Nursing (BSN)

Program Director: Dr. Brenda Elliott

Administrative Assistant and Clinical Coordinator: Ashley Ringquist

Program Overview

This Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is designed for RNs to have a clear path from their Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) to earn a Messiah University BSN degree.

Learning Objectives

Students who complete Messiah’s Nursing BSN demonstrate:

  1. Critical thinking through the integration of theoretical and empirical knowledge from general education courses and pre-requisite major specific courses
  2. Application of knowledge and skills for leadership, quality improvement, and client safety in all aspects of health care delivery
  3. Application of research for evidence-based nursing practice
  4. Use of knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology for delivery of quality patient care
  5. Adherence to healthcare policies, including financial, regulatory, and legal parameters in all aspects of nursing practice
  6. Effective communication and collaboration with patients, families, communities, and other health care professionals for the delivery of high quality and safe patient care, including health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and delivery of effective comprehensive health care services, at the individual and population level
  7. Knowledge of local and global health care issues

Major Requirements

Complete the following for the certificate:

CHEM 213Chemistry for Nursing

3

NUTR 222Nutrition Theory

3

STAT 269Introductory Statistics

3

NRSG 211Prof Writing for Nurses

3

NRSG 301Ethics for Nursing Practice

3

NRSG 311Health Assessment

3

NRSG 321Pharmacology Nursing Pract

3

NRSG 350Nursing Research for EBP

3

NRSG 370Professional Role Develop

3

NRSG 401Healthcare Policy

3

NRSG 431Population Health

3

NRSG 451Nursing Leadership

3

NURS 500Health Informatics

3

Notes: Capstone objectives distributed in Ethics for Healthcare, Professional Role Development, Professional Role Development.

Writing Enriched embedded in Introduction to Writing, Professional Role Development, and Nursing Research for EBP

General Education Requirements

Adult General Education requirements Credits
Orientation .5
Writing course 3
Communication for the workplace (NRSG 370) met/major
Quantitative Reasoning and Numeracy (STAT 269) met/major
Scientific Investigation 3
Social Sciences 3
Literature, religion, philosophy, history, and arts 15
Christian Faith 3
Ethics (NRSG 301) met/major
Intercultural Competence (NRSG 431) met/major
Wellness .5
General Education requirements 28
Major requirements 39
Free electives 53
Total 120