Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Program Description
Keiser University’s Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (RN to BSN) is designed as a degree completion program for registered nurses.  It emphasizes critical thinking, leadership, management, research, physical assessment and health promotion across a variety of community-based healthcare settings.  The curriculum provides registered nurses with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic and social issues that affect patients and influence healthcare delivery through both online classroom and clinical components.

Program Objectives
The following objectives are designed to meet Keiser University’s mission and its objectives.

To develop critical thinkers who are able to creatively engage in rational inquiry utilizing the nursing process in both well-defined, relatively common clinical situations and in complex clinical situations

To develop skilled healthcare providers who are prepared to provide a higher level of nursing assessment in their direct or indirect care of ethically, culturally and/or spiritually diverse patients and their families

To develop effective collaborators of healthcare who are prepared to work in a leadership capacity to design and manage the care of individuals and their families

To develop caring and therapeutic communicators who are prepared to utilize broadened tools of communication in advocating the comfort and self-determination of patients and their families

To develop nursing professionals who practice nursing within a legal/ethical framework

Prerequisites for Major Courses

Background check and drug screening where applicable

Graduation from either an associate degree nursing program or a diploma nursing program

The following lower division courses must be successfully completed with a grade of "C" or higher before beginning upper division major courses. (Course equivalency is established by the Dean of Academic Affairs from official transcripts received from regionally accredited institutions) MAC2105 College Algebra, MAT1033 Intermediate Algebra or STA2023 Statistics ENC1101 English Composition I SPC1010 Speech AML1000 American Literature or ENL1000 English Literature CGS1000C Introduction to Computers BSC2085C Human Anatomy and Physiology I BSC2086C Human Anatomy and Physiology II MCB2000C Microbiology I DEP2004 Lifespan Development

Proof of current, active, and non restricted professional licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States.

Program Outline
To receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, students must earn 60.0 upper division credit hours. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher to proceed successfully through the program. Program requirements are as follows. NOTE: All lower division major and general education courses must be successfully completed before upper division courses are undertaken.

Nursing Major Courses: (42.0 credit hours)
Physical Assessment in Healthcare	3.0 credit hours
Pathophysiology I	3.0 credit hours
Pathophysiology II	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Research	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Role and Scope	3.0 credit hours
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice	3.0 credit hours
Crisis Intervention	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Informatics	3.0 credit hours
Nursing and the Aging Family	3.0 credit hours
Community Nursing I	3.0 credit hours
Community Nursing II	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Leadership and Management	3.0 credit hours
Transculture Factors in Healthcare Delivery	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Roles Practicum	3.0 credit hours
Upper Division General Education Courses (18.0 credit hours)
Writers for Managers	3.0 credit hours
Research Writing	3.0 credit hours
Nutrition	3.0 credit hours
Critical Thinking	3.0 credit hours
Performance Evaluation	3.0 credit hours
Statististical Methods for Healthcare	3.0 credit hours

 

 

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