Nursing (BSN)

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Admission Program Objective Code S100
State CIP Code 1105138012

The baccalaureate nursing program at Northwest Florida State College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One DuPont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036, (202)887-6791. For more information regarding disclosure, please review pages 15-16 of the CCNE Procedures for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Nursing Programs (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation/Procedures.pdf).

The program is an R.N. to B.S.N. degree career ladder and is open to applicants who currently hold a valid Florida Registered Nursing license and have completed an accredited ADN or diploma program. The program can be completed in three to four semesters. Program content for the B.S.N. program meets those specified in Florida’s A.S. to B.S. Articulation Manual. All theory courses are taught on-line from the NWF State College Niceville Campus and clinical instruction targets the specific needs of Okaloosa and Walton healthcare providers.

Lower Division Courses

Unless otherwise specified, select courses from each category, see the AA Degree General Education Requirements section of catalog for course listings:

General Education Course Requirements

(To include GE courses that are required B.S.N. Common Prerequisites)

ENC 1101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours
ENC 1102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Math 3 Credit Hours
STA 2023 - Statistics 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Humanities (SATC) 6 Credit Hours
BSC 1085C - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hours
BSC 1086C - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Physical Science 4 Credit Hours
PSY 2012 - Psychology 3 Credit Hours or
SYG 2000 - Sociology 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ - GE Social Science/History/Government 3 Credit Hours

Total General Education Credits: 36

B.S.N. Common Prerequisite Courses

(Additional Common Prerequisites to those listed above under GE)

DEP 2004 - Human Growth and Development 3 Credit Hours
HUN 2201 - Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
MCB 2010C - Microbiology, Allied Health 4 Credit Hours
____ ____ CHM, BSC, BCH, PCB, PHY Course (CHM, PHY may be used for GE if 4 hours) 3 Credit Hours

Total Common Prerequisite Courses: 13

Foreign Language

Credits must be earned in the same foreign language; the requirement may also be satisfied with two years of the same high school foreign language or appropriate score on an approved CLEP examination.

Total Foreign Language Credits: 8

Lower Division Nursing and Other Courses

Generally, these are the NUR courses required in the associate degree nursing program; credits may vary depending on how many additional non-NUR credits are needed to meet associate degree requirements.

Total Lower Division Nursing and Other Courses: 10-44

Total Lower Division Credits: 76

Lower division credits may differ from this number depending on whether or not the student must complete additional prerequisites or foreign language credits.

Upper Division Courses

Core Courses

NUR 3080 - Dimensions of Baccalaureate Nursing Practice 3 Credit Hours
NUR 3955 - Portfolio I 1 Credit Hour
NUR 3067C - Health Assessment 3 Credit Hours
NUR 3071 - Writing for Success in Nursing 1 Credit Hour
NUR 3767 - Nursing Care of Complex Clients 3 Credit Hours
NUR 4165 - Evidence-Based Practice: Incorporating Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
NUR 4615C - Family and Community Health 5 Credit Hours
NUR 4827C - Nursing Leadership and Management 5 Credit Hours
NUR 4956 - Portfolio II 1 Credit Hour
NUR 3837 - Health Care Issues 2 Credit Hours
NUR ____ - Upper Division Nursing Elective (See Below) 3 Credit Hours

Total Upper Division Nursing Credits: 30

Upper Division Nursing Electives

NUR 3678 - Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations 3 Credit Hours
NUR 3826 - Nursing Ethics 3 Credit Hours
NUR 4125 - Clinical Pathophysiology 3 Credit Hours
NSP 4275 - Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 3 Credit Hours
NSP 4869 - The Professional Nurse Manager and Leader 3 Credit Hours
NSP 3640 - Nursing Care of Military and Veteran Populations 3 Credit Hours
SPN 3036 - Spanish for Health Care Providers 3 Credit Hours

Portfolio

Credits are awarded after successful completion of the Portfolio I and II courses