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Bachelor of Science Degree (BSN) Major: Nursing
| Nursing Program
Description Keiser University’s
Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is designed for registered
nurses. This additional course work at the baccalaureate level
enhances a registered nurse’s professional development. RNs are
prepared for a broader scope of practice and for entry into a
master’s or doctoral nursing program. The curriculum provides
registered nurses with an expanded understanding of the
cultural, political, economic and social issues that affect
patients and influence healthcare delivery by emphasizing the
allocation and management of physical, fiscal and human
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Nursing Program Objectives
The
following objectives are designed to
meet Keiser University’s mission and its
objectives.
- To prepare knowledgeable nursing
care providers who are able to
demonstrate mastery of the science
of professional nursing practice.
- 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 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.
Prerequisite for Major Courses
- Applicants may be required to
take specific lower division
coursework as necessary to prepare
for upper division coursework.
- Proof of current professional
licensure as a Registered Nurse in
the United States.
Nursing
Program Outline
To receive
a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing,
students must earn 60.0 upper division
credit hours. (This is in addition to
meeting the requirements of the
associate degree.) Program requirements
are as follows.
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Upper
Division Nursing Major Courses
(42.0 credit hours) |
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Physical Assessment in
Healthcare |
3.0 credit hours |
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Pathophysiology I |
3.0 credit hours |
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Pathophysiology II |
3.0 credit hours |
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Nursing Research |
3.0 credit hours |
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Nursing Informatics |
3.0 credit hours |
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Nursing Role and Scope |
3.0 credit hours |
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Ethical and Legal Aspects of
Nursing Practice |
3.0 credit hours |
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Crisis Intervention |
3.0 credit hours |
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Nursing and the Aging Family |
3.0 credit hours |
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Community Nursing I
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3.0 credit hours |
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Community Nursing II |
3.0 credit hours |
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Transcultural Factors in
Heathcare Delivery |
3.0 credit hours |
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Nursing Roles Practicum |
3.0 credit hours |
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Nursing Leadership and
Management |
3.0 credit hours |
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General
Education and Support Upper
Division Courses (18.0
credit hours) |
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Writing for Managers |
3.0 credit hours T |
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Nutrition |
3.0credit hours T |
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Critical Thinking |
3.0 credit hours T |
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Introduction to Management and
Organizational Behavior |
3.0 credit hours T |
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Training and Development |
3.0 credit hours T |
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Research and Statistical
Analysis |
3.0 credit hours T |
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Accreditation
Keiser University is accredited by
the
Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501)
to award associate, bachelor’s and master's degrees.
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