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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING |
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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 |
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Policy:
- 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. - All students must complete the admission requirements and the prerequisite non-nursing coursework prior to matriculation.
- 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.
- 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. - 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. - 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
- 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.