Nursing NUR.S.BSN
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 120 - 121 Credit Hours
Division: Health Sciences
Department: Nursing
Effective as of Fall 2023
What is the program about?
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is designed to fill a workforce need by optimizing the practice of registered (RN) nurses who have earned an associate degree in nursing. This RN to BSN completion degree builds upon students' previous nursing education as well as experience working as a registered nurse. Coursework contributes to a robust understanding of leadership in evidence-based, culturally responsive nursing care to promote health, prevent disease, and improve health outcomes in individuals and populations. Students must have graduated from an accredited pre-licensure nursing program and hold a valid, unencumbered, U.S. RN license.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of data analysis, methodologies, dissemination of evidence-based research, and clinical reasoning that yields improved patient outcomes.
- Apply theoretical knowledge and systems thinking to provide evidence-based practice.
- Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in the role of professional nurse, applying principles of cultural humility to nursing practice in a dynamic and diverse global society.
- Apply knowledge, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in nursing leadership to promote health, disease prevention, and improve healthcare outcomes for individuals, families, and communities with dynamic and complex needs.
Career Opportunities
The bachelor's degree in nursing augments the foundational nursing degree to enhance clinical practice and improve outcomes for nurses working in direct patient care as well as nurses in leadership and management roles in which the minimum degree requirement is a bachelor's degree in nursing. The deficit of nurses without a bachelor's degree in nursing in the Dayton region is over 700.
Prerequisites
- Students must have graduated from a nationally accredited pre-licensure nursing program and hold a valid, unencumbered, U.S. RN license
- and Students with a dismissed standing from Sinclair Community College are required to complete Sinclair's readmissions policy steps and be readmitted to the college prior to applying for the BSN program. Contact Academic Advising to learn more.
Curriculum
Program Accreditation Information
Effective October 19, 2023, this program is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on October 19, 2025.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
http://www.acenursing.com/candidates/candidacy.asp
Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.
