School of Nursing

CSU's H1N1 Plan

The School of Nursing offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in an eight-semester curriculum with nursing courses beginning in the fall of junior year. The first four semesters of course work are designed as pre-nursing. The following four semesters comprise the professional nursing major. Graduates of the nursing program are prepared to sit for the Registered Nurse Licensure Exam and assume the role of the generalist professional nurse.

School of Nursing Mission

• To achieve academic excellence in nursing education through learner centered teaching, evidence based practice, creative inquiry and student engagement.
• To prepare graduates for a successful nursing career that include that includes life-long learning, leadership and responsibility through professional nursing practice and service to others.
• To achieve recognition as a leader in nursing within the community through collaborative, public private partnerships and service.

BSN Program Mission

To prepare caring, competent professional nurse generalists who provide safe, culturally sensitive, patient centered care for diverse patient populations in a variety of settings through interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence based practice, informatics, safety and quality improvement processes, and effective leadership in the roles of provider of care, manager of care, and member of the profession.

Expected Program Outcomes

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares a nurse generalist with a liberal arts background who focuses upon treating human responses to actual or potential health problems. Graduates are expected to meet the following program outcomes to function in entry-level nursing practice positions.

• Graduates will provide safe, patient centered care in a variety of settings.
• Graduates will apply concepts of safe practice to promote optimal patient clinical outcomes.
• Graduates will apply the quality improvement process to ensure patient safety and to meet desired clinical outcomes.
• Graduates will use sound evidence to make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Graduates will communicates and collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary health care team in a professional and effective manner, through verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic means to improve patient outcomes and teamwork.
• Graduates will integrate information technology into nursing practice in a variety of settings.
• Graduates will function as a leader within the nursing roles provider of care, manager of care, and member of the profession.

Accreditation

The BSN program has full approval from the Georgia Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (61 Broadway, New York, NY 10014, 202-363-5555).

Licensure

Graduates of the nursing program are eligible to take the Registered Nurse Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN). The Georgia Board of Nursing has sole authority for deciding whether the licensing exam may be taken by a graduate who has been convicted of a felony or had a license encumbered. Further licensure information may be obtained from the Georgia Board of Nursing.