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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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