The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - RN-BSN Option has been designed for the Registered Nurse who already has an ASN degree or a diploma in nursing and desires a higher level degree. Students in the RN-BSN Option are RNs who want to expand their career and education options. This program prepares the RN to function at a professional level and to be a qualified candidate for graduate education.
The RN-BSN Option is offered completely online
*Some seat courses offered at three locations Main campus (Harrogate), Cedar Bluff (Knoxville) and Tampa (Florida).
The RN-BSN Option will:
- Prepare the baccalaureate nurse as a generalist, caring for individuals, families, community groups, and society at any point on the wellness-illness continuum.
- Provide RN-BSN Option students with an opportunity for career mobility for the associate degree and diploma educated Registered Nurse.
- Provide a foundation for continued education in nursing.
In order to be eligible for the RN-BSN Option, the applicant must apply to the RN-BSN, have an RN licensure, have an ASN from an accredited institution. The general education requirements can be completed throughout the RN-BSN program.
RN-BSN Nursing Curriculum
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COURSE |
Cr. Hrs |
COURSE |
Cr. Hrs. |
|
BIOL 230 Microbiology/Lab |
4 |
Math Requirement |
3 |
|
BIOL 261 Human Anatomy & Physiology I/Lab |
4 |
LNCN 100 Lincoln's Life and Legacy |
1 |
|
BIOL 262 Human Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab |
4 |
CIVX 300 American Citizenship and Civics |
2 |
|
Humanities Requirement |
12 |
Social/Behavioral Science |
3 |
|
Elective (ex. ISYS 100) |
2 |
MATH 270 Statistics |
3 |
|
ENGL 101 Composition 1 |
3 |
ENGL 102 Composition 2 |
3 |
|
PSYC 221 Developmental Psychology |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: |
50 |
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|
COURSE |
Cr. Hrs. |
|
NURS 300 Transitions to Prof Nursing |
2 |
|
NURS 310 Pharmacology to Promote Adaptation |
3 |
|
NURS 330 Health Assessment of Humans as Adaptive Systems |
3 |
|
NURS 340 Foundations of Nursing Informatics |
3 |
|
NURS 350 Pathophysiology of Ineffective Human Responses |
3 |
|
NURS 375 Promotion of Adaptation Groups/ Comms/ Trans Societies |
5 |
|
NURS 390 Promotion of Adaptation in the Elderly |
2 |
|
NURS 430 Nursing Research |
3 |
|
NURS 470 Prof Nursing Role Development/ Preceptorship |
4 |
|
NURS 490 Senior Nursing Seminar for RNs |
1 |
|
TOTAL NURS for RN-BSN |
29 |
NOTE : Students who hold a current registered nurse license making application to the RN-BSN Option could receive up to 31 upper-level nursing credit hours for proficiency validated by licensure. In order to receive credit hours for knowledge validated by licensure the registered nurse must:
- Hold a current unrestricted registered nurse license in the state in which the student resides.
- Have been active in clinical practice for the last two years, or have graduated from a nursing program within the last year.
- Have earned a grade of "C" or better in previous nursing courses.
- Have completed 16 credit hours in the RN-BSN Program in the Caylor School of Nursing
Accreditation