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.
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