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Nursing Areas of Study

 Updated:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  (requires Registered Nurse Licensure for admission)
  Suggested Schedule

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Nursing Major, B.S.

Students must be formally admitted to the major. The Department of Nursing should be contacted regarding admission. Students may apply throughout the year for admission to the major. However, applications submitted between May 1 and September 1 will be reviewed during fall semester. Admission to the major is not required for junior level fall semester course enrollment but students must have confirmation of admission to the Department to enroll in spring semester junior level courses.

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 licensepending.
• 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

Updated:

Read each course description for course prerequisites and/or corequisites. Selected courses are open to registered nurses prior to acceptance in the major.

NRSG 3100 Concepts of Nursing and Health Care (2 credits)
NRSG 3110 Altered Physiological Processes: Selected Concepts for Nursing Practice (3 credits)
NRSG 3120 Transcultural Nursing (2 credits)
NRSG 3130 Psychosocial Dimensions of Nursing Practice (3 credits)
NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (2 credits)
NRSG 3210 Family Health Nursing (4 credits)
NRSG 3220 Nursing Practicum: Family (3 credits)
NRSG 3230 Theoretical Frameworks for Practice (1 credit)
NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (4 credits)
NRSG 4100 Nursing Research (3 credits)
NRSG 4110 Community Health Nursing (3 credits)
NRSG 4120 Nursing Practicum: Community (4 credits)
NRSG 4130 Practicum Selective: Assessment and Planning (1 credit)
NRSG 4200 Nursing Leadership and Management (3 credits)
NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management Laboratory (2 credits)
NRSG 4220 Practicum Selective: Implementation and Evaluation (5 credits)
NRSG 4230 Nursing Profession in Contemporary Society (2 credits)

Total Semester Credits Required for Major 47 Credits

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SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR NURSING MAJOR, B.S.

Junior

NRSG 3100 Concepts of Nursing and Health Care
NRSG 3110 Altered Physiological Processes: Selected Concepts for Nursing Practice
NRSG 3120 Transcultural Nursing
NRSG 3130 Psychosocial Dimensions of Nursing Practice
NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice
NRSG 3210 Family Health Nursing
NRSG 3220 Nursing Practicum: Family
NRSG 3230 Theoretical Frameworks for Practice

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 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management Laboratory
NRSG 4220 Practicum Selective: Implementation and Evaluation
NRSG 4230 Nursing Profession in Contemporary Society