Program: BSNURS - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Program Philosophy
The faculty of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program believe nursing is a caring profession whose members provide patient-centered care across the life span to individuals, families, and the global community. We believe nursing is a scientific discipline using clinical judgment, substantiated by evidence, and integrating safe, quality care and health promotion.
As part of our professional identity, we value interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork to promote effective communication? and? shared? decision? making. We believe nurses use information and technology to communicate, access resources, promote patient safety and engage in continuous quality improvement. Professional nurses adhere to the established standards of practice and are accountable within the legal and ethical framework of the profession. Inherent? ?in this is the belief that professional education is a continuous life-long process necessary to integrate the best current evidence for clinical practice. In keeping with the core values of Mercyhurst University, we believe nurses are ambassadors of service demonstrating the values of social mercy, global responsibility, intellectual creativity, and reflective awareness.
We believe learners are self-directed and build on prior knowledge and life experiences. Learning is facilitated by various teaching? strategies? which? consider individual learning preferences and varied teaching and educational methodologies, including synchronous and asynchronous distance learning. The faculty encourages and supports the spirit of inquiry to challenge the status quo and question underlying assumptions.
Accreditation
The RN-BSN completion program is pre-accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037. 800-669-1656. Holding pre-accreditation status does not guarantee that initial accreditation by NLN CNEA will be received.
The Mercyhurst University RN-BSN completion program is pursuing accreditation from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20037; phone 202-909-2500.?
At the end of this program, the graduate will be able to:
BSN Requirements
The BSN student must meet the following requirements:
A grade of C+ (80%) or above is required to successfully pass all 300 and 400 level nursing courses. In addition, a satisfactory performance in the clinical component of NURS 401 and NURS 404 is required. Grades of C (79%) or below in nursing courses and/or an unsatisfactory clinical performance will require a student to repeat the course.
Some major requirements may also fulfill components of the REACH curriculum.
REACH Curriculum
The RN-BSN program curriculum builds on the student’s Associate Degree or Diploma in nursing and requires a total of 120 Credits. All previous student transcripts will be reviewed and the student may need to take specific Liberal Arts courses in order to fulfill the REACH curriculum. Each student will be advised of any specific requirements at the beginning of the program.