
by the corresponding campus.
2.
To be admitted to the Program,
candidates must:
a.
Have a minimum grade point index 2.50.
b.
Have an interview with the Program
Director or the person delegated by the
Director.
c.
Perform a self evaluation of the
essential non academic abilities
associated with the demands of the
profession.
3.
To be admitted to the third level (third
year courses) of the Bachelor of Science
Degree in Nursing, students must:
a.
Have satisfactorily completed the
requirements of the first two years of
the Degree in Nursing or,
b.Present
evidence of holding an Associate Degree
in Nursing from an accredited and
recognized institution of higher
education. Candidates having an
Associate Degree must complete any
general education requirement
established by the Institution and the
corresponding campus for awarding the
degree.
Admission of transfer students to the
Program or take courses of the major
with combined registration requires the
previous authorization of the Program
Coordinator.
Admission of transfer students to the
Program or take courses in the major
with combined registration requires the
previous authorization of the Program
Coordinator.
Note:
To be admitted to a clinical practice
agency, the following is required:
1. A certificate of no criminal record
issued recently by the Police of Puerto
Rico.
2. A health certificate valid for one
year issued by the Health Department.
3. Evidence of vaccination against
Hepatitis B.
Some agencies and courses have
additional requirements. Students are
responsible for complying with any other
requirement imposed by the agency or the
practice. Among these are: An updated
certificate of CPR, a negative dope
test, a nose and throat culture.
Please refer to the
General Catalog 2011-2013,
page 33 for information regarding
admission to the university.
Academic Progress Requirements:
1.
Comply with the admissions requirements
for transfer students established in the
General Catalog and by the corresponding
Campus.
2.
Pass all courses in Nursing and the
course GEMA 1000 Quantitative Reasoning)
with a minimum grade of C.
3.
Students who do not pass the same major
course three times with a minimum grade
of C will be dropped from the Program.
4.
Complete all requirements for the Degree
with at least the minimum grade point
index of the corresponding campus.
Program Effectiveness Data
Associate Degree Board Passing Grade
Year
Passing Percentage
IAUPR-PC
National Mean
National Passing Grade
2012, June – August
75%
62%
68%
2011, December – Jan 2012
83%
61%
68%
2011, June – July 2011
62%
53%
68%
2010, December – Jan 2011
73%
51%
68%
2010, December
57%
34%
68%
2008, December – Feb 2009
42%
27%
68%
2008 , June
40%
22%
68%
2007, May
0%
31%
68%
2007, December
89%
54%
68%
Bachelor Degree Board Passing Grade
Year
Passing Percentage
IAUPR-PC
National Mean
National Passing Grade
2012, June – August
67%
77%
68%
2011, December – Jan 2012
75%
79%
68%
2011, June - July
89%
69%
68%
2010, December – Jan 2011
67%
68%
68%
2010, December
50%
56%
68%
2008, December –Feb 2009
26%
51%
68%
2008, June
64%
47%
68%
2007, December
67%
82%
68%
Faculty Profile
Prof. Gerardo Rivera López,
Assistant Professor
Prof. Rivera possess a bachelor degree
in Nursing Sciences and a masters degree
in Nursing with a specialty un Medicine
and Surgery with a Role in Education
from the Pontificia Universidad Católica
of Puerto Rico.
Prof. Lourdes Astacio Sepúlveda,
Assistant Professor
Prof. Astacio holds a bachelor degree in Nursing Sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Puerto Rico and a master degree in Psychosocial and Mental Health Nursing from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Puerto Rico. Currently Prof. Astacio is pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology.
Dr. López holds a doctoral degree in Education with a specialty in Education Administration and a master degree in Nursing with a specialty in Medicine and Surgery from the Pontificia Universidad Católica
of Puerto Rico.
e-mail:
blopez@ponce.inter.edu
Prof. Hilda Grace Nazario Martínez,
Associate Professor
Prof. Nazario possesses a bachelor
degree in Nursing Sciences from the
Pontificia Universidad Católica de
Puerto Rico and a master degree in
Sciences with a specialty in Psychiatry
and Mental Health from Maryland
University.
e-mail:hilgrace@ponce.inter.edu
Prof. Ana Irma Rivera Aponte, Instructor
Prof. Rivera possess a bachelor degree
in Nursing Sciences, a master degree in
Nursing with a specialty in Medicine and
Surgery from the Pontificia Universidad
Católica of Puerto Rico and a master
degree in Nursing with a specialty in
Family and Community from the
Universidad
de Puerto Rico.
email: airivera@ponce.inter.edu
Prof. Xaymara Tirado, Instructor
Dr. Tirado holds a doctoral degree in Education with a specialty in Academic Management, from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Puerto Rico and a master degree in Nursing Sciences in Maternal – Child from the Universidad de Puerto Rico and a master degree.
Prof. Rivera holds a bachelor degree in
Nursing Sciences from the Pontificia
Universidad Catolica of Puerto Rico and
a master degree in Psychosocial and
Mental Health Nursing from the
Pontificia Universidad Catolica of
Puerto Rico. Currently Prof. Rivera is
pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical
Psychology.
