2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

Nursing, B.S. major
RN To Baccalaureate Track

Required Credits: 36
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 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NRSG 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)
• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
• NRSG 4101 Nursing Research RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4116 Community and Family Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Nursing Practicum: Community (3 credits)
• NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4240 Evidence, Practice, and Profession (3 credits)

COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 credits)
  (Complete for 2 credits)
• NRSG 4400 Introduction to Camp Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 4407 Roles and Responsibilities of the Camp Nurse (3 credits)

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR NURSING MAJOR, B.S.

RN to Baccalaureate Track

Junior

• 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 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)

Junior or Senior

• NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 credits)
  or NRSG 4400 Introduction to Camp Nursing (3 credits)
  or NRSG 4407 Roles and Responsibilities of the Camp Nurse (3 credits)

Senior

• NRSG 4101 Nursing Research RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4116 Community and Family Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Nursing Practicum: Community (3 credits)
• NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4240 Evidence, Practice, and Profession (3 credits)