History
of the Hospital and School of Nursing
Trinity Health System School of Nursing was established in 1996
as a result of an affiliation between Ohio Valley Hospital and St.
John Medical Center. Trinity Health System and Trinity Health
System School of Nursing are member facilities
of the Franciscan Services Corporation, a Catholic organization
associated with the Sisters of St. Francis, Sylvania, Ohio.
Trinity
Health System is owned and operated by The Franciscan Service
Corporation. The Board of Trustees of Trinity Health System is the
governing body of Trinity Medical Centers East and West, subsidiary
organizations and affiliated operations. The School of Nursing
is a department of Trinity Medical Center East.
The School
was originally founded in 1912 as the Ohio Valley Hospital School of
Nursing. Previously known as the Training School for Women Nurses,
the school graduated its first class of three nurses in 1915.
Since that time over 2000 nurses have been awarded the distinctive
pin of the Ohio Valley Hospital/Trinity Health System School of
Nursing. Since it's inception, the School has maintained a
distinguished record of achievement in education and in meeting the
healthcare needs of the community.
In 1943 the
School was approved for participation in the United States Cadet
Nurse Program. In 1967, the School admitted its first male
student and in 1969, married students were eligible for admission.
From 1954 to
1969 the School was affiliated with Bethany College for
science courses. In 1969, a cooperative relationship was established
with Ohio University for the instruction of all non-nursing
courses and college credit. From 1974 to1986, the School was in affiliation with the University of Steubenville. Currently, the School is affiliated with
Jefferson Community College
(JCC) for instruction of all non-nursing courses.
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Accreditations
and Affiliations
The
Trinity Health System School of Nursing
is a 24-month diploma program, is accredited by the National
League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, (initial program
accreditation June, 1965) and is approved
by the Ohio Board of Nursing. The School of Nursing is certified by the Ohio
Board of Regents, an affiliate of the Helene Fuld Health Trust,
and is approved by the Ohio Department of Education
for Veterans’ Administration Benefits.
The School is affiliated with two modern progressive medical centers;
Trinity Medical Center East and Trinity Medical Center West, that provide
student clinical learning experiences in both out-patient and
in-patient acute/medical surgical care, extended-care,
rehabilitative care, and health clinic settings. Trinity
Medical Center East/West are accredited by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations and hold institutional
membership in the Ohio Hospital Association and the Voluntary
Hospital Association of America.
Jefferson Community
College (JCC) is an accredited co-educational institution. The college
was chartered for operation in 1966 as a public college
by the Ohio Board of Regents. Students receive full credit for college
courses through this affiliation. Classes are taught by JCC
faculty at the School of Nursing campus.
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Philosophy
The
philosophy of the Trinity Health System School of Nursing is reflective
of faculty beliefs and is in accord with the mission of the Trinity
Health System. The
School of Nursing fulfills its responsibility to society by preparing
a professional nurse who practices safely and ethically within the
hospital or other health care settings.
Nursing,
as an applied art and science, is based on a specialized body of
knowledge including the natural and behavioral sciences. As a dynamic,
multi-dimensional health profession, nursing utilizes judgment and
skill in providing service to individuals, families and society.
The practice of nursing is guided by current legal, ethical and
professional standards.
The goal of
nursing is to assist individuals and families in
achieving their optimum level of health. Nursing utilizes the principles
of natural and behavioral sciences as a foundation for
practice. Effective communication and application
of the nursing process are utilized to provide
comprehensive nursing care. To enhance delivery of care, nursing
adapts health teaching to meet the needs of individuals
and families, collaborates with members of the health team,
fosters support systems, promotes community resources, and maintains
current legal and ethical standards in all aspects of nursing
care.
The individual
is a unique, complex being comprised of biological, psychological,
spiritual, and social entities, whose relationship with the environment
is continuous and interactive. The individual's environment
is comprised of internal and external components. The internal environment
includes the interacting biological, spiritual, and psychological
entities. The external environment consists of society as it interacts
with the individual's social entities. Society
is comprised of individuals, families and communities sharing common
goals. Society possesses structure, values and beliefs which influence
individual behavior. Society adapts as knowledge, resources and
technology change.
Health
is a dynamic state of optimal
wellness, influenced by the individual's environment. Health exists
in the presence and absence of illness. Each individual has the
potential to achieve an optimal level of health and the right to
make decisions about health care.
Education
is a life-long, dynamic,
participative process through which the learner's potential is actualized.
Education provides a means by which individuals expand knowledge
and accomplish goals. The educational process prepares the learner
to assume increasing responsibility and self-direction for continued
personal and professional growth.
Learning
is the process
of acquiring knowledge and skills, is evidenced by changes in behavior,
and progresses from simple to complex. Learning occurs best in an
open, stimulating environment where the learner and the educator
are mutually responsible for the learning process.
The School
fulfills its responsibility to the student by providing an educational
environment that facilitates the learning process. The faculty guides
the learning process and provides an environment that encourages
critical thinking and systematic inquiry. The student assumes responsibility
for active participation in the learning process.
The faculty
is responsible for planning, directing, and evaluating the student's
learning experiences according to the mission/vision/core values
and quality principles/objectives of the program. The administration,
faculty and staff endeavor to provide competent role models and
student services to meet the needs of the student.
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Mission
Statement
The purpose
of the Trinity Health System School of Nursing is to prepare a beginning
professional nurse. The program assists individuals to achieve curriculum
outcomes and demonstrate professional competencies necessary to
practice in a variety of health care settings and incorporates the
core values of Trinity Health System.
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Vision
To assist students
to achieve educational outcomes which prepare them to meet the holistic
health care needs of individuals, families, and communities throughout
the life span.
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Core Values
and Quality Principles
Reverence
We believe
the individual is a unique, complex being comprised of biological,
psychological, spiritual, and social entities.
We believe
each individual has the potential to achieve an optimal level of
health and the right to make decisions about health care.
Service
We believe
that education is a life-long, dynamic, participative process through
which the learner's potential is actualized.
We believe
that learning occurs best in an open, stimulating environment where
the learner and educator are mutually responsible for the learning
process.
We believe
the educational process prepares the learner to assume increasing
responsibility and self-direction for continued personal and professional
growth.
We believe
that nursing utilizes judgment and skill in providing service to
individuals, families, and society and is guided by current legal,
ethical and professional standards.
Stewardship
We endeavor
to provide competent role models and student services to meet the
needs of the student.
We fulfill
our responsibility to the student by providing an educational environment
that facilitates the learning process in an environment that encourages
critical thinking and systematic inquiry.
We value the
concepts of health teaching, support systems, community resources,
health team, and legal and ethical standards.
HIPAA
COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
Trinity
Health System and Trinity Health System School of Nursing are in
compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) of 1996, specifically the patient privacy portion of
this law, which became effective on April 14, 2003. Every Employee
and Student of Trinity Health System School of Nursing has
participated in the mandatory HIPAA Compliance Program offered by
Trinity Health System. Every Trinity Nursing Student signs a Trinity
Health System Non Disclosure Acknowledgement regarding
confidentiality and privacy.
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Unifying
Concepts of Learning
- Communication
- Health team
- Community resources
- Nursing process
- Scientific base for
nursing practice
- Patient/client and
family
- Health teaching
- Legal and ethical standards
of nursing practice
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Curriculum
Outcomes
The student
will:
- Incorporate all modes
of communication in relationships with patients, clients, families,
and others.
- Collaborate with the
health team to meet the needs of patients, clients and families.
- Promote the utilization of
community resources by patients, clients, and families.
- Utilize the nursing
process to meet the comprehensive needs of patients, clients,
and families.
- Correlate principles
of natural and behavioral sciences as the foundation of nursing
practice.
- Foster support systems
of patients, clients, and families.
- Adapt health teaching
in promoting quality health care.
- Maintain current legal
and ethical standards in all aspects of nursing practice.
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