The following objectives are designed to meet Keiser University’s mission and its objectives.

• 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 skilled healthcare providers who are prepared to provide a higher level of nursing assessment in their direct or indirect care of ethically, culturally and/or spiritually diverse patients and their families
• 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.
• To develop nursing professionals who practice nursing within a legal/ethical framework

Prerequisite for Major Courses

• Background check and drug screening where applicable.
• Graduation from either an associate degree nursing program or a diploma nursing program.
• Proof of current professional licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States.
• The following lower division courses must be successfully completed with a grade of “C” or higher before beginning upper division major courses. Course equivalency is established by the Dean of Academic Affairs from official transcripts received from regionally accredited institutions.

  MAC2105 College Algebra, MAT1033 Intermediate Algebra or STA2023 Statistics
  ENC1101 English Composition I
  SPC1010 Speech
  AML1000 American Literature or ENL1000 English Literature
  CGS1000C Introduction to Computers
  BSC2085C Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  BSC2086C Human Anatomy and Physiology II
  MCB2000C Microbiology I
  DEP2004 Lifespan Development

Nursing Program Outline

To receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, students must earn 60.0 upper division credit hours. All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher to proceed successfully through the program. Program requirements are as follows: