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Director of Baccalaureate and
Practical Nursing
Aubray Orduna, M.S.N., R.N.
P: 800.647.5500 or 402.552.6118
E: orduna@clarksoncollege.edu
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Assistant
Director of Baccalaureate Nursing
Cynthia Schlotfeld, M.S.N., R.N.
P: 800.647.5500 or 402.552.6207
E: schlotfeld@clarksoncollege.edu
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Program
Objectives
Upon completion of this program, all BSN option graduates
will demonstrate the ability to operationalize nursing as the human science of
caring. In addition, graduates will be able to do the following:
- Evaluate
professional nurse caring behaviors in the delivery of holistic health
care to individuals, families and groups across the lifespan.
- Exemplify
characteristics of leadership, scholarship and excellence in the practice
of professional nursing.
- Synthesize
concepts of holistic health in the delivery of professional nurse caring
to individuals, families and groups across the lifespan.
- Provide
effective professional nurse caring to diverse individuals, families and
groups across the lifespan.
- Creatively
formulate effective clinical judgments, based on concepts of professional
nurse caring for individuals, families and groups across the lifespan.
Upon graduation, students are prepared to practice in a
variety of settings, both independently and collaboratively with colleagues in
other disciplines. Graduates from the Baccalaureate Nursing program have a
solid preparation for graduate studies in nursing and are encouraged to pursue
graduate education as one means of lifelong learning.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree graduates are
eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for
Registered Nurses.
Assessment
Baccalaureate Nursing students are enrolled in the Total
Testing program offered by Educational Resources Incorporated (ERI). This
comprehensive program prepares individuals for the NCLEX-RN. The Nurse Entrance
Test (NET) is administered prior to taking NS 110 World of Professional Nursing
to develop a baseline profile of the essential math and reading comprehension
skills of both individual students and/or the entire class, and then
appropriate remediation is assigned. Individual nursing area tests (CAP) are
administered upon completion of each area of study. Areas of student weakness
are addressed and Content Coaching online audio remediation is provided to
those students. The Clinical and Theory Enhancer allows students to practice
prior to each CAP. At the completion of the nursing program, a comprehensive
examination (RN Assessment/PreRN Examination) is administered to further
identify strengths and weaknesses. Students will then take a computerized
"mock" State Board exam (RN-CAT). A four-day NCLEX-RN review course is provided
for graduating seniors.
Curriculum
Requirements
In order to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
(BSN) degree at Clarkson College, students must successfully complete a total
of 129 semester hours. These hours must be distributed as follows:
- General Education = 41
semester hours (which must include 9 semester hours of the
Clarkson College Core Curriculum).
- Support Courses = 21
semester hours (at least 8 semester hours of Anatomy and
Physiology, 4 semester hours of Microbiology, 4 semester hours of
Biochemistry, 3 semester hours of Pathophysiology and 2 semester hours of
Gerontology).
- Major Courses = 67 semester
hours (includes 41 semester hours of nursing theory and 24
semester hours of clinical nursing courses).
Service-Learning
and Community Service Graduation Requirements
30 hours (23 Service-Learning)* of Clarkson College
Service hours must be completed prior to graduation. Graduates who do not
complete the required number of Service hours will not receive diplomas or
transcripts, until the hours have been completed.*Note: Service hours accrued beyond the minimum
number of required service hours can be applied toward the requirements for the
Maltese Cross Certificate or Medal.
Required Courses (click
here)
Course Descriptions (click
here)
Admission Requirements for
Undergraduate Students (click
here)
