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>> TODAY'S NURSING PROFESSION IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN JUST ANOTHER JOB.
IT'S A CAREER THAT ENCOMPASSES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH,
EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING CARE, PATIENT ADVOCACY,
AND INTERDISCIPLINARY LEADERSHIP.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PROVIDES NURSING STUDENTS
WITH BOTH THE LATEST KNOWLEDGE
AND OPTIMAL SKILL-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL
FOR QUALITY PATIENT CARE.
>> CSU NURSING GRADUATES COME OUT THE DOOR
WITH THIS CONFIDENCE THEY'VE BEEN INSTILLED
WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE.
THEY UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALES BEHIND WHAT THEY'RE DOING,
AND THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE
WHEN THEY GO TO APPLY IT.
>> WITH THE HELP OF THE CSU SYSTEM, I CAN LOOK AT SOMEONE,
AND SEE THE TEXTURE OF THEIR HAIR AND KNOW
THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE WRONG WITH THEIR THYROID.
>> I JUST LOVE STIM LAB,
AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
TO HAVE BECAUSE THEY'RE PUT IN ROLES
WHERE THEY'RE THE PRIMARY NURSE, WHERE THEY'RE THE CHARGE NURSE.
>> THEY CAN ACTUALLY PUT, YOU KNOW, BLOOD FLOWING
THROUGH THE VEINS OF THESE MANNEQUINS
WHEN YOU'RE PRACTICING IV'S.
>> WITHIN THREE YEARS, THIS PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO PREPARE ME
TO TRANSITION INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD
AND BE VERY PROFICIENT AT MY JOB.
>> THERE ADAPT IN THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S ALREADY IN THE HOSPITALS.
THEY HAVE THE SAME EQUIPMENT.
>> CSU NURSING PROGRAMS ARE VERY SPECIFIC
ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND, OF COURSE,
EVIDENCE-BASED MEANS THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE,
AND SO WE KNOW WHAT THE BEST PRACTICES ARE.
>> PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND CAREER OPTIONS
WITHIN THE NURSING PROFESSION IS A HALLMARK
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.
FROM AN ACADEMIC STANDPOINT, THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELS
OF ACHIEVEMENT AND FULFILLMENT ATTAINABLE.
THE OPPORTUNITIES BEGIN WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING,
OR BSN, AND CONTINUE THROUGH A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING,
OR MSN, AND TERMINATE WITH A DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE,
OR DNP, WHICH IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW INDEPENDENT DOCTORAL
PROGRAMS IN THE CSU.
>> THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE IS CLEAR ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THE FUTURE IS DEPENDENT UPON PRACTICING AT A MINIMUM
OF A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
THERE'S RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THE PATIENT'S CARE IS SAFER
WHEN THE NURSING WORKFORCE IS BETTER EDUCATED.
>> I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR THIRTY YEARS,
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT NURSING IS ACHIEVING PARITY
WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
>> THE DEGREE OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT I HAVE IN TAKING CARE
OF PATIENTS IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING WARRANTS ME
TO HAVE THE BEST EDUCATION AND THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION
THAT IS ACHIEVABLE, WHICH IS THE DOCTORAL DEGREE.
>> I LOVE MY INSTRUCTORS.
LIKE, THEY ARE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE I EVER MET.
>> WE ARE A SMALL COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE
TO GET TOGETHER VERY OFTEN REGULARLY TO DISCUSS WAYS
TO ENHANCE OUR TEACHING.
>> NURSING TODAY IS A HIGH-ENERGY PROFESSION,
REQUIRING FLEXIBILITY AND SIGNIFICANT LEVELS
OF AUTONOMY AND DECISION MAKING.
OFTEN, NURSES ARE PATIENT ADVOCATES, TEAM BUILDERS,
AND CHAMPIONS OF EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY HEALTH CARE,
REACHING OUT TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
>> THE NURSE HAS GOT TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND LISTEN WELL
TO FAMILIES BECAUSE OFTEN WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM THEM ADDS
TO THE RICHNESS OF THE ASSESSMENT
AND THE CLINICAL INTERVENTION, AND THAT REALLY DOES COME
FROM NURSES LEARNING HOW TO THINK.
>> ONE OF THE BIG FOCUSES OF THE CSU IS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT,
AND IT'S TYPIFIED IN OUR STUDENT PROJECTS.
THEY GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WORK WITH THE VULNERABLE.
>> TEACHING IS A BIG PART OF NURSING,
AND NURSING IS A BIG PART OF PRIMARY PREVENTION.
A LOT OF THE DISEASES THAT PEOPLE ARE DYING
FROM ARE MAINLY THINGS THAT WE CAN PREVENT.
>> I WANT TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR POPULATIONS OF COLOR.
IT WOULD BE MY INTEREST AT SOME POINT TO DO RESEARCH
ON THOSE POPULATIONS AND HOW THEY EXPERIENCE HEALTH CARE.
>> PHYSICIANS ARE NOT GOING INTO PRIMARY CARE ANY LONGER.
A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND MY POSITION IS
IN AN EXCELLENT POSITION TO TAKE OVER THAT TYPE OF CARE.
>> WE ARE A HUGE FORCE, BUT WE ARE THE MOST TRUSTED PROFESSION.
WE KNOW WE HAVE TO EVOLVE AND CHANGE AND NEVER THINK THIS IS
WHERE YOU'RE BEING PREPARED AS YOUR ENDPOINT.
THIS IS YOUR BEGINNING POINT.
>> NURSES ARE LICENSED TO BE INDEPENDENT,
BUT OUR PRACTICE IS TEAMWORK.
>> THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY IS THE LEADER
IN PREPARING NURSING GRADUATES
FOR THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE WORKFORCE.
THE CSU'S FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS ARE CHAMPIONS
OF NURSING EXCELLENCE AND THE INNOVATORS OF QUALITY PRACTICES
THAT RESULT IN HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE.