What is your nursing bachelor's degree curriculum?

lizmatt · Jun 4, 2006

Wow- mine is a lot different ... You have a lot more actual nursing classes earlier, I am going into year 3 of mine - though I have all of my core classes completed.

FRESHMAN

Fall Semester Spring Semester

Basic Bio 1 (3) Basic Bio 2(3)

ENG Core (3) ENG Core (3)

HIS/POL Core (3) HIS/POL Core (3)

Intro PSY(3) Intro Philosophy(3)

Intro SOC (3) Intro Health Professions(2)

Total Credits: 15 Total Credits: 14

SOPHOMORE

Fall Semester Spring Semester

A&P 1 (4) A&P2(4)

Bacteriology(4) Introduction to nursing(2)

Developmental PSY(3) Basic Statistics(3)

Fine Arts Core (3) Fine Arts Core (3)

Philosophy core(3) Nutrition(3)

Total Credits: 17 Total Credits: 15

JUNIOR

Fall Semester Spring Semester

Nursing Concepts Lifespan I (3) Nursing Concepts Lifespan II(3)

Applications of Lifespan I (3) Application of Lifespan II (3)

Clinical Lifespan I (3) Clinical Lifespan I(4)

Strategies and Skills I(1) Strategies and Skills II (1)

math reasoning(3) Elective (3)

Elective (3) religion Core (3)

Total Credits: 16 Total Credits: 17

SENIOR

Fall Semester Spring Semester

NSG (HP) 410 (3) NSG 451 (3)

NSG 450 (3) NSG 456 (3)

NSG 455 (3) NSG 462 (4)

NSG 461 (4) NSG 475 (2)

NSG 466 (1) Elective (3)

Religion Core (3)

Total Credits: 17 Total Credits: 15

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 126

Sirius Black · Jun 4, 2006

Y1 - semester 1 :)

Nursing practice 1.

Introduction to professional studies.

Science in nursing 1.

Health and human behavior

Y1 - semester 2

Nursing Practice 2.

Legal Issues and Concepts

Science in nursing 2.

Multicultural nursing.

Y2 - semester 1 :)

Nursing practice 3A

Pharmacology and therapeutics

Science in nursing 3.

Research in nursing practice

Y2 - semester 2

Nursing practice 4A

Nursing practice 3B.

Science in nursing 4.

Eithical issues in nursing

Y3 - semester 1 :)

Nursing practice 6

Concepts of pathophysiology

Nursing practice 4B.

Transition to professional roles

Y3 - semester 2.

Nursing practice 7

Nursing practice 8

Gender and family health

That's the course structure for this year. I don't what it will be like next year (for 2nd year students); I was told by the science lecturers that the nursing faculty is going to cut science in nursing 3 + 4 from the program next year.

cardiac.cure03 · Jun 4, 2006

Finally in my senior year & grad in November, yay! Getting ready to take high acuity in the summer, so wish me luck.

Freshman

-English Comp I&II

-Statistifcal Concepts

-History Course

-Psychology I&II

-Organic Chemistry

-Microbiology

-General Education

-Elective

-Non-Western World Course

-Human Expression Course

Sophomore

-Human Anatomy I&II,

-Lifespan Developmental Psychology

-Abnormal Psychology

-Great Books

-Human Physiology I&II

-Nursing for Health & Wellness Lifestyle

-Intro to Prof. Nursing

-Intro to Nursing Informatics

-Human Diversity in Health Care

-Human Nutrition

-Health Assessment Across the Lifespan

-General Education

-Elective

Junior

-Intro to Clinical Nursing

-Concepts to Altered Health States

-Foundations of Family and Group Nursing

-Pharmacology

-Adult Health/Illness

-Nursing Care of Aged

-Foundation of Nursing Research

-Nursing Care in Childbearing Families

-Legal and Ethical Foundations for Nursing Practice

Senior

-Nursing in Mental Health Systems

-Contemporary Nursing Issues and Health Policy

-Nursing in Comm. Health Systems

-Nursing in Leadership & Mgt. in Health Care

-High Activity Nursing in Complex Health Systems

-Synthesis Practicum in Professional Nursing

-Nursing Elective

-General Education

-Electives

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN · Jun 4, 2006

To save a ton of money, time & travel expense I'm earning my ADN , ( just started my 2nd year) then I'm transfering to our ICN campus articulation agreement school, so all my credits transfer to a junior standing.

http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/academprog/rn-bsn/major.htm

I can complete my BSN in one year by taking the following courses:

{SUMMER}

96:190 - 3 s.h.

Dimensions of Prof Nsg

96:191 - 4 s.h.

Health Assessment

Total - 7 s.h.

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{FALL}

96:192 - 3 s.h.

Comm Hlth Nsg

96:193 - 3 s.h.

Comm Hlth Nsg Practicum

96:197 - 3 s.h.

Research for Practicing

Nurses

Total - 9 s.h.

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{Spring}

If not completed previously, Nursing Electives (minimum 5 credits required) may be taken with the nursing major to fill out the schedule.

96:194 - 3 s.h.

Ldrship &Care Mngmt

96:195 - 3 s.h.

Practicum Ldrship & Care Mgmt

96:196 - 3 s.h.

Special Studies in Nsg

Total - 9 s.h.

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I think It's an awesome curriculum for me!

Transplant-BSNTx · Jun 4, 2006

I will be entering my final semester in the Fall!!!!! December 16, 2006 is Graduation!

Freshman Year:

Freshman English I

Intro to Sociology

General Chemistry

Computer Science

Fine Arts Elective

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Freshman English II

A & P I

General Psychology

Sophomore English

Free Elective

Total Hours: 33

Sophomore Year:

Developmental Psychology

Nutrition

Communications Elective (2)

History Part I

A & P II

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Statistics

Microbiology

Pathophysiology

Minority Relations

Total Hours: 33

Additional Courses which do not have to be taken prior to admission to upper division nursing program:

Political Science I & II

History II

Free Elective

Nursing Program (Junior Year)

Nursing Fundamentals

Pharmacology

Health Assessment

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Med/Surg

Psych

Nursing Research

Total Hours: 25

Nursing Program (Senior Year)

Community Nursing Lecture Only

Pedi

OB

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Community Nursing + Clinicals

Critical Care

Nursing Leadership

Total Hours: 26

Minimum hours required for nursing degree: 130

Tweety, BSN, RN · Jun 4, 2006

Just for another perspective, here is my RN to BSN program at Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences:

Cognate Component (9 credit hours)

DCHE/CHEM 101* 3 credits Principles of Chemistry

DSOC 349 3 credits Aging and Society

DENG 102 3 credits English Composition II

* Prerequisite

Nursing Component (37 credit hours)

DNRS/NRSG 326 3 credits Concepts of Professional Nursing

DNRS/NRSG 327 4 credits Health Promotion and Assessment

DNRS/NRSG 328 4 credits Principles of Pathophysiology

DNRS/NRSG 329 3 credits Pharmocology

DNRS/NRSG 446 3 credits Community Health Nursing

DNRS/NRSG 447 3 credits Population-Focused Health Promotion

DNRS/NRSG 485 3 credits Leadership and Management in Nursing

DNRS/NRSG 497 3 credits Nursing Research Methods

DNRS/NRSG 499 3 credits Seminar in Nursing

NSRG 301 5 credits Adult Health Nursing IV*

NSRG 302 3 credits Practicum*

General Education Component (20 − 26 credit hours)

DMAT/MATH 205 3 credits Introduction to Applied Statistics

DREL/RELT 368 3 credits World Religions

DREL/REL 379 3 credits Lessons on Living: Biblical Perspectives

DHIS/HIST 174/175 3 credits World Civilizations I or II

DHMN/HMNT 3 credits Humanities

DHPE/HPER 125 2 credits Health and Wellbeing

Elective

DCPT/CPTR 105 3 credits Introduction to Microcomputers*

DENG/ENGL 102 3 credits English Composition**

kayel · Jun 4, 2006

It is kind of neat to see the different courses. Like I said, I don't know much at all about the contents of my courses yet. I will find out more at orientation at the beginning of July!!