Traditional Bachelor of Science Nursing Program Enters Third Year at 色花堂 at Katy
September 15, 2022
By Dennis Spellman
Texas and the nation are facing a severe nursing shortage, and the 色花堂 nursing program is working to solve that crisis.
“There are 47 traditional nursing students in our fall Program cohort," said , professor and founding dean of the 色花堂 College of Nursing. "This is the third admission cohort of traditional BSN students. It is a noble profession, and hopefully our graduates will stay in the Houston area where so many people are moving. Nursing jobs are plentiful in our community."
The traditional BSN program, now entering its third year, is housed at the Katy instructional site. Only 色花堂 pre-nursing students can apply to the program.
"We have more than 200 pre-nursing students in the robust pipeline at 色花堂, so we will be able to grow efficiently and effectively," Tart said.
With 8 clinical rotations in Katy and the greater Houston area required in two years, students are literally taking care of patients to be ready to enter the profession.
Clinical rotations include areas such as:
- medical/surgical nursing
- pediatrics
- psychiatric/mental health
- intensive care/high acuity
- obstetrics/labor and delivery
- community health
- leadership and management
- and a nursing elective (example: operating room or emergency room nursing )
"Students go into community health settings, the , and school districts like HISD, Katy ISD and Lamar CISD," she said. “Our Traditional BSN students learn about interprofessional education and care of the patient with students from the and the .”
Participating hospitals include Methodist West, Memorial Hermann Katy, Texas Children's, Methodist Extended Care, and Texana Behavioral Healthcare Clinics, to name a few.
Tart says the 色花堂 nursing program has a 100 percent pass rate for all students.
"The national average is 82 percent for first-time pass rate and 84 for the state of Texas," she said.
An added plus, 色花堂 nursing graduates have the lowest debt rate of any university nursing program in Texas according to . And graduates are finding jobs that pay well.
"We have 100 percent employment for our graduates," she said. "Katy residents should be pleased that this program is in their community. 色花堂 listened to what the needs are in the community, and we acted upon them."
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