Nursing Traditional, BSN

Location(s): Clarion Campus, Edinboro Campus

The four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing ( BSN) degree program is innovative in its approach to nursing education. Students must complete 120 credits to graduate. Students in Pennsylvania Western University BSN program will participate in nursing courses and critical thinking preparation for nursing practice beginning in the first semester. The curriculum combines professional nursing courses and a wealth of science courses to develop knowledge in preparation for the delivery of quality and safe patient care.

Advisement Sheet

Student Learning Outcomes

Incorporates concepts of health promotion in the care of individuals, families, and communities including diverse and vulnerable populations
Engage in effective professional communication
Demonstrate clinical judgement within contemporary nursing practice
Apply leadership concepts to ensure quality in complex health care systems
Integrate scholarly inquiry, research, and theory into evidence-based nursing practice
Use information technology to improve patient outcomes

Curriculum Requirements

General Education

At least two disciplines must be represented within each of the following areas: Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Tech. For example: Students cannot have all courses with a prefix of BIOL in Natural Sciences and Tech. You must take courses from at least two different discipline areas (ie. BIOL and CHEM).

Oral Communication - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
Quantitative Reason - STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
Technological Literacy - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts and Humanities - ENGL 2210 - Writing in the Health and Human Services Professions Credit Hours: 3
Arts and Humanities - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts and Humanities - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences - SOCI 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences - PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences and Tech - BIOL 2810 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences and Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences and Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Student Elective - BIOL 3810 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture Credit Hours: 3

Competencies

Quantitative Applications - NURS 2240 - Nursing Interventions Theory Credit Hours: 2
Applied Methodologies - BIOL 2811 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
Intercultural Fluency - NURS 4440 - Community Health Nursing Theory Credit Hours: 2
Ethical Reasoning - NURS 4400 - Nursing Leadership Credit Hours: 3
Information Literacy - NURS 4415 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - NURS 4415 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - ENGL 2210 - Writing in the Health and Human Services Professions Credit Hours: 3
Keystone Experience - NURS 4453 - Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Nursing Theory Credit Hours: 3

Major

Minimum Requirements

Minimum grade of C required in all Nursing courses

Required Major Courses

NURS 1101 - Intro to Professional Nursing Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 2230 - Nursing Assessment Theory Credit Hours: 3.00
NURS 2231 - Nursing Assessment Clinical Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 2240 - Nursing Interventions Theory Credit Hours: 2
NURS 2241 - Nursing Interventions Clinical Credit Hours: 1
NURS 3100 - Medical Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
NURS 4435 - Pathophysiology Credit Hours: 4
NURS 3320 - Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3
NURS 2250 - Health Promotion Credit Hours: 3
NURS 2245 - Basic Nursing Care Clinical Credit Hours: 2
NURS 3330 - Adult Health I Theory Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3331 - Adult Health I Clinical Credit Hours: 4
NURS 3340 - Maternal Child Health Nursing Theory Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3342 - Maternity and Pediatrics Clinical Credit Hours: 2
NURS 3350 - Pediatrics Nursing Theory Credit Hours: 3
NURS 4400 - Nursing Leadership Credit Hours: 3
NURS 4415 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice Credit Hours: 3
NURS 4442 - Community/Psych Health Nursing Clinical Credit Hours: 2
NURS 4440 - Community Health Nursing Theory Credit Hours: 2
NURS 4433 - Adult Health II Theory Credit Hours: 2
NURS 4453 - Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Nursing Theory Credit Hours: 3
NURS 4431 - Adult Health Nursing II Clinical Credit Hours: 2
NURS 4498 - Nursing Capstone Credit Hours: 3.00
BIOL 1104 - Introduction to Human Genetics Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1140 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
PSYC 2200 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Nursing Elective Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2811 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 3811 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Total Credits: 120

Depending on the program of study, students may need to complete additional credits to ensure the total credit hour requirement is met.

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