Nursing Students General Students
Published Mar 5, 2004
MryRose
330 Posts
I am curious as to what the curriculums are at the Nursing School you are or will be attending.
Here is mine for community college Associates Degree Nurse.
We must complete the following pre-nursing pre-req's before we can apply:
Anatomy
Physiology Or a combo anatomy/phsiology course
Sociology
English 1A
Math 1
Microbiology
Chemistry
The Curriculum for the Nursing program is as follows:
First Year Program:
First semester
RN 1 Introduction to Nursing Theory and Process
RN 2 Clinicals for above
Second Semester:
RN 5 Perinetal and Adult reproductive Health Nursing
RN 6 Clinicals for above
RN 21 Transcultural Nursing
RN 9 Psychiatric and Community Mental Health Nursing
RN 10 Clinical for above
RN 15 Nursing Leadership
Second Year
Third Semester
RN 3 Intermediate Med/Durg Nursing
RN 4 Clinical for above
RN 13 Nursing of INfants and Childre
RN 14 Clinical for above
Fourth Semester
RN 7 Advanced Med/Surg Nursing -A
RN 8 Clinical for above
RN 11 Advanaced med/surg Nursing B
RN 12 Clinical for above
RN 19 Work experience as elective.
And that's the whole nursing program. We also need to complete some courses for our general Ed requirements: Polysci2, 2 PE courses and 1 Humanities.
As I read about others, I see where they are doing advanced A & P and Micro in their Nursing programs. IS this BSN coursework or will I do this again in one of the curriculum courses stated above?
I'm really interested to know how other schools do this.
Hugs!
MaryRose :balloons:
Achoo!, LPN
1,749 Posts
Pre-req's before you apply
Algebra
You also need to get your CNA before you start the program
Co req's- you can take these before you start the program
A&P I
A&PII
Micro
Psychology of Human Relations
Developmenta Psych
English Cmposition
Comm skills II
2 electives
First year
Intro to nursing skills
Intro to nursing and nursing assesment
Core concepts of nursing assesment
Nursing and Health Care
Second year
Transition to nursing practice I
Transition to nursing practice II
III and IV
LPNtoBSNstudent, BSN, RN
147 Posts
Here is what I had to have prior
Psychology
Philosophy (was my elective)
Art History (a humanity elective)
College Algebra
PE (2 credits)
Speech (an elective)
Business Statistics
English comp I, II, and 300 level
Anthropology
Microbiology with lab
Chemistry with lab
Biology with lab
Physics with lab
Anatomy and Physiology I and II-with labs (but I had this before the LPN program)
If not an LPN then had to take Nutrition and Human Growth and Development (I had them in the LPN program-or before)
Then once in the program...
Semester I
Family Health
Nursing Concepts
Fundamental Patho/Pharm
Health Assessment
Nursing Technologies I, plus clinicals (in a long term care)
Semester II
Advanced Patho/Pharm
Nursing of childbearing families
Nursing of childrearing families
(peds and OB clinicals)
Med Surg nursing
Technologies II
Semester III
Technologies III
Advanced Med Surg
(clinicals for med surg)
Professional Leadership
Nursing Research Methodology
Nursing IV Practicum (critical care)
Nursing elective
Semester IV
Community/Public Health Nursing
(clinicals for above)
Mental Health Nursing
Capstone Practicum
LPNs also did not have to take the nursing tech I and II or the clinicals for those.
Hope that info helps someone! Good post!
sagelola
208 Posts
I am in a BSN program at CSU, Fresno. Prior to entry in the program we have to have completed the following 9 courses:
Intro to General Chem w/lab
Human Anatomy w/lab
Human Physiology w/lab
Microbiology w/lab
Nutrition and Health
Intro Psychology
English Composition
Communication course (we can pick from 4)
Sociology or Antrhopology course (can pick from 3)
In addition to these, there are three other non-nursing courses we have to take those being:
Philosophy (morals & ethics)
Lifespan development
Statistics
When we get into the program the courses go as follows:
Semester 1
Basic concepts & care of the Elderly client
Practicum in basic concepts nursing
Basic Skills in nursing
Pathophysiology for nurses
Semester 2
Basic concepts in nursing
Practicum in basic concepts clinical nursing (med surg & intro peds)
Advanced Skills in nursing
Physical Assessment
Semester 3
Psychosocial nursing
Practicum in phsyc nursing
Concepts of Acute illness in adults
Practicum in Acute illness in adults
Pharmacology
Semester 4
Nursing of childrearing family
Practicum childrearing family
Nursing of childbearing family
Practicum childbearing family
Nursing Theories and reasearch
Semester 5
Concepts of complex clinical nursing
Practicum Complex clinical nursing
Concepts community health nursing/home health
Practicum comm health/home health
Advanced skills assessment
Semester 6
Leadership & health care economics
Leadership & clinical management
Senior project
In addition to all the above classes there are lower division ge requirements as well as upper division ge requirements. Also, any prereqs for some of the classess, too. As you can see, it takes us about 5 years to complete the entire program.
manna, BSN, RN
2,038 Posts
I'm not in yet, but the BSN program where I'm hoping to get accepted works as follows:
Pre-reqs:
English comp 1-2
Chem 1 w/lab
History of civilization 1-2
HK and HKC (P.E. type activity courses)
General psych
Ethics or Philosophy
Microbio w/lab
Geography, Economics, or Government
A & P 1-2 w/labs
Electives (6 hours)
Speech
World Geography, World Literature or Foreign Language
Literature 1
Fine Arts (6 hours or 3 housr and Lit 2)
Nutrition
Whew - then
Summer semester (before junior year):
Intro to Basic Nursing Skills
Nursing Informatics
Concepts Utilized in Professional Nursing
Junior year
Pharmacology (fall)
Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (fall)
Care of Individuals (fall)
Care of Individuals and Families Experiencing Chronic Health Problems(spring)
Concepts of Care Concerning Women and Children: Developing Families (spring)
Sociocultural Responsibility in a Global Society (spring)
Leadership and Management for the Professional Nurse (spring)
Senior
Theory and Research I (fall)
Community Practice I: Care of Groups, Aggregates and Communities (fall)
Care of Individuals Experiencing Acute Health Alterations (fall)
Leadership and Management for the Professional Nurse II (fall)
Theory and Research II (spring)
Care of Individuals Experiencing Complex Health Alterations (spring)
NCLEX Tools and Measurement (spring)
Preceptorship (spring)
twarlik
573 Posts
I'm in a BSN program. We had to have the following pre-reqs completed before starting in the nursing program:
A&P 1 & 2 w/ labs
Microbiology w/ lab
Human development
The actual program is five semesters (one is a summer term) and looks like this:
Term I
Introduction to Family and Community Nursing
Values, Roles and Issues in Professional Nursing
Pharmacology for Professional Nursing
Nursing Competencies for Professional Practice
Nursing Competencies for Professional Practice - Lab
Nursing Assessment of the Well Family
Nursing Assessment of the Well Family - Lab
Term II
Research Process for Professional Nursing
Nursing for the Aging Family
Mental Health Nursing - Lab
Nursing the Adult Family I
Nursing the Adult Family I - Lab
Term III (Summer)
Nursing the Adult Family II
Nursing the Adult Family II - Lab
Nursing and the Healthcare System
Nursing Elective (our choice)
Term IV
Community Nursing: A Synthesis of Care
Community Nursing: A Synthesis of Care - Lab
Nursing the Adult Family III
Nursing the Adult Family III - Lab
Nursing the Childbearing / Childrearing Family
Nursing the Childbearing / Childrearing Family - Lab
Term V
Professional Nursing Leadership
Professional Nursing Leadership - Lab
Public Health Nursing
Public Health Nursing - Lab
Professional Nursing Internship
It's a total of 64 credits. Intersting to see the differences in everyones programs.
Ruylupez
182 Posts
We have to have General Biology and Chemistry finished before starting, then we have:
First Semester
BIOL 141 Anatomy & Physiology I - 4
HLTH 133 Elements of Nutrition - 2
PSYC 131 General Psychology - 3
NURS 128 Integrated Study Skills - 2
NURS 151 Nursing Process and Basic Needs I - 2
NURS 152 Nursing Process and Basic Needs II - 6
Second Semester
BIOL 142 Anatomy & Physiology II - 4
BIOL 241 Microbiology - 4
NURS 153 Community-Basic Psychiatric Nursing - 3.5
NURS 154 Family & Home-Centered Nursing - 3.5
NURS 141 Psychomotor Skills for Nursing - 1
Summer Semester
PSYC 232 Child Psychology - 3
SPCH 145 Public and Private Communication - 3
ENGL 131 First Year English I - 3
NURS 250 Basic Nursing Process Application I - 3.5
NURS 251 Basic Nursing Process Application II - 3.5
NURS 142 Pharmacology for Nursing I - 1
NURS 143 Pharmacology for Nursing II - 1
SOCI 131 Introduction to Sociology - 3
ENGL 132 First Year English II - 3
NURS 252 Advanced Nursing Application I - 4.5
NURS 253 Advanced Nursing Application II - 4.5
NURS 144 Nursing Leadership & Management - 1
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - 3
All of the classes that do not have the NURS prefix can be taken before starting the program and most people do complete some or all of them before taking the nursing classes.
I am in a BSN program at CSU, Fresno. Prior to entry in the program we have to have completed the following 9 courses:Intro to General Chem w/labHuman Anatomy w/labHuman Physiology w/labMicrobiology w/labNutrition and HealthIntro PsychologyEnglish CompositionCommunication course (we can pick from 4)Sociology or Antrhopology course (can pick from 3)In addition to these, there are three other non-nursing courses we have to take those being:Philosophy (morals & ethics)Lifespan developmentStatisticsWhen we get into the program the courses go as follows:Semester 1Basic concepts & care of the Elderly clientPracticum in basic concepts nursingBasic Skills in nursingPathophysiology for nursesSemester 2Basic concepts in nursing Practicum in basic concepts clinical nursing (med surg & intro peds)Advanced Skills in nursingPhysical AssessmentSemester 3Psychosocial nursingPracticum in phsyc nursingConcepts of Acute illness in adultsPracticum in Acute illness in adultsPharmacologySemester 4Nursing of childrearing familyPracticum childrearing familyNursing of childbearing familyPracticum childbearing familyNursing Theories and reasearchSemester 5Concepts of complex clinical nursingPracticum Complex clinical nursingConcepts community health nursing/home healthPracticum comm health/home healthAdvanced skills assessmentSemester 6 Leadership & health care economicsLeadership & clinical managementSenior projectIn addition to all the above classes there are lower division ge requirements as well as upper division ge requirements. Also, any prereqs for some of the classess, too. As you can see, it takes us about 5 years to complete the entire program.
Wow! That is quite a program! I am taking my nursing program thru Fresno City College and have most of the same pre-req's. I am taking A & P separately so they will transfer to CSUF later if I decide to continue. My thoughts are to continue taking courses for the the BSN program if I have to wait for my Lottery spot to be picked.
What semester are you in and how do you like it?? Where did you do your pre-req Microbiology? I am trying to see who in our area is really good for this class. I am taking A & P thru Gray in Madera, I hear she is fabulous and am hoping to find a great teacher for the Micro too.
S.N. Visit, BSN, RN
1,233 Posts
My college offers an LPN-ADN program.
Level 1
Term1
Medical terminology
nutrition
nursing essentials
anatomy
anatomy lab
general psychology
Health Career foundations
pharmacology
nursing essentials II
Nursing clinical I
Nursing Adults I
Term III
maternal child nursing I
nursing clinical II
mental health nursing
growth & development
Intro to gerontology
College writing I
nursing adults II
Vocational development
nursing seminar I
Nursing clinical III
end of practical nursing program
Level II
Mental health nursing II
nursing clinical IV
advanced nursing theory
general micro-biology
Term VI
Humanities or fine art elective
nursing clinical V
maternal child nursing II
phsiology
physiology lab
Term VII
computer essentials
nursing clinical VI
advanced nursing adults I
intro to sociology
Term VIII
Fundamentals of speech
nursing seminar II
nursing clinical VII
Advanced nursing adults II
nursing trends
end of ADN program
treddrn
105 Posts
Now that I have read this thread......I am more convinced that my school was a "bootleg" program!!! *smile* I didn't have to take Chemistry, Microbiology, medical terminology, pharmacology, and community based nursing. Those who struggled through the nursing program would probably do better if they had the courses I just listed. Oh well, the school still manages to make it very difficult and you have to sacrifice a lot of your time and life in order to pass.
Altra, BSN, RN
6,255 Posts
The curriculum at my diploma program:
pre-reqs: chem & bio w/labs, and college algebra
Fall 1:
A & P I w/lab
Intro to Psych
Nursing Concepts I w/clinical
Spring 1:
A & P II w/lab
Nursing Concepts II w/clinical
Summer 1:
Med-Surg Nursing w/clinical
Fall 2:
Computer Applications
College Writing I
begin rotation through 8 weeks of each of the specialty areas: critical care, maternal-child, pediatrics & psych/MH nursing. Each is an entire semester course w/clinicals crammed into 8 weeks.
Spring 2:
College Writing II
continue rotation through specialties
Final 8 weeks:
Nursing Leadership/Trends w/clinical
It's 22 months. The other 33-month option, which I chose, is to take A&P, micro, nutrition, psych, soc, and the computer class the first year and then continue w/the nursing courses. You end up w/about 66 credits to transfer to a BSN program if you wish.
Good luck to all! :)