Nursing

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NYUS’s Accelerated Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing (ABSN) is a pre-licensure degree program for those wishing to complete a program of study in professional nursing. At the conclusion of the program, graduates will receive a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) and will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensing exam to become licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse. This program offers an accelerated format that allows students with previous college level work to complete the program of study in four semesters (after general education credits are evaluated and completed). The program emphasizes the Registered Nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team and a member of the discipline of nursing.

Course work in this program provide students with a framework of knowledge on the caring principles and emphasize critical thinking, leadership, management, evidenced-based practice, health promotion and illness prevention, and physical assessment. The curriculum for this professional nursing program accentuates cultural, political, economic, and social issues that influence patients, families, communities, and populations across all health care delivery settings.

The framework and design of the ABSN program includes broad competencies across areas of knowledge essential for successful practice as a Registered Professional Nurse and include rich experiences in clinical and skills performance, inter/intra disciplinary collaboration, reasoning and judgment, caring concepts, technology integration, and professionalism. The program design provides students with concepts each semester that build on previous learning and have direct applicability to nursing practice. Each of these areas are reflected in program outcomes and incorporate competencies as outlined in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice.

• Program Objectives

  To develop knowledgeable nursing care providers who are able to demonstrate mastery of the science of professional nursing practice as a result of the integration of content relating to current concepts of professional inquiry, critical thinking, communication, leadership and healthcare delivery.
• To develop critical thinkers who are able to creatively engage in rational inquiry utilizing the nursing process in both well-defined, relatively common clinical situations and in complex clinical situations.
• To develop skilled healthcare providers who are prepared to provide a higher level of nursing assessment in their direct or indirect care of ethically, culturally and/or spiritually diverse patients and their families.
• To develop effective collaborators of healthcare who are prepared to work in a leadership capacity to design and manage the care of individuals and their families.
• To develop caring and therapeutic communicators who are prepared to utilize broadened tools of communication in advocating the comfort and self-determination of patients and their families.
• To develop nursing professionals who practice nursing within a legal/ethical framework.

Prerequisites for Major Courses

Acceptance is granted into the major courses upon completion of the following prerequisite requirements include:

• Successful completion of the TEAS test and a personal interview with the Nursing Program Director
• Background check and drug screening
• Completion of the required health and immunizations screening with signed health statement by primary care provider
• Minimum of a “B” grade for BSC2085C, BSC2026C, MCB2000C, and NUR3813 Introduction to Professional Nursing.
• Applicants that hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (in any field) or an associates of arts degree from a regionally accredited college or university will be awarded block credits
• Applicants that have earned 60 or more credits from a regionally accredited college or university  will be awarded credits in accordance with the university’s credit transfer policy
• Applicants must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for general education courses

Program Outline

To receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) and earn eligibility to sit for the NCLEX-RN, students must earn 33 lower division general education credit hours, 15 upper division general education credit hours, and 72 upper division credit hours in the major courses. All courses must be completed with a grade of “B” or higher to proceed successfully through the program. Program requirements are as follows:

General Education Lower Division Courses  (33.0 credit hours )
American Literature or English Literature	3.0 credit hours
General Psychology	3.0 credit hours
English Composition II	3.0 credit hours
College or Intermediate Algebra	3.0 credit hours
Statistics	3.0 credit hours
Anatomy & Physiology I	4.0 credit hours
Anatomy & Physiology II	4.0 credit hours
Microbiology	4.0 credit hours
Lifespan Development	3.0 credit hours
Biological Principles of Nutrition	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Major Courses: ( 72.0 credit hours )
Fundamentals of Nursing	8.0 credit hours
Pharmacology	4.0 credit hours
Basic Adult Health Care	8.0 credit hours
Maternity Nursing	4.0 credit hours
Advanced Adult Health Care	8.0 credit hours
Pediatric Nursing	4.0 credit hours
Professional Role Development & Transition to Practice	6.0 credit hours
Physical Assessment in Healthcare	3.0 credit hours
Pathophysiology I	3.0 credit hours
Pathophysiology II	3.0 credit hours
Crisis Intervention	3.0 credit hours
Transcultural Factors in Healthcare Delivery	3.0 credit hours
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Research	3.0 credit hours
Community Nursing	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Leadership and Management	3.0 credit hours
Nursing Informatics	3.0 credit hours
Upper Division General Education Courses ( 15.0 credit hours )
Interpersonal Communication	3.0 credit hours
Research Writing	3.0 credit hours
Critical Thinking	3.0 credit hours
Introduction to Professional Nursing	3.0 credit hours
Upper Division Elective	3.0 credit hours