Program Overview
Montana State's Nursing program prepares students for holistic, client-centered healthcare provision through a rigorous, hands-on curriculum at five campus sites. Graduates are equipped with empathetic connection, clinical judgment, and the skills to work as Registered Nurses or Travel Nurses in various settings, including ER, Labor & Delivery, ICU, Primary Care, and School Nurse. The program culminates in preparation for the NCLEX-RN exam for nurse licensure.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Montana State's Nursing program prepares nurses to combine empathetic connection and clinical judgment for holistic, client-centered healthcare provision. Students complete the pre-nursing curriculum, then enter a rigorous, hands-on program at one of five campus sites in Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, Kalispell, and Missoula. Upon completion, graduates are prepared to take the NCLEX-RN exam for nurse licensure.
Objectives:
- Graduates will be able to provide holistic, client-centered health care.
- Graduates will be able to use empathetic connection and clinical judgment in their nursing practice.
- Graduates will be prepared to take the NCLEX-RN exam.
- Graduates have the skill and knowledge to work as Registered Nurses or Travel Nurses in a variety of settings including, ER, Labor & Delivery, ICU, Primary Care, and School Nurse.
Outline:
Freshman Year
- Fall: Introduction to General Chemistry, General Chemistry Lab, Introduction to Public Speaking, College Algebra, Elective, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, Microbiology for Health Sciences, Microbiology for Health Sciences Lab, Introduction to Sociology or Intro to Psychology, and College Writing I
- Spring: Introduction to General Chemistry, General Chemistry Lab, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, Microbiology for Health Sciences, Microbiology for Health Sciences Lab, Introduction to Sociology or Intro to Psychology, Elective, College Writing I, and Elective
Sophomore Year
- Fall: Human Anatomy and Physiology II, Introduction to Statistics, College Writing II, Indiv and Fam Dev: Lifespan or Developmental Psychology, CHMY 123, CHMY 124, Basic Human Nutrition, and Introduction to Professional Nursing
- Spring: Human Anatomy and Physiology II, Introduction to Statistics, College Writing II, Indiv and Fam Dev: Lifespan or Developmental Psychology, Elective, CHMY 123, CHMY 124, Basic Human Nutrition, and Introduction to Professional Nursing
Junior Year
- Fall: Concepts in Psychosocial Nursing, Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses I, Professional Development I: Professional and Ethical Nursing, Foundations of Nursing Care, Foundations of Nursing Lab, Adult Health Assessment, Nursing Simulation, and Elective
- Spring: Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses II, Professional Development II: Evidence Based Practice, Nursing Concepts for Health Promotion, Nursing Practice for Health Promotion, Nursing Concepts in Reproductive Health, Nursing Concepts in Pediatric Care, Nursing Practice in Reproductive Health and Pediatric Care, and Nursing Simulation
Senior Year
- Fall: Nursing Simulation, Professional Development III: Care Management, Nursing Concepts in Chronic Care, Nursing Practice in Chronic Care, Nursing Concepts in Population Health, Nursing Practice in Population Health, Nursing Concepts in Psychiatric/Mental Health, Nursing Simulation, and Elective
Careers:
- Registered Nurse
- Travel Nurse
- School Nurse
- ER Nurse
- Labor & Delivery Nurse
- ICU Nurse
- Primary Care Nurse