Program Overview

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BS Nursing Program

The BS Nursing program is designed for individuals seeking a career in nursing, offering a broad range of roles and options in meeting the health needs of individuals, families, communities, and populations. The program prepares new nurses through two tracks: a full-time day track and an accelerated 2nd degree track.

Program Tracks

• Full-time day track: Applications are accepted twice a year in the Fall and Spring Semester.
• Accelerated 2nd degree track: A 16-month program for students who already hold a baccalaureate degree in another field, offering admission in the Summer, Spring, and Fall.

Admissions Requirements

First-Year Students

• Minimum high school GPA of 85%
• High School Science and Math grades B or higher (85% or higher in each math and science course)

Transfer Students

• College GPA of 3.0 or better (85% or higher) for all work done at other colleges
• If taken, prerequisite coursework grade must be a 3.0/B/85% or higher
• Students dismissed from a Nursing program are not admissible to LIU Nursing

Math & Science Prerequisite Coursework Requirements

• Coursework must be completed within 5 years of the term enrolled
• Coursework grade of 3.0/B/85% or higher
• Prerequisite coursework does not need to be completed to receive an admission decision but must be completed before enrolling in Nursing classes

Math & Science Prerequisite Coursework

• Anatomy & Physiology I (4 credits w/ lab)
• Anatomy & Physiology II (4 credits w/ lab)
• Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• Chemistry (4 credits w/ lab)
• Microbiology (4 credits w/ lab)
• Statistics (3 credits)
• Finite Mathematics (3 credits)

Accelerated Nursing BS Track

• Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Bachelor's Degree GPA of 3.3/B+/88% or higher
• Minimum of 63 transferable core/liberal arts and ancillary course credits
• Prerequisite coursework and requirements must be completed prior to admission

Program Curriculum

The program curriculum includes the following nursing courses: | Course # | Course Name | Credits | | --- | --- | --- | | NUR 210 | Contemporary Topics in Nursing | 2 | | NUR 211 | Informatics for Nursing | 2.5 | | NUR 220 | Health Assessment & Health Promotion | 3.5 | | NUR 235 | Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice | 3 | | NUR 240 | Pharmacology for Nursing Practice | 4 | | NUR 231 | Principles of Nursing Practice | 6 | | NUR 262 | Introduction to Health Care Systems & Policy | 3 | | NUR 263 | Research/Evidence for Nursing Practice | 3 | | NUR 270A | Maternity/OB Nursing | 3 | | NUR 270B | Pediatric Nursing | 3 | | NUR 275 | Behavioral and Mental Health Nursing | 4 | | NUR 285 | Medical Surgical Nursing I | 6 | | NUR 280 | Nursing Leadership and Management | 3.5 | | NUR 290 | Medical Surgical Nursing II | 7 | | NUR 295 | Community/Population Health Nursing | 5.5 |

Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

The program incorporates various ILOs, including:

• ILO 1: Creative and Reflective Capacities
• ILO 2: Historical and Intercultural Awareness
• ILO 3: Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning
• ILO 4: Oral and Written Communication
• ILO 5: Information and Technological Literacies
• ILO 6: Critical Inquiry and Analysis
• ILO 7: Ethical Reasoning and Civic Engagement

Clinical Placement Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for clinical placement, students must:

• Have an active LIU Castlebranch account
• Complete required health forms, including annual physical exam, titers, and vaccinations
• Pass a background check and drug screen
• Complete HIPAA and OSHA certification courses
• Complete an American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers Course

Progression Criteria

Students must achieve a C or better in all nursing courses and maintain a minimum nursing and overall GPA of 2.75. All science courses must have been completed within 5 years of acceptance to the program.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

1. Integrate knowledge from the liberal arts and sciences into professional nursing care.
2. Identify principles of leadership and management for quality improvement and patient safety.
3. Integrate evidence-based best practices into professional nursing practice.
4. Use information technology ethically to support evidence-based practice and decision-making.
5. Examine healthcare, financial, and regulatory policies that influence the practice of professional nursing.
6. Collaborate with members of the interprofessional team to improve communication and provide patient-centered care.
7. Provide population-based professional nursing care that integrates concepts of demographics, social determinants of health, and health promotion.
8. Demonstrate professionalism and accountability in nursing practice, applying professional values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice.
9. Apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes using clinical reasoning to develop nursing interventions that recognize culture, spirituality, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation.