Transcript RN to BSN Program - School of Nursing

Columbus State University
RN to BSN Program
Apply to Columbus State University
(Application Online)
• www.colstate.edu
• http://www.colstate.edu/future/forms.asp
(New applicant or Re-entry/re-admission)
Note: A $30 one-time non-refundable
application fee for new CSU students…NOT
required of former CSU students.
Call for an Advising Appointment
School of Nursing Office
706-565-3649
E-mail
[email protected]
Shannon Probst
Nursing Advisors for the
School of Nursing
Judy Davidson, RN MSN
Joanie Warden, RN MSN
RN-to-BSN Georgia Articulation
Plan Requirements
NO TESTING Required for Admission:
• 0-4 years after nursing graduation
OR
• More than 4 years after nursing graduation AND
WITH greater than 1000 hours clinical practice in
last 3 years.
TESTING REQUIRED for Admission:
• More than 4 years after nursing graduation BUT
has fewer than 1000 hours clinical practice in last 3
years .. Applicant must be tested for admission
RN-to-BSN Georgia Articulation
Plan Requirements
• Hold current and valid license to practice
professional nursing in Georgia
• Meet nursing program’s admission
requirements
• Meet nursing program’s general education
requirements
• Meet testing requirements if applicable
CSU RN-to-BSN
Admission Requirements
• Nursing GPA minimum 2.75
on 4.0 scale (calculate only
courses required for BSN)
• Starting in 2011, no more
than 9-10 credit hours left
to complete in areas B, C, E
or Wellness which MUST be
completed with last nursing
course.
• Acceptable professional
letters of reference (3)
• All area A, D and F
requirements met (per
BOR requirements)
• Pass ENGL 1101 and
1102 with grade of C or
better (BOR rule)
• Pass all sciences & labs
with grade of C or
better
• Pass Regents Exams
Priority Registration for
Pre-requisite Courses
• Registration day BEFORE early registration each
semester … ONLY applies to nurses who have been
accepted to CSU by that date each semester.
• You can still register through entire period of early
registration
RN to BSN Faculty Task Force
Ms Amanda
Hawkins
Dr Lisa Frander
Ms Stephanie
Lewis
Dr. Cheryl Smith
Dr. Sheri
Noviello
(not pictured)
Program 2010 - 2011
• Completely revised and restructured
into online format.
• 8-10 week periods of study over 12
month period
• First session beginning Fall 2010
Fall 2010 Session 1
October 11 – December 17, 2010
NURS 3290 Professional Clinical
Nursing RN I
• Builds on previously mastered
nursing concepts
• Roles foundational to
professional nursing practice
• Health promotion, prevention
and wellness
• Collaboration, communication,
critical thinking, and role
transition
• Updates in pharmacology
• Standards of practice
• Informatics
NURS 3292 Introduction to Health
Assessment and Wellness
• Assessing the health of clients
throughout the life span
• Physical examination and basic
techniques of health assessment
• Basic interviewing and physical
assessment techniques
• Recognition of normal findings,
and differentiating normal from
the most common abnormal
findings
Spring 2011 Session 2
January 3 – March 12, 2011
NURS 3192 Professional Development
Perspectives RN I
NURS 3191 Evidence Based Practice
RN
• First of two professional
development courses
• Nursing concepts
• Roles
• Delegation
• Standards
• Communication
• Professional writing
• Quality improvement and critical
thinking
• Focuses on the evidence-based
practice that enable students to
become informed consumers of
research and capable of applying
evidence
• Research design
• Appraisal of selected nursing
studies
• Identification and search of PICOT
questions.
• Developing practice guidelines for
dissemination
Spring 2011 Session 3
March 14 – May 20, 2011
NURS 4192 Professional Development
Perspectives RN II
• Second of two professional
development courses with a
focus on leadership theories
and styles
• Economic and social issues,
change theories
• Power and politics
• Career development
NURS 3279 Applied Pathophysiology
• Pathophysiological
conditions
• Etiology
• Pathogenesis
• Clinical manifestations of
potentially life threatening
disease processes
Summer 2011 Session 4
May 30 – August 5, 2011
NURS 3291 Professional Clinical Nursing RN II
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Public health families, aggregates, and communities as clients.
Global health issues
Epidemiological and community assessment techniques
Health promotion, protection,
Levels of disease prevention
Major local, state, and national health issues
Mental health and substance abuse
Infectious and communicable diseases
Environmental and occupational health hazards
Bioterrorism, emergency preparedness, and disaster response.
Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of community/population-based
health care settings.
Fall 2011 Session 5
August 8 – September 30, 2011
NURS 4390 Senior Project
Focus on evidence-based
principles and theoretical
frameworks related to a
selected clinical topic.
NURS 3555 Selected Topics in
Professional Nursing
• Specialized topics in nursing
• Online learning activities
• Directed experience in the
field
• Clinical investigation
Nursing Program Accreditation
Georgia Board of Nursing full approval
The National League for
Nursing Accrediting Commission
Seeking accreditation by Commission on
Collegiate Nursing Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing