2012-13 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Nursing, B.S. major
RN To Baccalaureate Track

Required Credits: 33
Required GPA: 2.25

I ADMISSION TO THE MAJOR

Lower division preparation in nursing is required prior to submitting an application for the major. Applicants must:

*Be a graduate of a state approved associate degree or diploma nursing program.

*Be licensed to practice as a registered nurse in Minnesota or be a graduate with license pending.

*Be formally admitted to Bemidji State University via the Admissions Office.

II PROGRESSION

All individual nursing courses applied to the upper division major requirements must reflect a letter grade of C or better.

III REQUIRED NURSING COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• NRSG 3100 Concepts Of Nursing And Health Care (3 credits)
• NRSG 3140 Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits)
• NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
• NRSG 4100 Nursing Research (3 credits)
• NRSG 4116 Community and Family Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Nursing Practicum: Community (3 credits)
• NRSG 4200 Nursing Leadership And Management (3 credits)
• NRSG 4240 Evidence, Practice, and Profession (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• NRSG 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR NURSING MAJOR, B.S.

RN to Baccalaureate Track

Junior

• NRSG 3100 Concepts of Nursing and Health Care
• NRSG 3110 Altered Physiological Processes: Selected Concepts for Nursing Practice
• NRSG 3120 Transcultural Nursing
• NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice
• NRSG 3210 Family Health Nursing
• NRSG 3220 Nursing Practicum: Family

Junior or Senior

• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study
• and/or NRSG 3457 Sexual Abuse

Senior

• NRSG 4100 Nursing Research
• NRSG 4110 Community Health Nursing
• NRSG 4120 Nursing Practicum: Community
• NRSG 4130 Practicum Selective: Assessment and Planning
• NRSG 4200 Nursing Leadership and Management
• NRSG 4220 Practicum Selective: Implementation and Evaluation
• NRSG 4230 Nursing Profession in Contemporary Society