BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE (RN to BSN)
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The Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (RN to BSN) program is an accelerated online learning program for the Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN). It’s 100% online synchronous & asynchronous delivery, preparing graduates with intellectual skills and practice focused competencies for current/emergent generalist and professional nursing practice, and promoting the advancement of nursing knowledge and practice through an innovative, patient-focused program.
The BSN Program will admit the registered nurse student who is either a graduate of a hospital diploma nursing program or an associate degree nursing program. The program provides a strong liberal arts and science foundation integrated throughout the program to create the basis for the study and practice of professional nursing. It also provides a foundation for graduate study and continuing professional education.
The students who successfully complete the Nursing Program will have met the objectives identified below:
- Analyze the nature of the human using concepts and theories through the study of the arts, sciences, humanities and nursing to provide professional nursing care.
- Integrate caring and cultural competence through the practice of professional nursing.
- Use critical thinking to make independent judgments in applying the nursing process in the delivery of safe, quality nursing care to individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and global populations.
- Use evidence-based nursing and health-related research findings in professional nursing practice.
- Analyze effective leadership and management strategies used in rapidly changing complex healthcare delivery systems.
- Use oral and written communication and information technology to communicate effectively.
- Analyze local, national and global factors involving social, ethical, political, legal, cultural, environmental and educational issues that influence healthcare, health policies and the advancement of the nursing profession.
- Provide holistic professional nursing care across the life-span to promote health in a variety of healthcare settings.
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals in a variety of settings to promote cost-effective healthcare.
- Accept responsibility and accountability for personal and professional growth and development, and value the commitment of lifelong learning.
The minimum credit hours required for graduation: 120 (51 general education courses, 69 nursing courses)
- Construct care plans based on individual strengths and needs for successful patient goal attainment.
- Collaborate in the nursing process for caring, culturally diverse patient centered care across health care settings.
- Communicate through verbal, non-verbal, written or electronic information for the facilitation of multi-disciplinary care.
- Engage in Professional Practice congruent with legal, ethical, and regulatory standards.
- Comply with standards of professional practice while accepting personal responsibility for actions/behaviors.
- Provide nursing care using critical thinking to formulate clinical judgments based on the analysis and synthesis of current data and current sources of information.
- Teach health promotion, health maintenance and risk reduction for patients and providers.
- Utilize human, physical, financial & technological resources effectively to support organizational outcomes while managing patient care.
- Evaluate patient health status through the comprehensive analysis and integration of relevant information.
