RN-BS Completion Option

General

Program Title

RN-BS Completion Option

Degree Designation

BS

Award Type

Baccalaureate

Program Level

Undergraduate

Instruction Mode

Online Exclusive - Asynchronous

Program Description

The RN-BS Nursing Completion Program is designed to fulfill the baccalaureate nursing degree requirements. This Program will highlight the domains for nursing, with an emphasis on knowledge for nursing practice, person-centered care, population health, and scholarship for nursing discipline. The fully online and asynchronous Program can be completed in 12-months, with the ability for graduates to apply for Public Health Certification. Public health certifications for students are not awarded by SCSU and are awarded by respective Boards of Nursing in states.

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Status

Active

Admission Requirements

What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?

Associates Degree, Other credential

Other requirements applicants MUST complete prior to admission.

Unencumbered licensed registered nurse in the United States

Required GPA for graduation

2

Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Integrate theory and research-based knowledge and skill from the arts, sciences, humanities, informatics and genetics into professional nursing practice.

Outcome

Practice as nurse leaders in a culturally diverse, rapidly changing, global society, who are engaged in professional development in order to provide highest quality and safe patient care through quality improvement.

Outcome

Utilize critical thinking in the provision of holistic, evidence-based practice including integrative health that is culturally and ethnically sensitive and addresses the needs of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations in all stages of life.

Outcome

Integrate knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology into nursing practice.

Outcome

Analyze health care policy, including financial and regulatory environments that influence the delivery of high quality and safe patient-centered care.

Outcome

Communicate and collaborate with inter-professional teams in the design, management and provision of safe, evidence based, patient-centered care.

Outcome

Analyze and apply improvements in individual and population health through health promotion and disease prevention including rural and underserved communities.

Outcome

Integrate professional values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity and social justice into a personal philosophy of nursing practice with caring at the core.

Degree Maps

Major Code

A202

Program Code

3302.A202