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             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Advanced placement students who are not RNs may obtain credit for the following nursing courses: NRSG 262-Professional Nursing, NRSG 268-Health Assessment and
              
Promotion, NRSG 280-Essentials of Nursing Care, NRSG 320-Family-Centered Care of
Adults, NRSG 325-Pathophysiology, NRSG 340-Family-Centered Maternity Nursing, NRSG 350-Family-Centered Nursing Care of Children, NRSG 386-Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research, NRSG 410-Client-Centered Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, NRSG 420-Community Health Nursing, NRSG 425-Concepts, Issues, and Nursing Care Related to Chronic Health Conditions, NRSG 435-Health Policy and Issues, NRSG 450-Family-Centered Nursing Care of Clients with Acute Complex Problems, NRSG 460-Gerontological Nursing, and NRSG 470-Nursing Management Strategies, by successfully completing the challenge procedure identified for each course which may include successful completion of a standardized exam, a course or departmental exam and/or other procedures identified by course faculty.</li>
            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Credit by challenge examination may be attempted only once per course and must be attempted prior to enrolling in the course. If unsuccessful, the student must enroll in the course. No student may challenge a course if they have previously taken any portion of that course.</li>
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Revision as of 08:57, September 30, 2015

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Advanced Placement Policy Subsection: 5.2.7
Section 5.0 - Policy Originating Date: November 1994
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation & Scholarship/Grant Committee
Revised: September 1995
Revised: April 2000
Revised: October 2000
Revised: May 2008
Reviewed: November 2012
Revised: May 2015


Policy:

  1. Advanced placement is designed for the student who will fit into the nursing curriculum at some point other than the beginning. Students who desire advanced placement include RNs and transfer students from another nursing program.

    The BSN program includes 58 hours of non-nursing course work. See Policy 5.2.3 for a complete list of prerequisite course requirements.
  2. All students must complete the admission requirements and the prerequisite non-nursing coursework prior to matriculation.
  3. There are 62 credits of nursing coursework in the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program. A course of study will be individualized with the advice of the faculty and Student Service Coordinators within the listed parameters for advanced placement.
    1. RN-BSN students must take a minimum of 20 nursing credit hours as established by the College of Nursing and the Board of Regents in order to be granted a degree from UNMC College of Nursing. Only courses in the nursing major may be applied to the residency requirement.

      RNs must take at least one course (NRSG 443W-Population-Centered Care) with a clinical component. Twenty (20) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC including one clinical course.
    2. RNs who possess a valid license to practice professional nursing will be granted credit for 27 credit hours for previous nursing education, recorded on the student’s transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor’s Degree.

      Licensed RNs who have practiced in the role for a minimum of one month full-time or its equivalent will be granted an additional 4 credit hours corresponding to NRSG 419-Transition to Professional Nursing. These credit hours also will be recorded on the student’s transcript when the student becomes a candidate for the Bachelor’s Degree.
    3. The following courses are required for the RN-BSN program: Total credits = 20 hours
      NRSG 268   Health Assessment and Promotion 4 cr (theory 2.5, lab 1.5)
      NRSG 325   Pathophysiology 4 cr (theory)
      NRSG 386   Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Research 2 cr (theory)
      NRSG 420   Community Health Nursing 5 cr (theory 2, clinical 3)
      NRSG 435   Health Policy and Issues 2 cr (theory)
      NRSG 470   Nursing Management Strategies 2 cr (theory)
      NRSG 385   Health Care Outcomes Management 5 cr (theory)

      Eleven (11) credits from the following courses will be validated through the 5 hour NRSG 385-Health Care Outcomes Management course and these additional eleven credits at one-half tuition cost will be posted on the student=s transcript when the student is a candidate for the BSN Degree following successful completion of the Health Care Outcomes Management course.

      NRSG 450   Acute Complex Problems
      NRSG 425   Concepts, Issues & Nursing Care Related to Chronic Health Conditions
      NRSG 460   Gerontological Nursing
      NRSG 270   Pharmacology for Health Professionals