Description
This accelerated 15-month program is designed for those who already have earned a Bachelor’s degree. The program is designed to help students become scientifically and humanistically prepared to become professional nurses, and it provides a foundation for graduate study in nursing. Beginning practitioners are most frequently employed in either hospital or community settings. Hospitals offer challenging opportunities for the baccalaureate graduate as do long-term health care facilities. In the community, nurses are employed by public health departments, health maintenance organizations, community and migrant health centers, outpatient clinics, physician’s offices, voluntary health organizations and hospices. Increasingly, nurses have opportunities to participate in entrepreneurial endeavors as independent health care providers. The armed services also offer excellent career opportunities for graduates.
Licensed RNs with an associate’s degree who wish to pursue the RN-to-BSN Fast-Track major should review that program.
Students who do not have a previous Bachelor’s degree should review the Traditional BSN Nursing Major program.
Admission to the Program
Prospective students are encouraged to meet with the Director of the Accelerated Second-degree program, Dr. Bingham (kbingham@brockport.edu when considering this program for guidance when planning and completing prerequisite courses. All applicants are required to meet with Dr. Bingham prior to being accepted. Admission into the Accelerated (Second-Degree) program is competitive. Meeting the minimum criteria for admission does not guarantee admission into the program.
Minimum Criteria for Admission
- Prior BS or BA degree
- Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better
- B or better in all science and math prerequisites (Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, Statistics)
- All science prerequisites require a laboratory component.
- The strength of the prerequisite courses, in particular the sciences, is considered in the wholistic review of the applicant. Students are encouraged to reach out to the program director prior to registering for science courses.
- C or better in all non-science prerequisites (Sociology, Psychology, Developmental Assessment, Nutrition)
- Professional demeanor in communication with college staff and faculty.
- All prerequisites must be completed prior to starting the program.
- Priority for admission is considered for those who have all pre-requisites completed at the time of application.
- Priority for admission is considered for those who have a degree from SUNY Brockport
Consult the School of Nursing website for application deadlines and other admission information.
Required Prerequisite Courses (0-30 credits)
- BIO 321 Anatomy and Physiology I (with lab)
- BIO 322 Anatomy and Physiology II(with lab)
- BIO 323 Microbiology(with lab)
- A non-preparatory Chemistry course higher than an introductory level course (with lab)
- PBH 311 Nutrition (not consumer nutrition)
- An introductory statistics course
- SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- PSH 110 Introduction to Psychology
- PRO 204 Lifespan Development Assessment (Developmental Psychology)
- Recommended but not required: HCS 230 Medical Terminology
Program Requirements
Students in the nursing major pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, and must complete its requirements.
Students must achieve and maintain an exam average of 75 and overall course grade of 75 in each nursing course for continued progression through the nursing program and to qualify for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
All degree requirements must be completed within five years after beginning the clinical component of the major.
Major Department Requirements (60 credits)
Required Courses
- NUR 321 Introduction to Pharmacology
- NUR 328 Math for Safe Medication Administration
- NUR 342 Foundations for Professional Practice for Nursing
- NUR 343 Foundations for Professional Practice for Nursing Clinical
- NUR 344 Health Assessment
- NUR 345 Health Assessment Laboratory
- NUR 346 Medical Surgical Nursing 1
- NUR 347 Medical Surgical Nursing 1 Clinical
- NUR 348 Childbearing Family and Women’s Health
- NUR 349 Childbearing Family and Women’s Health Clinical
- NUR 350 Medical Surgical Nursing II
- NUR 351 Medical Surgical Nursing II Clinical
- NUR 360 Nursing Care of the Older Adult
- NUR 440 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
- NUR 441 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Clinical
- NUR 442 Critical Care Nursing
- NUR 443 Critical Care Nursing Clinical
- NUR 444 Community Health Nursing
- NUR 445 Community Health Nursing Clinical
- NUR 446 Pediatric Nursing
- NUR 447 Pediatric Nursing Clinical
- NUR 478 Problem Solving in Nursing I
- NUR 495 Senior Nursing Seminar
- PRO 310 Research: Process and Critique
- PRO 451 Issues in Leadership and Management
Total Credits (60-120 credits)
Health Standards
Due to the special demands of the nursing program and the need to protect patients and students, students in the accelerated nursing program are required to have a physical examination and prescribed lab tests prior to the start of the school year. A current, complete health form including the prescribed lab tests must be on file in the Department of Nursing by the date specified in the admission letter in order for the student to participate in clinical learning experiences. Nursing students are required to discuss with their nursing faculty advisors any health factors that may affect their capacity to perform as professional nurses. NOTE: New York State Department of Health and individual health care agencies also require additional protective measures prior to caring for patients. Presently, health care agencies require a positive rubella titer or evidence of immunization, influenza vaccination, varicella immunization or positive titer, Hepatitis B vaccination or its declination, and screening for tuberculosis. Required health screening and required immunizations may change and students will need to adhere to those changes. Last semester students are required to provide an annual health update and screening consistent with current guidelines prior to the beginning of their last semester. An annual Flu vaccine is also required by the health care institutions and must be obtained before October 31 of each fall semester.
Transportation
The majority of the clinical facilities are located in Rochester, 16 miles east of the Brockport campus. Transportation to and from clinical sites is the student’s responsibility. Students must have a valid NYS driver’s license and have access to their own car. It is not always possible for students to share rides with other nursing students to all clinical sites.
Uniforms
Uniforms must be purchased before the beginning of the program. Students accepted into the program are advised concerning arrangements for fittings and costs.
Student Learning Outcomes
The Student Learning Outcomes associated with the BSN program are consistent with the AACN/QSEN competencies and are as follows:
Program Learning Outcome 1: (AACN Domain: Knowledge for Nursing Practice)
Integrate theories and concepts from nursing, liberal arts, and natural and social sciences to enhance ones understanding of professional nursing, and to develop clinical judgement across varying practice care settings.
Program Learning Outcome 2: (AACN Domain: Person-Centered Care)
Engage in a holistic view with individuals across the lifespan within the context of their values, preferences, and well-being, viewing patients and families as full partners in their care coordination.
Program Learning Outcome 3: (AACN Domain: Population Health)
Participate in the provision of health care through advocacy and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and stakeholders, to promote a diverse society, to enhance health equity, and to address healthcare delivery needs.
Program Learning Outcome 4: (AACN Domain: Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline)
Evaluate how evidence-based care allows for enhancement of informing science, advancing clinical practice, and impacting best practices, for the delivery of optimal health care across diverse populations.
Program Learning Outcome 5: (AACN Domain: Quality and Safety)
Implement processes, skills and clinical judgement necessary to empower the professional nurse to promote awareness of quality and safety, risk mitigation and a just culture.
Program Learning Outcome 6: (AACN Domain: Interprofessional Partnership)
Collaborate with individuals, families, communities, populations, and interdisciplinary team members, fostering leadership, open communication, mutual learning, and shared decision making for enhanced healthcare outcomes.
Program Learning Outcome 7: (AACN Domain: Systems-Based Practice)
Examine cost-effective, innovative, and evidence-based care for the delivery of equitable services across health care systems.
Program Learning Outcome 8: (AACN Domain: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies)
Critique the benefits and challenges of using information and communication technologies to gather data, generate knowledge, deliver safe nursing care, and support documentation, in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and workplace policies.
Program Learning Outcome 9: (AACN Domain: Professionalism)
Reflect attitudes and beliefs around one’s nurse identity that exemplifies professional nursing, assertiveness, moral courage, mentorship, and compassion, while acknowledging nursing history and the ANA Code of ethics.
Program Learning Outcome 10: (AACN Domain: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development)
Formulate a professional philosophy that reflects leadership, advocacy, social justice, personal and professional resilience, accountability, responsibility, and ethical decision making, and a commitment to continuous self-reflection, improvement, and learning.