Welcome to the RN BSN Nursing Student home page. Thank you for your
interest in the RN BSN program at CSUB!
This website will answer your questions concerning the RN BSN nursing
program. Currently there are three Professors who offer advisment after
visiting this web site:
| Cherie Rector | COS Advisor | (661) 654-3292 |
| Judy Pedro | AV Advisor | (661) 654-2050 |
| Gail Davidson | Bakersfield Advisor | (661) 654-2546 |
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BSN-RN Continuing Nursing Students- Advising: |
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| All Students: | N441, N499 | |
| COS Students: | N442 | |
| AV/BAK Students: | N444 | |
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Spring 09 Enrollment:
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| COS Students: | N444 | |
| AV/BAK Students: | N442 | |
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Information on COS, AVC, and BC advising can be found posted on this web link: www.csub.edu/INN.
In addition, you will find the Undergraduate Nursing Student Policy Handbook which includes vital information on departmental policies for those of you who are applying and already students in the RN BSN program. Important links to other campus services are provided to access ancillary information.
Again, welcome to this web site. And thanks again for your interest in the RN BSN program at CSUB!
Best Wishes,
Gail Davidson, APRN, BC, RN, PHN
Professor and RN BSN Coordinator
The Department of Nursing offers a baccalaureate program built upon a foundation of science and liberal education that prepares graduates as professional nurses for positions in hospitals and community agencies. All graduates from the program are recommended for certification as public health nurses in the State of California. This program also prepares students for entrance into graduate programs in Nursing.
The program is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. For further information about the approval status of the program, please contact the Department of Nursing office or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at the following address: One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120, phone (202) 887-6791.
The nursing curriculum is organized according to the four universal concepts of nursing which include the client, environment, health, and nurse. The client is defined as the individual, the family, groups/aggregates, and the community. Students study health, health problems and human responses that occur as a result of life processes. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process as a systematic method of assisting clients to attain, regain and maintain maximum functional health status. Nursing intervention with clients is based on the use of the nursing process with a focus on the various roles of the nurse including educator, clinician, leader, and researcher.
Baccalaureate Program Objectives
The program objectives are to prepare students for graduation who:
- Value the inherent dignity and worth of the person as a unique humanistic being.
- Use theory and knowledge from the discipline of nursing, the physical and behavioral sciences, and the humanities in providing and evaluating nursing care.
- Utilize communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes with clients of nursing.
- Foster health maintenance, prevention of illness, and promotion of optimal health through principles of teaching and learning.
- Maximize functional health status in clients across the life span. Foster an environment in which the clients, across the lifespan, maximize their strengths, assets, and potentials in their quest for optimal wellness as indicated by maximal functional status.
- Assess continuing learning needs by engaging in self-directed education that is focused toward continued personal and professional growth.
- Demonstrate professional practice by accepting individual responsibility and accountability for nursing interventions and their outcomes within the context of the ethical, political, legal and economic environment.
- Critique and synthesize research for the applicability of its findings to nursing.
- Utilize leadership and management skills through involvement with others in meeting health needs and nursing goals.
- Collaborate with colleagues and others on the interdisciplinary health team to promote the health and well-being of the clients of nursing.
- Function within the novice nurse role (clinician, researcher, educator, leader) to meet the healthcare needs of a changing multicultural society.
- Demonstrate the ability to successfully pass the RN licensure examination (NCLEX).
While there is a single baccalaureate degree program in Nursing, the university offers a RN to BSN program for registered nurses who wish to earn a baccalaureate degree.
Programs for Registered Nurses
Information on this page is taken directly from the 2007-2009 catalog.For a quick-fact sheet of the RN to BSN program click here (PDF).
Admission Policies
The admission policies, including those for medical corpsmen and
disabled students, are the same as presented earlier in the catalog.
Professional Liability insurance, uniforms, transportation, background
checks, and physical and mental
health requirements are the same as for students in the baccalaureate
and masters programs. Applications are due to the Nursing Department by
December 15th, 2008. A University application for either undergraduate or
post-baccalaureate is necessary for University admission. Transcripts of
all college work are due by December 26th, 2008.
More Information:
FAQs |
RN to BSN Program
Application
Program Description for RN to BSN Program
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program provides Registered Nurses who graduated with an Associate Degree or Diploma in nursing the opportunity to complete the requirements for a BSN degree. Graduates are eligible for the California Public Health Nurse Certification and are prepared to progress into a master’s degree program.
Admission Requirements for BSN Completion Program
To be considered for admission at senior student status, students must meet the following criteria:
- Graduate of a nationally recognized, regionally accredited Associate Degree or Diploma program in nursing.
- Current, clear, and active California RN License and Healthcare Provider CPR card.
- A minimum of one year of registered nursing experience in the last five years, or graduation from the initial registered nursing program within one year.
- A grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better (on a scale of A=4.0) in the last 90 quarter units or 60 semester units of academic credits.
- Three letters of recommendation from persons who know the applicant’s academic and professional abilities; one from current employer.
- Submission of a completed application including official transcripts to the University and to the Department of Nursing.
- Completion of all prerequisite course work listed below.
More Information:
Undergraduate Handbook
Prerequisite Courses for the RN to BSN, and the RN to MSN Program
Required Courses: (Must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to enrollment into Nursing Clinical Courses.)
- English*: Ten quarter units which include principles of verbal, written, and group communication. (CSUB courses: ENG 110 and COMM 108.) Prerequisites.
- One course (5 quarter units or 3 semester units) in Sociology* or Anthropology*. (CSUB courses: SOC 100, ANTH 100.) Prerequisite.
- One course in Anatomy* including a laboratory (5 quarter units or 3 semester units). (CSUB course: BIOL 250.) May be combined with Physiology as 10 quarter units or 6 semester units. Prerequisite.
- One course in Physiology* including a laboratory (6 quarter units or 4 semester units). (CSUB courses: BIOL 255, BIOL 256.) Prerequisite.
- Inorganic Chemistry* or Organic Chemistry* (10 quarter units or 6 semester units). May be a combination inorganic/organic chemistry course and bio chemistry (5 semester units or 7.5 or greater quarter units). (CSUB courses: CHEM 150 or CHEM 203.) Prerequisite.
- Introduction/General Psychology* course (5 quarter units or 3 semester units). (CSUB course: PSYC 100.) Prerequisite.
- One course in Statistics* (5 quarter units or 3 semester units). (CSUB course: MATH 140 or PSYC 200.) Prerequisite.
- One course in Microbiology* (5 quarter units or 3 semester units). (CSUB course: BIOL260.) Prerequisite.
- One course in Life-span Development* or Child Psychology* (5 quarter units). (CSUB courses: PSYC 210 or PSYC 310.) Prerequisite.
- One course in Nutrition* (3 quarter units or 2 semester units). (CSUB course: BIOL 370.) Prerequisite.
- One course in Critical Thinking (5 quarter units or 3 semester units) (CSUB course: PHIL 102)
* It is recommended that prerequisite courses be taken within the past ten years prior to graduation. See Department of Nursing for course currency policy.
Required Courses for the First Year
The first year in the RN-BSN Program is where registered nurses take undergraduate courses, as well as certain graduate and general education courses. The following nursing and cognate courses are required for the first year for students seeking a BSN degree:
- NURS 410 Professional Nursing Concepts and Issues (5)
- NURS 441 Community Health Nursing (5)
- NURS 442 Community Health Nursing Practicum (5)
- NURS 357 Planning Nursing Research (3)
- NURS 345 Pathophysiology (5)
- NURS 490 Senior Seminar: Leadership, Trends & Issues in Nursing (5).
- NURS 444 Professional Nursing Practicum (5)
- NURS 489 Experiential Prior Learning (12)
- NURS 499 Independent Study (NCLEX)(20)
Note: RN students are allowed to enroll in selected Master’s level core courses (NURS 515, 518, 586, 590) as they complete required undergraduate courses. In addition to the required nursing courses, the general education requirements for the baccalaureate degree of the university must be completed for students in the RN-BSN program.
Further information on the RN to BSN program and to download the application and information packet, please click here.
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