Nursing, B.S.

BSN Pre-licensure

The Bachelor of Science in nursing degree program is designed for those learners who wish to pursue a career as a professional nurse.  The program integrates core and elective courses with those specific to the major.

Mission

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree completion program provides a quality, relevant, and rigorous nursing education based on Lasallian principles to prepare Registered Nurses for professional nursing practice and graduate study.

Program Goals

Core values upheld by all members of this community include academic excellence, professionalism and personal integrity, responsibility, and compassion.  A shared sense of responsibility exists between the faculty and the student to reach the goal of becoming a baccalaureate-prepared Registered Nurse.

• Synthesize concepts from the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences into professional practice.
• Advance critical thinking skills.
• Communicate effectively.
• Demonstrate professionalism.
• Continue to learn throughout their careers.

Program Faculty Outcomes

The B.S. in Nursing faculty outcomes articulate teaching and professional/scholarly/service requirements aligned with the university and program missions.

Nursing faculty members are expected to do the following:

• Encourage diversity of thought and experience in teaching.
• Demonstrate current knowledge in the subject area taught.
• Develop effective teaching plans and assessments and updated and innovative classroom experiences.
• Maintain an area of expertise through continuing education, community service, and/or research production.
• Participate in program faculty meetings and faculty development workshops.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Synthesize knowledge from liberal education with professional nursing (BSN Essential I)
2. Apply concepts from federal, state, and institutional healthcare policy and regulatory systems to ensure the advancement of safe patient care and professional practice. (BSN Essential V)
3. Apply scientific and evidence-based practice models to nursing practice. (BSN Essential III)
4. Incorporate the concepts from the sciences of information management and patient care technology to improve the quality of patient care. (BSN Essential IV)
5. Use critical thinking to integrate quality assurance allocation, and financial management policies into basic and systems leadership. (BSN Essential II)
6. Apply principles of health promotion and disease prevention to diverse individuals, groups, and communities as necessary to improve population health. (BSN Essential VII)
7. Integrate professional values including integrity, autonomy, human dignity, and social justice into all aspects of professional nursing practice. (BSN Essential VIII)
8. Collaborate and communicate, using a variety of modalities, with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to optimize healthcare system efficiency and improve patient outcomes. (BSN Essential VI)
9. Apply nursing process, knowledge, and skills to changes in population demographics, healthcare economics, and service across the lifespan and the increasingly complicated healthcare continuum. (BSN Essential IX)

Standards:

Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008)
Standards Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (CCNE, 2013)

Program Structure and Delivery

Courses in the program are delivered fully online.