how does your BSN classes stack up to mine?

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these are the classes we have to take in the BSN program at University of Southern Mississippi. are your classes similar?

junior year 1st semester

professional development I- 2hrs

health assessment- 2hrs

health assessment lab- 1hr

nursing research- 3hrs

adult health I- 3 hrs

adult health I lab- 3hrs

pathology pharmacology I- 3 hrs

junior 2nd semester

professional development II- 2hrs

adult health II- 3 hrs

adult health II lab- 3hrs

mother baby- 3hrs

mother baby lab- 2hrs

pathology pharmacology II- 3hrs

senior 1st semester

professional development III- 2hrs

psychiatric/mental health- 3hrs

psychiatric/mental health lab- 2hrs

child/family health (peds)- 3hrs

child/family health lab- 2hrs

health care of older adults- 2hrs

health care finance- 3hrs

senior 2nd semester

professional development IV- 2hrs

adult health III- 3 hrs

adult health III lab- 3hrs

community health- 2 hrs

community health lab- 2hrs

senior seminar- 2hrs

preceptorship- 4hrs

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1st sem

foundations and lab

client assessment

sociology

two clinicla days a week

two practicuums

2nd sem

med surg

patho

pharm

two clinical days a week

3rd sem (summer)

leadership

psych

ttow clinical days a week

4th sem

ob

peds

one clinical day a week for each class

5th sem

comm. nursing

research

exit exam and a lab prior to that

i think thats it

oh yeah, we had a lab test on computer each sem. to test out of the semm before

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oh , and preceptorship and a clinical rotation for comm. as well.

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O.K. here is my program

Junior I

Concepts of Professional Nursing (3)

Holistic Health Assesment: w/ clinical (3)

Pharmacology in Nursing Practice (3)

Pathophysiologic Processes: Implications for Nursing (3)

Clinical Nursing Foundations: w/ clinical (5)

Junior II

Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Across the Lifespan:

w/ clinical (4)

Nursing of Adults: w/ clinical (5)

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing of Individuals, Families, and

Groups: w/ clinical (6)

Senior I

Nursing Research (3)

Nursing of Older Adults: w/ clinical (3)

Nursing of Children/Adolescents: w/ clinical (5)

Nursing of the Childbearing Family: w/ clinical (5)

Senior II

Professional Nursing Trends (2)

Nursing Leadership and Management: w/ clinical (4)

Community Health Nursing: w/ clinical (4)

Nursing of Adults with Complex Needs: w/ clinical (5)

plus 2 electives

I'll be starting in August, and I can't wait.

Susan

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2nd year classes

Introduction to professional nursing (3)

Concepts and strategies in nursing (3)

Holistic client assessment (3)

Microbiology (3)

Human nutrition (3)

Developmental psych (3)

Marriage and family (3)

Gen Ed (3)

Junior I

Human Pathophysiology (3)

Pharmacology (3)

Nursing care of the expanding family (3)

Gerontological Nursing (3)

Gen Ed (3)

Junior II

Human Pathophysiology (3)

Health Care Ethics (2)

Nursing care of the Adult (3)

Nursing care of the Child (3)

Senior I

Nursing Research (3)

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (3)

Acute Care Nursing (3)

Senior II

Nursing Care in the Home (3)

Community Health Nursing (3)

Senior Seminar (3)

Leadership in Nursing (3)

That is what my schedule was this year and what it looks like for next year (I will be a senior). At my school 12 credit hours is considered full time. I have some Gen Ed classes in there to make 12 credit hours each semester. The leadership is actually done in what is called a May term. It is 3 or 4 weeks of class 2 days a week and then working three 8 hours shifts per week.

I hope I haven't left anything out....LOL It has been a whirlwind this year and I am looking forward to catching my breath this summer.

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OOPS :imbar forgot to add that I have clinical with each nursing class. Clinical is 2 days a week (5 hours each day). And I had a few clinicals with pharmacology. Hmmm did I get it all???? LOL

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"how does your BSN classes stack up to mine? "

How DO your BSN classes stack up to mine....

My apologies, but, it had to be said.

Carry on. :)

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HAHA, i didn't even notice i did that. you would figure i 'd have better grammar since my mom was a honors english teacher! i changed it to make you happy

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" BurnerKG

i changed it to make you happy"

REALLY???? Man, that was EASY!! Ya think everyone else will bend to me as easily??

:: ever hopeful but certainly happy ::

Lori:)

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Sophomore year semester II:

-Nursing skills- 2 credit hours

-Pathophysiology-3 credit hours

-Nursing assessment-3 hours

-Christianity 1- 3 credit hours

-Reality and human existence (which is just my school's name for introduction to philosophy-3 credit hours.

Junior year semester I

-Professional nursing practice- which include school clinicals, med-surg, community- 5 credit hours

-Nursing health management-4 credit hours

-Nursing seminar 1- 2 credit hours

-pharmacology- 2 credit hours

-Ethical theory-3 credit hours

Junior year semester II

Professional practice III which includes 3 weeks OB, 3 weeks peds, 6 weeks community-5 credit hours

-Nursing health management-4 credit hours

-Nursing research- 2 credit hours

-Nursing seminar III- 2 credit hours

-Christianity II- 3 credit hours

Senior year first semester

-Professional practice II which includes 4 weeks med-surg, 4 weeks ICU, 4 weeks pysch- 5 credit hours

-Nursing health management II- 4 credit hours

-Nursing elective (I choose family nursing) 2 credit hours

-Nursing seminar II- 2 credit hours

-Theology, Morality, and health care- 3 credit hours

Senior year semester II (May 2003)

-Nursing professional practice IV- 3 credit hours include 4 weeks of community

-Nursing health management IV- 2 credit hours

- Professional nursing capstone- Get to choose the area we want to be in, for me it looks like Pediatrics- 4 credit hours for 9 weeks

-Health care management/Economics- 2 credit hours

Now, for those who are extra-observant let me explain my second semester junior year and first semester senior year. Due to my class size of about 39 and only so many instructors they had to divide us up. The computer randomly selected where we would go. Well, for this semester I am doing classes like health management III, and professional practice III, and seminar III this semester which includes Peds content, Ob content, community and so is half my class the other half of my class is doing what I will be doing my first semester of my senior year in August which are the same classes I mentioned but they are II. So then I will be doing adult med-surg, pysch, ICU content and clinicals. So no it was not a typo.

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This is our program at the University of Memphis...

Sophomore II

Foundations of Nursing (3)

Foundations Practicum (2)

Integrative Skills I (1)

Dosage Calculation (1)

Pharmacology in Nursing (3)

Clinical Pathophysiology (3)

Health Assessment (3)

Junior I

Adult Health (3)

Adult Health Practicum (2)

Integrative Skills II (1)

Psychiatric Mental Health (2)

Psychiatric Practicum (2)

Junior II

Care of the Expanding Family

Expanding Family Practicum (2)

Child Health (2)

Child Health Practicum (3)

Senior I

Advanced Adult Health Nursing (2)

Advanced Adult Practicum (3)

Community Health Nursing (3)

Community Health Practicum (3)

Senior II

Research (3)

Issues and Trends (2)

Leadership & Management (3)

Leadership Practicum (4)

You also have to take an upper division elective at some point.

We also have the option of going full-time during the summer to move the process on just a little more quickly.

laura

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Specializes in LTC/Peds/ICU/PACU/CDI.

prerequisite course requirements the nursing baccalaureate degree...this includes both generic or accelerated pathway for second degree student program; or rn-bsn & rn-bsn/msn program are:

  • microbiology (4) credits.
  • general chemistry i (4) credits.
  • general chemistry ii or biochemistry (4) credits.
  • mathematics, (college algebra or higher) (3) credits.
  • statistics (3) credits.
  • english composition i (3) credits.
  • english elective (3) credits.
  • psychology, general (3) credits.
  • psychology, developmental (or child psychology) (3) credits.
  • psychology, abnormal (3) credits.
  • sociology (3) credits.
  • nutrition (3) credits.
  • cultural selective (either american culture or ethnic culture) (3) credits.
  • selective (either logic, philosophy, ethnics, or critical thinking) (3) credits.
  • electives (either arts, humanities, or social sciences) (6) credits.

full-time generic bsn program plan:

junior year:

fall semester

  • nurs301 medication calculations (1) credit.
  • nurs302 introduction to professional nursing (2) credits.
  • nurs303 pathophysiology i (3) credits.
  • nurs304 pharmacology i (1) credit.
  • nurs305 nursing management of adults with acute & chronic disorders i (3) credits.
  • nurs306 clinical practicum i (5) credits.

spring semester

  • id302 understanding research principles & the scientific method (3) credits.
  • nurs310 health assessment (2) credits.
  • nurs311 pharmacology ii (1) credit.
  • nurs312 pathophysiology ii (2) credits.
  • nurs313 nursing management of adults with acute & chronic disorders ii (1.5) credits.
  • nurs314 clinical practicum ii (3) credits.
  • nurs324 nursing management of childbearing families (1.5) credits.
  • nurs325 clinical practicum iii (3) credits.

senior year

fall semester

  • nurs401 nursing issues & trends (2) credits.
  • nurs402 pathophysiology iii (2) credits.
  • nurs403 pharmacology iii (1) credit.
  • nurs404 nursing management of adults with neurologic/sensory & psychosocial behavioral disorders (1.5) credits.
  • nurs405 clinical practicum iv (3) credits.
  • nurs406 nursing management of children in health & illness (1.5) credits.
  • nurs407 clinical practicum v (3) credits.
  • nurs408 nursing informatics (1) credits.

spring semester

  • id402 interdisciplinary clinical care planning (1) credit.
  • nurs409 transition to professional nursing practice (3) credits.
  • nurs410 community health nursing (1.5) credits.
  • nurs411 clinical practicum vi (3) credits.
  • nurs412 nursing management of adults with complex health problems (1.5) credits.
  • nurs413 clinical practicum vii (4) credits.
  • nurs414 senior seminar (1) credit.

the baccalaureate degree in nursing is then awarded.

part-time generic program is spread-out over the course of four years.

year i

fall semester

  • id310 healthcare informatics (3) credits.
  • nurs302 introduction to professional nursing (2) credits.
  • nurs303 pathophysiology (2) credits.
  • nurs304 pharmacology i (1) credit.

spring semester

  • id302 understanding research principles & the scientific method (3) credits.
  • nurs310 health assessment (2) credits.
  • nurs311 pharmacology ii (1) credit.
  • nurs312 pathophysiology ii (2) credits.

year ii

fall semester

  • nurs301 medication calculations (1) credit.
  • nurs305 nursing management of adults with acute & chronic disorders i (3) credits.
  • nurs306 clinical practicum i (5) credits.

spring semester



  • nurs313 nursing management of adults with acute & chronic disorders ii (1.5) credits.
  • nurs314 clinical practicum ii (3) credits.
  • nurs324 nursing management of childbearing families (1.5) credits.
  • nurs325 clinical practicum iii (3) credits.

year iii

fall semester

  • nurs402 pathophysiology iii (2) credits.
  • nurs403 pharmacology iii (1) credit.
  • nurs404 nursing management of adults with neurologic/sensory & psychosocial behavioral disorders (1.5) credits.
  • nurs405 clinical practicum iv (3) credits.

spring semester

  • id402 interdisciplinary clinical care planning (1) credit.
  • nurs409 transition to professional nursing practice (3) credits.
  • nurs410 community health nursing (1.5) credits.
  • nurs411 clinical practicum vi (3) credits.

year iv

fall semester

  • nurs401 nursing issues & trends (2) credits.
  • nurs406 nursing management of children in health & illness (1.5) credits.
  • nurs407 clinical practicum v (3) credits.
  • nurs408 nursing informatics (1) credits.

spring semester

  • nurs412 nursing management of adults with complex health problems (1.5) credits.
  • nurs413 clinical practicum vii (4) credits.
  • nurs414 senior seminar (1) credit.

the baccalaureate degree in nursing is then awarded.

accelerated pathway to the msn for second degree program plan follows the generic bsn program except for the following:

junior year

fall semester

  • nu672 informatics for advanced nursing practice (3) credits.

senior year

fall semester

  • nu603 research design (3) credits.
  • nu625 epidemiology for the health professions (3) credits.

the baccalaureate degree in nursing is then awarded...these students go on to the graduate program plan

rn-bsn full-time program plan

fall semester

  • *nurs309 computers in nursing (4) credits.
  • *nurs310 health assessment (2) credits.
  • *nurs440 advanced concepts of nursing leadership (3) credits.
  • *nurs442 clinical practicum viii (3) credits.
  • nurs427 development of nursing knowledge: research perspectives (3) credits.

spring semester

  • nurs401 nursing issues & trends (2) credits.
  • *nurs410 community health nursing (1.5) credits.
  • *nurs411 clinical practicum vi (3) credits.
  • nurs445 contemporary knowledge & role delineation for the registered nurse student (6) credits.

the baccalaureate degree is then awarded....* portfolio available

rn-bsn part-time program plan

year i

fall semester

  • nurs427 development of nursing knowledge: research perspectives (3).
  • *nurs309 computers in nursing (3) credits.

spring semester

  • nurs310 health assessment (2) credits.
  • nurs401 nursing issues & trends (2) credits.

year ii

fall semester

  • *nurs440 advanced concepts of nursing leadership (3) credits.
  • *nurs442 clinical practicum vi (3) credits.

spring semester

  • *nurs410 community nursing (1.5) credits.
  • *nurs411 clinical practicum vi (3) credits.
  • nurs445 contemporary knowledge & role delineation for the registered nurse student (6) credits.

the baccalaureate degree is then awarded...* portfolio available.

the bachelor's portion of the accelerated pathway to msn for second degree rns is the same as the rn-bsn program plan except for the following:

fall semester

  • nurs603 research design (3) credits.
  • nurs625 epidemiology for the health professions (3) credits.

spring semester

  • nurs672 informatics for advanced nursing practice (3).

the baccalaureate degree in nursing is then awarded...these students go on to the graduate program plan

...wow, i think i might've gone over board :imbar...what do y'all think....lol. :roll guess that's the virgo in me. :rolleyes: :p :D :eek: :devil:

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