Nebraska Methodist College Programs: A Comprehensive Overview

Nebraska Methodist College (NMC) distinguishes itself as a dedicated institution focused solely on healthcare education. Whether aspiring to become a nurse, an allied health professional, or to pursue other health-related careers, NMC provides a wide array of programs designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for success.

Nursing Programs

Nebraska Methodist College offers a variety of nursing programs to cater to different educational backgrounds and career goals.

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) Program

For individuals holding a non-nursing bachelor's degree, NMC's 12-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program provides an efficient pathway to a nursing career. This intensive program requires a minimum of 124 credit hours, encompassing prerequisite courses and program-specific coursework.

Curriculum Highlights:

Cellular Functions and Pathology: The program commences with a deep dive into cellular functions and pathology, covering inflammation, infection, immune response, metabolism, and fluid disequilibrium. These concepts form the bedrock for understanding alterations in bodily functions.
Educated Citizen: This course empowers students to embrace their role as "Educated Citizens" committed to lifelong learning and addressing social issues impacting patients and communities. Students will engage with pressing social issues and critically analyze the issue of choice.
Population Health: An introductory course providing a foundation for population health nursing along the continuum of wellbeing emphasizing healthy individuals, focusing on improving health outcomes across systems at the local, state, and national level.
Clinical Practicum: Offers students opportunities to practice clinical judgement while providing nursing care focused on primary and secondary interventions, demonstrating fundamental nursing skills while providing compassionate and culturally respectful nursing care. Corequisites include NRS 105 Professionalism in Nursing and NRS 110/110L Health Assessment Across the Lifespan.
Professionalism in Nursing: Introduces students to the NMC Core Values and standards expected of a nursing professional, including the nursing code of ethics, personal behaviors such as appearance, etiquette, language, and communication.
Health Assessment Across the Lifespan: Familiarizes students with normal and abnormal health assessments of clients across the lifespan, identifying and utilizing the principles of diagnosis, reasoning, and critical thinking to practice the application of health assessment findings to nursing practice. Students will analyze data collected during a complete health assessment during a non-clinical lab.
Expanding on Population Health: This course expands on population health focusing on nursing care addressing low risk and/or chronic conditions. Students will integrate concepts and skills used in the delivery of care with an emphasis on primary, secondary and tertiary interventions, to mitigate health disparities and improve access to health care. Concepts introduced in this course include perfusion, gas exchange and cognition while expanding on concepts previously introduced. The clinical practicum offers students opportunities to implement caring and communication with individuals, families, and aggregates.
Pharmacological Principles: Introduces students to pharmacological principles, examining the various drug classifications and general characteristics of drugs within a class.
Basic Spanish for Healthcare: Provides basic knowledge of the Spanish language and Latino culture, emphasizing the importance of this knowledge as it relates to healthcare in the United States. Students will demonstrate an ability to express ideas and thoughts in Spanish using both verbal and nonverbal communication skills in a culturally competent manner.
Communication Skills for Health Professionals Working with Deaf Clients: This course presents practical communication skills needed for health professionals working with deaf clients. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information which is vital in the healthcare industry. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answering skills that would occur between healthcare professional and patient. Students will learn conversational strategies to help maintain a conversation with deaf patients. Students will appreciate the diversity of deaf people and their culture.
Care Management for the Moderate Risk Individual: Builds on population health nursing concepts, focusing on care management for the moderate risk individual with multiple chronic health conditions. Students will demonstrate professional role development, clinical judgement, and the use of humanistic/scientific principles and research as the basis of compassionate and culturally respectful nursing care. Students learn to manage disease care, conduct interdisciplinary practice, and provide patient education and advocacy through secondary and tertiary care interventions for individuals, families, and aggregates. The clinical practicum offers opportunities to practice health promotion and restorative nursing care. Experiences promote integration of the nursing process, including prioritization, professional communication, delegations, advocacy, and leadership.
Legislation of Healthcare: This online course focuses on legislation of healthcare and introduces professional activism. Students learn about the nurse’s role in health care advocacy and policy development both individually and through professional organizations.
Advanced Population Health-Nursing: This advanced course focuses on caring for individuals requiring close monitoring and timely interventions. Students will expand on the role of the professional caregiver through nursing theory, knowledge, and concepts. The clinical practicum offers students varied experiences with high-risk populations across the lifespan with a focus on secondary and tertiary interventions. Progressive clinical judgment will promote ongoing synthesis of complex concepts in nursing care management across the continuum. Experience fosters prioritization, leadership, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Educated Citizens Committed to Lifelong Advocacy and Community Transformation: This course empowers students to embrace their role as "Educated Citizens" committed to lifelong advocacy and community transformation. Through research-based inquiry, students will engage with pressing social issues and develop advocacy strategies that align with NMC's mission of fostering healthy communities.
Transition to the Profession of Nursing: During this non-clinical course, students prepare to transition to the profession of nursing.
Healthcare Issues Impacting a Changing Global Community: This non-clinical course focuses on critical examination of healthcare issues that impact a changing global community. The course examines populations affected by topics such as global epidemics, international disasters, international nursing practice, finances, and ecology. Students will analyze, evaluate, and create possible solutions to global healthcare issues within a framework of leadership and management theories. The concepts of change, power, collaboration, gender dynamics, advocacy, and conflict resolution in healthcare will add to the students’ repertoire of tools for making global changes.
Synthesis of Population Health: This course focuses on synthesis of population health in the continuum of care for individuals, families, and aggregates in a variety of settings. Students will personalize their professional nurse role through nursing theory, knowledge, and concepts. Students will integrate clinical judgement to create holistic health solutions and optimal outcomes. Students will examine professional roles in accordance with regulatory and accrediting processes. The extended clinical practicum offers students diverse experiences with varied populations across the lifespan while building on skills of advocacy, prioritization, leadership, autonomy and inter-professional collaboration.
Integration of Concepts of the Professional Role: Students INTEGRATE concepts of the professional role into a personal philosophy of nursing. Students will use Population Health Concepts and Evidence Based Practice to critically evaluate and refine decision-making skills, in the care and management of clients across all populations. Population health, clinical judgement, leadership/management and legal/ethical principles provide a framework for classroom activities. Students experience the role of the practicing nurse in an applied learning environment. Students are assigned an RN preceptor to promote the development of confidence and competence in applying the skills and knowledge expected from a novice. Through the synthesis of prior knowledge, students apply management and communication skills to foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

Success Rates and Accreditation:

The ABSN program boasts impressive NCLEX exam success rates, ranging from 96% to 100% in recent years. The program is accredited by relevant nursing education bodies.

Career Prospects:

Graduates are well-prepared for diverse nursing roles in hospitals, home healthcare, physician's offices, schools, and other settings. Many alumni advance to leadership positions within the nursing field. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 5% job growth for nurses from 2024 to 2034, with a median salary of $93,600 annually ($45.00 per hour).

Application Information:

Prospective students are encouraged to begin the application process early, submitting all materials no later than two weeks before the published deadline. NMC provides resources to assist students in financing their education.

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

NMC offers Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs for nurses seeking advanced practice roles:

Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner

Master's Degrees in Nursing

NMC also provides online Master's degrees in Nursing:

Nursing Education
Nursing Informatics

Additional Nursing Programs

Practical Nursing Certificate (completed in one year)
Online Post-Master's Nurse Executive Certificate

Allied Health Programs

Beyond nursing, Nebraska Methodist College offers a wide range of programs in allied health professions:

Healthcare Management: A healthcare management degree can prepare you to lead.
Nurse Care Coordinator: A nurse care coordinator is the bridge between public and population health and healthcare systems. You’ll work to improve health outcomes for those with complex diseases across the lifespan.
Phlebotomy Training Certification Course: Become a phlebotomist by taking Nebraska Methodist College's phlebotomy training certification course.
Respiratory Therapy: Respiratory Therapists work with medical direction at sites such as wellness centers, medical offices, asthma clinics, sleep disorder centers and in hospitals.
Surgical Technology: Surgical technology specialists are at the center of the action in surgery and never queasy at the sight of blood.
Associate of Science in Pre-Health Professions: The Associate of Science in Pre-Health Professions program provides students with the foundational knowledge and experience relevant to healthcare careers.

Online DNP Degree Focusing on Public Health Policy

Become a change agent with an online DNP degree focusing on public health policy from Nebraska Methodist College.

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Faculty and Learning Environment

NMC's nursing faculty are highly experienced and credentialed, providing students with real-world insights. They believe in a holistic and diverse view of human beings, emphasizing the importance of culture, values, and social support systems. The faculty are committed to creating a caring environment that encompasses both local and global communities. They view health as a human right and advocate for equitable healthcare to maximize positive health outcomes and minimize health disparities.

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