Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Program Description
Keiser University’s Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (RN to BSN) is designed as a degree completion program for registered nurses.  It emphasizes critical thinking, leadership, management, research, physical assessment and health promotion across a variety of community-based healthcare settings.  The curriculum provides registered nurses with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic and social issues that affect patients and influence healthcare delivery through both online classroom and clinical components.

Program Objectives
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

Prerequisites for Major Courses

• Background check and drug screening where applicable
• Graduation from either an associate degree nursing program or a diploma nursing program

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) College Algebra or Intermediate Algebra Statistics English Composition I Speech Communications American Literature or English Literature Introduction to Computers Human Anatomy and Physiology I Human Anatomy and Physiology II Microbiology I Lifespan Development

Proof of current, active, and non restricted professional licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States.

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. NOTE: All lower division major and general education courses must be successfully completed before upper division courses are undertaken.

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