Nursing Major

Undergraduate Director: Laura Yoder
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Semester Hours: 79-80
Students who wish to graduate with a nursing major must complete admissions requirements for the clinical portion of the program.

Prerequisites

CHEM 105 Chemistry for the Life Sciences - 2 (May be waived for students who have earned a B or better in high school honors chemistry)
BIOL 112 Human Anatomy and Physiology I - 3
BIOL 122 Human Anatomy and Physiology II - 3
BIOL 205 Introduction to Microbiology - 3
BIOCH 152 Human Biochemistry - 2
BIOL 145 Nutrition Fundamentals - 2
PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology - 3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology OR other selected sociology, social work, or PXD courses - 3
Any statistics course - 2-3

Required Courses (79-80 SH)

NURS 301 Holistic Health Inquiry - 3
NURS 302 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing - 4
NURS 303 Foundations of Professional Nursing - 4
NURS 304 Fundamentals Practicum - 3
NURS 310 A Conceptual Framework of Nursing - 2
NURS 320 Adult Health Practicum I - 3
NURS 322 Nursing Care of the Adult I - 3
NURS 323 Psychosocial Nursing - 3
NURS 325 Nursing Care of Children - 3
NURS 326 Nursing and the Beginning Family - 3
NURS 420 Adult Health Practicum II - 3
NURS 422 Nursing Care of the Adult II - 3
NURS 426 Nursing and the Family in the Community - 3
NURS 427 Professional Issues in Nursing - 1
NURS 429 Leadership Practicum - 3
NURS 432 Community Health - 3
NURS 433 Evidence Based Practice for Nursing - 2
NURS 436 Population Health Colloquium - 2
NURS 438 Critical Care Nursing - 3
NURS 440 Transition to Practice - 3

Registered Nurse Options
Registered nurse options include the traditional daytime program, accelerated hybrid (Lancaster only), or online. Eleven credits in sciences of the human organism are required for either program. These may include but are not limited to anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry (inorganic, organic, or biochemistry), nutrition, genetics, immunology, advanced (mammalian) physiology, pathophysiology, neuro-immunology, and pharmacology. The RN to BS director or department chair can approve additional courses. In addition, at least one psychology and one sociology course is required. RN students must be licensed to practice nursing in the United States.