RN to BSN
Introduction
The RN to BSN option provides educational mobility for registered nurses who are seeking a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. RNs have the opportunity of using their prior education and professional experiences to earn advanced placement status at East Carolina University.
Special Features
The RN to BSN curriculum is designed with the working registered nurse in mind. The Director of RN/BSN Studies will assist each student to plan an individual program of study prior to and during enrollment at the university. East Carolina University College of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. The RN to BSN option includes the following special features:
- No placement examinations
- Thirty-four semester hours of placement credit and advanced placement to senior status
- Admission twice per year - August and January
- Online courses
- A full or part-time plan of study that allows for completion of all nursing courses in three to five semesters
- Application of professional experiences and continuing education toward selected senior-level practicum courses
Curriculum
The RN to BSN curriculum offers versatility and flexibility. The curriculum is 100% online. The online option is a three, four, or five-semester year-round option.
Clinical experiences for all options are completed in the student's hometown area.
Once the pre-requisite courses are completed and admission to the nursing major occurs, the RN enrolls in the bridge transition course NURS 3025, Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning.
Course Content
NURS 3010, Foundations in Nursing Informatics, Application of information technology and literacy related to nursing education and practice.
NURS 3025, Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, Theoretical foundations and skills for performing a holistic plan of care for individuals across the lifespan.
NURS 3410, Concepts of Pathophysiology for Nursing, Etiology, mechanism, and clinical presentation of alterations in physiology.
NURS 3510, Nursing Research, Introduction to research process and its impact on nursing practice, education, and public policy.
NURS 4410, Nursing Management of Complex Health Issues: Individuals and Families, Principles and practices of nursing promoting holistic care of individuals and families across the lifespan.
NURS 4420, Nursing Management of Complex Health Issues: Populations and Systems, Principles and practices of nursing promoting holistic care of population health across the lifespan.
NURS 4430, Systems, Complex Heath Issues and Nursing, Principles and practices of nursing focusing on systems impacting current and emerging complex health issues.
NURS 4440, Nursing Leadership and Service Learning I, Assessing and planning service-learning project relevant to health concerns of aggregates or populations.
NURS 4450, Nursing Leadership and Service Learning II, Implementing and evaluating service-learning project relevant to health concerns of aggregates or populations.
NURS 4460, Nursing Leadership and Service Learning III, Disseminating service-learning project relevant to health concerns of aggregates or populations.
Courses may be taken in any order, however:
The RN to BSN student earns 34 semester hours of placement credit upon successful completion of NURS 3025 Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning.