Program Overview

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Nursing (Accelerated BSN)

The Accelerated BSN track of the BSN program is designed for college graduates who want to transition to a career as a professional registered nurse. Pre-requisite arts and sciences courses are completed prior to admission. The 16-month full-time program includes the major courses of the BSN program.

Overview of the Program

The Accelerated BSN track of the BSN program is offered in two learning options.

Onsite Option

Courses meet in person on the Health Sciences Campus in Maywood, Illinois. Laboratory and simulation experiences are completed at the Health Sciences Campus and clinical learning experiences are completed throughout the Chicagoland area.

Hybrid Learning Option

The hybrid learning option includes online coursework, laboratory, simulation, and class meeting times at the Health Sciences Campus in Maywood, Illinois and clinical learning experiences at Chicago area healthcare facilities.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Accelerated BSN program includes the following courses:

• CMAN 272: Mental Health Patterns (3 hours)
• CMAN 272L: Mental Health Patterns: Lab (3 hours)
• CMAN 380: Community Health (3 hours)
• CMAN 380L: Community Health: Lab (3 hours)
• GNUR 207: Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice (2 hours)
• GNUR 238: The Foundations of Clinical Practice in Nursing (3 hours)
• GNUR 238L: Foundations of Clinical Practice in Nursing Lab (1 hour)
• GNUR 290: Concepts in Older Adult Health (2 hours)
• GNUR 293: Pathophysiology (4 hours)
• GNUR 294: Foundations of Pharmacology (3 hours)
• GNUR 297: Clinical Nutrition for Nursing Practice (2 hours)
• GNUR 360: Nursing Research: For Evidence-Based Practice (3 hours)
• GNUR 361: Nursing Ethics (3 hours)
• GNUR 383: Leadership for Professional Nursing Practice (3 hours)
• GNUR 384: Clinical Role Transition (3 hours)
• MCN 273: Family Health Patterns I (3 hours)
• MCN 273L: Family Health Patterns I: Lab (3 hours)
• MCN 374: Family Health Patterns II: Care of the Child and Family (3 hours)
• MCN 374L: Family Health Patterns II: Lab (3 hours)
• MSN 277: Medical/Surgical Nursing: Adult Health I (4 hours)
• MSN 277L: Medical/Surgical Nursing: Adult Health Lab I (3 hours)
• MSN 377: Adult Health II - Advanced Medical-Surgical (4 hours)
• MSN 377L: Adult Health II - Advanced Medical Surgical Clinical (3 hours) Total Hours: 67

Suggested Sequence of Courses

The sequence of courses outlined below is the program plan for students in the Accelerated BSN (ABSN) track of the program.

• First Semester:
  • GNUR 207: Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice (2 hours)
  • GNUR 238: The Foundations of Clinical Practice in Nursing (3 hours)
  • GNUR 238L: Foundations of Clinical Practice in Nursing Lab (1 hour)
  • GNUR 293: Pathophysiology (4 hours)
  • GNUR 297: Clinical Nutrition for Nursing Practice (2 hours)
  • GNUR 360: Nursing Research: For Evidence-Based Practice (3 hours) Total Hours: 15
• Second Semester:
  • GNUR 290: Concepts in Older Adult Health (2 hours)
  • GNUR 294: Foundations of Pharmacology (3 hours)
  • MSN 277: Medical/Surgical Nursing: Adult Health I (4 hours)
  • MSN 277L: Medical/Surgical Nursing: Adult Health Lab I (3 hours)
  • CMAN 272: Mental Health Patterns (3 hours)
  • CMAN 272L: Mental Health Patterns: Lab (3 hours) Total Hours: 18
• Third Semester:
  • MCN 273: Family Health Patterns I (3 hours)
  • MCN 273L: Family Health Patterns I: Lab (3 hours)
  • MCN 374: Family Health Patterns II: Care of the Child and Family (3 hours)
  • MCN 374L: Family Health Patterns II: Lab (3 hours)
  • CMAN 380: Community Health (3 hours)
  • CMAN 380L: Community Health: Lab (3 hours) Total Hours: 18
• Fourth Semester:
  • GNUR 383: Leadership for Professional Nursing Practice (3 hours)
  • GNUR 384: Clinical Role Transition (3 hours)
  • GNUR 402: Ethics for Health Professionals (2 hours)
  • MSN 377: Adult Health II - Advanced Medical-Surgical (4 hours)
  • MSN 377L: Adult Health II - Advanced Medical Surgical Clinical (3 hours) Total Hours: 15 Total Hours: 66

Additional Undergraduate Graduation Requirements

All Undergraduate students are required to complete the University Core, at least one Engaged Learning course, and UNIV 101. However, Nursing students in the Accelerated BSN program are not required to take core or UNIV 101.

Learning Outcomes

The ABSN track has the same learning outcomes as the BSN Program. The goal of the BSN program is to prepare baccalaureate generalist nurses. At the completion of the program, graduates are expected to:

• Synthesize knowledge from liberal arts, sciences, and nursing science as a basis for professional nursing practice.
• Integrate levels of prevention, quality, safety concepts and principles and leadership into professional nursing practice.
• Provide culturally competent, effective and patient-centered professional nursing care to individuals, families and communities across the lifespan.
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with the patient and interprofessional team to deliver evidence-based, safe, patient-centered care to individuals, families and communities.
• Integrate values, ethics and legal knowledge into nursing practice.
• Integrate scientific evidence and patient, family and community preferences into the planning, implementation and evaluation of professional nursing care.
• Apply skills of information technology and information management effectively in professional nursing practice.
• Analyze ways governmental, institutional and professional policies directly and indirectly influence the healthcare system and population health.