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Citizens School of Nursing
Academics
The Citizens School of Nursing is the nursing school in the undergraduate health sciences department at Alle-Kiski Medical Center, which is part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System. The WPAHS states their purpose as to “Improve the health of the people in the Western Pennsylvania region.” When the program first opened in 1913 under the Citizens General Hospital there were only 2 students studying. Today, the co-ed program has grown and more than 1,985 students have graduated since its start, with about 150 studying at a time. The program became one of the first co-ed programs in Pennsylvania in 1957 when the first male student joined. The Citizens School of Nursing was first accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN) in 1960 and continues to be recognized.
The School of Nursing has gone through several location changes throughout the years. The Kinlock family donated the Nurses Home in 1922 as the main building. As the school grew, more space was needed, and so the Aluminum Company of America donated a dormitory in 1962. In 2000 the Alle-Kiski Medical Center acquired the School of Nursing when Citizens General Hospital closed. In 2001 The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing both recognized the new ownership. In 2004 the original location of the school, the Citizens Ambulatory Care Site, was updated for the school to return to the building.
Students at the Citizens School of Nursing go through a 2-year program, although they are allowed to take up to 4 years, where classes are taken at Westmoreland County Community College and Penn State University. Throughout the 2 years students learn nursing theory and practice through classroom and clinical experience. The program consists of 6 terms, 3 terms in each 40-week year. Classes include Introduction to the Role of the Professional Nurse, Fundamentals of Nursing, Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, Maternal-Child Health, Adults in Crisis, Complex Stressors in the Adult Population, and Leadership and Management of Patient Care. All of these classes except Introduction to the Role of the Professional Nurse include clinical hours.
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Citizens School of Nursing.
Citizens School of Nursing considers giving back to the community they live and work in very important. One way they practice this belief is through a mandatory community service program. Each student is required to complete a total of 8 hours in their time at the school, 4 in each year. The school will post possible community service opportunities, but the chosen activities must be approved by the school.
They also view the school as an opportunity to give back by training nurses who primarily live in the area, so that after graduation they can work in the community they studied and practiced in.
Citizens School of Nursing
Admissions
Materials necessary to apply to the Nursing School are a complete application, reference letters, and required supplemental classes. The material should be submitted to the Director of the School of Nursing along with a check or money order for the application fee.
The application is to be filled out with personal information, previous education, previous employment, and personal comments. The personal comments ask for the applicant’s reasons for choosing a career in nursing, reasons for choosing Citizens School of Nursing specifically, and general goals as a nurse.
A personal reference letter is required, and a professional one is to accompany it for LPN applicants. The reference letter asks questions about the applicant’s experience, leadership qualities, and other relevant characteristics.
Courses required to supplement the Nursing School curriculum are English, Nutrition, Microbiology, Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy and Physiology, Transition and the Professional Nurse, Development Psychology, and Intro to Computing and Nursing Informatics. If these classes are not completed ahead of time they can be taken while at the Nursing School through a concurrent college course program. However, completing them in advance is recommended.
Financial Aid
Citizens School of Nursing offers 6 types of financial award that students can apply to, each with various requirements, deadlines, and offerings. They are:
Pell Grant
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
PHEAA Grant
Citizens Loan
Federal Nursing Student Loan
Federal Family Loan Programs
Besides these forms of aid a Tuition Forgiveness Program is available for WPAH employees and dependents of employees.
Students may not qualify for all of these but all students should definitely fill out a FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to see what amount of money they can receive from the government.
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Citizens School of Nursing 3635th for the average student loan amount.
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Citizens School of Nursing is located in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, a city about 18 miles away from Pittsburgh, with a population of about 15,000 residents with almost 4,000 families. With diverse age ranges, the average age is 42. The majority of the city residents are white, at 87%. The remainder of the residents is made up of mainly African Americas and small percentages of Native Americans, and Asians.
Besides the Citizens Nursing School, the town has a high school, a middle school, 4 elementary schools, and 2 parochial schools. A satellite learning campus of Westmoreland County Community College opened in New Kensington in 2008. The town has two parks, a public library, and public transportation.
The Citizens School of Nursing considers themselves a part of the New Kensington community and finds giving back to the community to be very important.
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Citizens School of Nursing?
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New Kensington, PA 15068-6525
p. 724-337-5090