Nursing: RN to BSN, BS
Admittance into the Bachelor of Science Nursing: RN to BSN requires a minimum of the student having their ADN completed and completion of PSY 240 and CHEM 108.
DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Program (RN to BSN) allows ADN educated Registered Nurses the opportunity to build upon their knowledge, enhance their current professional role, advance to broader careers to meet the growing health care needs of the local community, and provide the education required for practice by the professional nurse. The curriculum is designed to expand the student’s knowledge regarding the role of the professional nurse within the urban community. Graduates of the Baccalaureate program will be qualified for an array of challenging career opportunities in population-based health, education, administration, research, management, informatics, and related fields. This program is designed to be delivered online. All clinical experiences are community-based and may be individualized to the student learner.
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Student Learning Outcomes
- Provide safe and quality care to individuals, families, groups, and populations by integrating nursing arts and sciences.
- Incorporate evidence-based findings into professional practice.
- Demonstrate leadership skills and knowledge of the health care, financial, and regulatory systems to promote high quality, safe professional practice.
- Utilize patient-centered care for individuals and families, acknowledging their preferences, culture, values, and unique needs.
- Demonstrate collaboration, communication, and leadership strategies while functioning as a member of the interdisciplinary team to achieve quality and safe patient care.
- Use information management systems and patient care technology to communicate, update knowledge, avoid error, and support decision making in various health care settings.
- Demonstrate professional role via a presentation of a capstone project within an interdisciplinary setting.
General Education Requirements
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 51
Mathematics (3 Credits)
Note: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.
- MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
- orMATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)
English Composition (6-8 Credits)
NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.
- ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
- orENG 101 - Composition I
- orENG 110 - Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded
- orENG 113 - Composition I for International Students
- and
- ENG 102 - Composition II
- orENG 114 - Composition II for International Students
Literature (3 Credits)
Recommended ENG 231 or ENG 232.
- ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
Natural Science (20 Credits)
- BIOL 189 - Fundamentals of Life Science
- andBIOL 223 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- andBIOL 224 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- andBIOL 251 - General Microbiology
- andCHEM 108 - Introduction to Chemistry
Humanities (6 Credits)
- COM 101 - Oral Communication
- and either
- PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
- or World Languages 111 or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)
Fine Arts (3 Credits)
- any ART prefix course
- orDAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
- or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
- or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
Social Science (6 Credits)
- PSY 101 - General Psychology
- andSOC 101 - Principles of Sociology
U.S. & Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)
- Four Credit Options
- HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
- orPSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
- Six Credit Options
- HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
- and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
- or
- HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
- and HIST 217 - Nevada History
- or
- HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
- and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
- or
- HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
- and HIST 217 - Nevada History
Values and Diversity
All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.
- Recommended: PSY 101 or SOC 101.
Special Program Requirements
TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 70.5
Lower Division Requirements (22 Credits)
- NURS 125 - Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
- andNURS 208 - Professional Topics: Management Concepts and Transition into Professional Practice
- andNURS 211 - Medical-Surgical Nursing II
- andNURS 243 - Mental Health Nursing
- andNURS 247 - Maternal-Newborn Nursing
- andNURS 248 - Pediatric Nursing
- andPSY 240 - Introduction to Research Methods
Lower Division Elective (12.5 Credits)
Choose one group.
- Group 1: Nursing
- NURS 101 - Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice
- and NURS 115 - Medical-Surgical Nursing I
- or
- Group 2: LPN to RN
- NURS 205 - Introduction to Associate Degree Nursing
- and Practical Nursing Diploma and Nevada LPN License
Upper Division Requirements (36 Credits)
- NURS 309 - Understanding the Role of the BSN Prepared Nurse
- andNURS 310 - Cultural Diversity in Healthcare
- andNURS 312 - Health Assessment and Health Promotion
- andNURS 333 - Scholarly Writing in Nursing
- andNURS 338 - Alterations in Normal Physiology and the Nursing Process
- andNURS 417 - Information Systems and Quality Management
- andNURS 420 - Evidence Based Practice and Research in Nursing
- andNURS 423 - Advanced Pharmacology for Urban Nursing Practice
- andNURS 426 - Nursing Care of the Urban Population (Lecture)
- andNURS 426C - Nursing Care of the Urban Population (Clinical Practicum)
- andNURS 450 - Nursing Systems: Policy, Power, and Practice in Urban Settings (Lecture)
- andNURS 450C - Nursing in Systems: Policy, Power, and Practice in Urban Settings (Clinical)