Curriculum for your RN program

Rena RN 2003, RN · Jan 20, 2003

this is a link to my school's website. didn't want to type everything out. :chuckle

and our school doesn't require us to have a drug screen before starting clinicals.

edited to add the darn link!

http://www.sscc.edu/Programs_Degrees/DegreesOff/anursing.htm

Love-A-Nurse · Jan 20, 2003

leslie, this is for the generic program as we have an upward mobility program too.

prerequisites

principles of biology/lab

english i

intermediate college algebra

level i

first semester

fundamentals of nursing

health assessment

basic pharmacology

anatomy and physiology i/lab

college orientation

second semester

adult health i

maternal newborn nursing

anatomy and physiology ii/lab

general psychology

level ii

third semester

psychosocial nursing

microbiology/lab

english ii

fourth semester

adult health ii

advanced pharmacology

concepts of pediatric nursing i

fundamentals of public speaking

fifth semester

adult health iii

transition into nursing practice

concepts of pediatric nursing ii

i have all of my pre-reqs and core classes for asn and most of the classes for bsn as well.

we did not have to have a drug screen done.

subec · Jan 20, 2003

I'm in a BSN program, and before you start the nursing classes, you have to have all of your gen. ed. classes done (anatomy, microbiology, history, math, etc.) Then...

First semester:

Concepts of Professional Nursing

Holistic Health Assessment (w/ clinical)

Pharmacology

Patophysiology

Clinical Nursing Foundations (w/ clinical)

Second Semester:

Health Promotion and Illness Prevention (w/ clinical)

Nursing of Adults (w/ clinical)

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (w/ clinical)

Third Semester:

Nursing Research

Nursing of Older Adults (w/ clinical)

Nursing of Children/Adolescents (w/ clinical)

Nursing of the Childbearing Family (w/ clinical)

Fourth Semester:

Professional Nursing Trends

Nursing Leadership and Management (w/ clinical)

Community Health Nursing (w/ clinical)

Nursing of Adults w/ Complex Needs (w/ clinical)

Two upper level electives are also required

Yes, we did have to take a drug test before we could start clinicals.

Good luck to you.

maire, ASN, RN · Jan 20, 2003

I'm copying and pasting a link to my school as well. It's kind of interesting to see the differences in the same degree!

http://www.bcc.edu/html/Nursing.html

StudentSandra · Jan 20, 2003

Curriculum

First year ADN program

Fall

4 hrs - A&P 1 **

3 hrs - Gen Psych **

2 hrs - Nursing 1 A (Fundamentals)

8 hrs - Nursing 1 B

17 hrs

Spring

4 hrs - A&P 2 **

3 hrs - Human Growth & Dev. **

3 hrs - Comp 1 **

10 hrs - Nursing 2

20 hrs

Summer (not included in total program hours)

6 hrs - Clinical Nursing (LPN exit)

1 hr - PN Review

3 hrs - Clinical Constructs (LPN entrance) must have completed first year support classes **

Second year

Fall

4 hrs - Micro **

3 hrs - Sociology **

10 hrs - Nursing 3

17 hrs

Spring

3 hrs - Speech **

3 hrs - Comp & Analysis **

10 hrs - Nursing 4

2 hrs - RN Review

18 hrs

72 hrs total ** Gen Ed courses (support) must be completed before or during the semester they are scheduled. Students who do not complete (and pass) support classes early or as scheduled will not be allowed to enroll in the next nursing course.

This does not include any remedial (as indicated by the college placement test) and/or pre-reqs, for example, my CC requires 3 yrs of HS science as a pre-req to A&P, only 2 were required way back when I was in HS, so I also had to take Biology (although it can be taken concurrently with A&P 1).

Many if not most nursing students also take extra classes, such as Medical Terminology, Intro to Pharmacology, Advanced Anatomy (Dissection), and others that will go towards their BSN.

I had typed this up for another board where I was getting the, when it takes so many people 3 years for the ADN, why not just go 4 for the BSN. So I tried to explain that it just depends on if one is going full or part time and that students often take 5 or more years for the BSN.

This is how I actually took my classes.

Fall 2000: Gen Biology, A&P 1, Sociology & Psychology

Spring 2001: A&P 2, Speech, Comp 1, Growth & Dev, and Med Terminology

Summer 2001: Micro & Intro to Pharm

Fall 2001: Nursing 1 (CLEP'ed Comp 2)

Spring 2002: Nursing 2 & Cadaver Anatomy

Summer 2002: NOTHING !!!!!!!

Fall 2002: Nursing 3

Spring 2003: Nursing 4

Then GRADUATION !!!!!!

2banurse · Jan 21, 2003

For my community college you must have A&P I and college math done before you even start the nursing curriculum. Then because of the high demand, it is recommended that you take the rest of the prereqs/general classes:

A&P II, Microbiology, General Psych, Human Development, English I and II and a humanities class.

If I get into the nursing program in the fall, I'll take the 2nd A&P and Micro. If I have to wait until the spring, I'll take them in the fall and work over the summer.

The break the nursing down into four semesters.

1st Semester

Nursing Process I - 4 hours class, 12 hours lab per week. "This course focuses on human responses to normal changes in growth and development over the life span and measures used to promote wellness." - 8 credits

At this time it is required that A&P II and Psych are also done if not yet taken.

2nd Semester

Nursing Process II - 4 hours class, 15 hours lab per week. "The content of this course focuses on human responses of individuals across the life span experienceing acute alterations in health related to the surgical or childbearing experience." - 9 credits

Applied Nursing Science I - 3 hours per week. "The course is designed to support the nursing process courses by increasing the student's knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and advanced assessment skills. - 3 credits.

At this time, Microbiology and human development would need to be don. - 7 credits.

As you can see, 19 credits would have to be taken...way too much...

3rd semester

Nursing Process III - 4 hours class, 12 hours lab. "This course continues the focus on human responses to alterations in health that may require changes in lifestyle of individuals to achieve and maintain their highest level of wellness. - 8 credits

Applied Nursing II - Same as before, but more! - 3 credits.

English 1 would be required to be taken if not yet already taken.

4th Semester

Nursing Process IV - 4 hours class, 15 hours lab. "This course emphasizes human responses to chronic or progressive and irreversible alterations in health in individuals across the lifespan. - 9 credits.

Nursing Seminar - Two hours per week. "The content includes legal aspects of nursing practice, alternative approaches to nursing, etc. etc. - 2 credits.

English 2 would need to be done during this semester.

So as you can see, that's a lot for two years, that is why the majority of the nursing students take most, if not all, the prereqs first and then do the nursing. The only thing I would need to get into the RN to MSN at the university would be Chemistry and nutrition.

Kris

(Sorry this is so long...I needed to get my fingers moving again, I thought that this would be good practice. ):imbar

Jennerizer, ASN, RN · Jan 21, 2003

Here's my school.......for an associate's degree......

http://faculty.dbcc.cc.fl.us/health/nursing/nursing_associate_degree.htm

Bonnie Rabbit · Jan 21, 2003

Here are the BSN requirements for Lewis University:

http://www.lewisu.edu/academics/nursing/bsnprog.htm

http://www.lewisu.edu/academics/pdf-files/CNHP_N.PDF

**SKM-NURSIEPOOH, BSN, RN** · Jan 21, 2003

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cheers!

moe

MidwifeWannaB · Jan 21, 2003

This is interesting. At my school you have to have completed both A&P's before beginning nursing courses and can take Micro no later than the second semester. I'm in my first semester right now, and I'm taking:

RNSG 1301--Pharmacology

RNSG 1215--Health Assessment

RNSG 1263--1st Semester Clinical

RNSG 1309--Intro to Nursing

RNSG 1205--Nursing Skills I

RNSG 1341--Concepts of Adult Health

Some of my classmates are also taking a math or sociology course, but I'm glad I just have my nursing courses to focus on--I'd be homicidal if I had any more work! :)

Oh, and we did have to have a drug screen before the start of the semester.

:nurse:

aimee