Nursing (RN-to-BSN) B.S.N.

RN-to-BSN Program Mission

The mission of the RN-to-BSN Nursing Program is to educate nurses to serve clients, health care systems, and the profession of nursing by leading and managing care and contributing to advancement of the profession. The learning environment educates the baccalaureate nurse generalist to build on previous learning and is characterized by personalization, collaboration, and integration of technology that promotes lifelong student learning, pursuit of graduate studies, and development as a professional nurse. Students will engage in scholarship that supports the development of critical thinking, creative problem solving, and innovative leadership in care delivery. Students will embrace professionalism and professional values in the care of individuals and populations across diverse cultures, ages, and environments.

RN-to-BSN Program Goals

• Prepare nurses to fulfill baccalaureate nursing leadership roles within the complex health care system, who consistently embody professional values.
• Provide a foundation that encourages ongoing education and prepares for advanced nursing degrees.
• Promote among graduates a commitment to addressing the health care needs of the citizens of North Dakota.
• Recruit and retain qualified and diverse students committed to academic excellence and professional development.
• Recruit and retain qualified faculty who contribute to the university, the profession, and other arenas through activities associated with education, service and scholarly endeavors.
• Implement educational strategies and practices conducive to the personal and professional development of students.

RN-to-BSN Program Student Learning Outcomes:

• SLO 1: Building on a foundation of the liberal arts, integrate nursing science theory in addition to knowledge from other disciplines.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of current and emerging forces within systems-based practice that enhance quality and safety of health care while effectively coordinating resources.
• SLO 3: Engage in evidence-based practice as a means of enhancing the quality of patient care.
• SLO 4: Use information technologies to gather data, guide decision making, and support professionals to improve healthcare outcomes.
• SLO 5: Engage in culturally and equitably appropriate approaches that promote health and prevent disease and injury in diverse populations.
• SLO 6: Apply holistic and evidence-based care with an emphasis on person-centered care (person, family, community, population) and the importance of respecting characteristics that make each person unique.
• SLO 7: Demonstrate intentional collaboration across disciplines to advocate for patients, the nursing profession, and the health care system.
• SLO 8: Discover their professional nursing identity by incorporating professional standards to support the use of leadership principles to engage in lifelong learning.

Overview of RN-to-BSN Program Curriculum:

Required credits to graduate with this degree: Minimum of 120

• 60 SH credits (minimum) awarded for completion of nursing degree leading to RN licensure from a regionally accredited college/university.
  • Must meet MSU Essential Studies (General Education) requirements
  • Other credits, including essential studies courses, may transfer from prior degrees or additional approved course work
  • Students must earn a minimum of 30 SH credits from MaSU to meet the residency requirement
• 36 SH credits of 300-400 level courses.
  • 28 SH credits nursing RN-to-BSN core courses.
  • 8 SH credits upper division non-nursing courses.
• RN-to-BSN core courses and elective credits can be completed in as few as 12 months.
• Two plans of study are available: full-time 12-month and part-time 24-month options.
• Nursing core courses are offered in 5-week blocks except for one 10-week clinical course to allow the student to focus on one to two courses at a time.
• All other non-nursing courses are scheduled across the entire semester.
  • Maximum allowed credits for enrollment each semester for nursing students is limited to 19 SH credits.
  • Students are encouraged to work with the financial aid department to ensure that they are registered for the appropriate number of credits per semester for their individual financial aid and/or scholarship award.
• Requests to change a plan of study from full-time to part-time or part-time to full-time requires written request by the student as well as Program Advisor and Division Chair approval.

For additional information about the RN-to-BSN program, including the plan of study/course rotation schedule please visit http://www.mayvillestate.edu/nursing

Requirements

Core Requirements

NURS 310	Health Care Informatics & Technologies	2
NURS 350	Baccalaureate Role Development: Provider of Care, Mgr of Care, Member of a Profession	3
NURS 360	Holistic Health Assessment	4
NURS 370	Evidence-based Practice	3
NURS 441	Population-focused and Community-based Nursing Care I	4
NURS 442	Population-focused and Community-based Nursing Care II	2
NURS 450	Issues in the Health Care System: Focus on Rural Health	3
NURS 460	Ethical Dilemmas in Health Care	3
NURS 470	Nursing Leadership	4
Total Credit Hours:		28