Nursing, B.S.N.
The purpose of the Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing program is to prepare graduates in a Christian liberal arts setting with a broad foundation in the sciences and humanities who are able to demonstrate nursing judgment while providing and coordinating holistic patient/family-centered/population-based care. The BSN graduate effectively communicates and collaborates in healthcare settings, applies the nursing process throughout the lifespan, integrates evidence-based practice, applies nursing informatics, and models nursing behaviors of leadership and professionalism. The BSN graduate has a foundation for graduate education in nursing.
Traditional Track (Four Year Program)
Bethel Core
| THEO 110 | Exploring the Christian Faith | 3 |
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| BIBL 215 | Old Testament Literature | 3 |
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| BIBL 216 | New Testament Literature | 3 |
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| COMM 171 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Written Communication II | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Written Communication III | 3 |
| PHIL 250 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PSYC 182 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 151 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| CHEM 150 | Introduction to General, Organic & Biochemistry | 4 |
| MATH 111 | Basic Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| ECON/HIST/SS/SOC | Elective | 3 |
| FA/THTR/LIT/ART/Music | Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 37 |
Required Cognates
| BIOL 214 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 215 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| PSYC 288 | Life Span Development | 3 |
| BIOL 220 | Clinical Microbiology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Major
| NUR 213 | Patient/Family-Centered Care: Mental Health Nursing (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 220 | Health Assessment (BSN) | 2 |
| NUR 224 | Pharmacology (ADN, BSN) | 3 |
| NUR 231 | Fundamentals of Nursing (BSN) | 6 |
| NUR 240 | Patient/Family-Centered Care: Medical-Surgical I (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 300 | Nursing Informatics (BSN/BSN-C) | 3 |
| NUR 310 | Patient-Family Centered Care: Medical Surgical II (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 315 | Patient/Family-Centered Care: Children (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 317 | Patient-Family Centered Care: Maternal Newborn Nursing (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 350 | Patient/Family-Centered Care: Medical-Surgical III (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 382 | Frameworks for Nursing Practice (BSN/BSN-C) | 2 |
| NUR 385 | Issues and Ethics in Nursing (BSN) | 3 |
| NUR 395 | Evidenced-Based Nursing Practice (BSN/BSN-C) | 3 |
| NUR 416 | Patient/Family-Centered Care: Critical Care (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 418 | Community and Population-Based Nursing (BSN) | 4 |
| NUR 420 | Management of Patient/Family-Centered Care (BSN) | 5 |
| NUR 426 | Clinical Problem Solving (BSN) | 2 |
| NUR 487 | Global Health (BSN/BSN-C) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 64 |
Electives
Electives needed to complete degree
Total Credit Hours: 120
One credit hour of class is equivalent to 15 50-minute class hours. Three 60-minute hours of clinical equal one hour of credit. Each science course must have a laboratory component.
RN-Completion Track
Bethel Core
| THEO 110 | Exploring the Christian Faith | 3 |
| COMM 171 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Written Communication II | 3 |
| PSYC 182 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 151 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Basic Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| BIOL | Human Anatomy & Physiology | 4 |
| ECON/HIST/SS/SOC | Elective | 3 |
| FA/THTR/LIT/ART/Music | Elective | 3 |
| ENGL | Elective | 3 |
| BIBL/PHIL | Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 34 |
Required Cognates
| BIOL/CHEM | | 4 |
| PSYC | Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
Major
| NUR 300 | Nursing Informatics (BSN/BSN-C) | 3 |
| NUR 380 | Health Assessment (BSN-C) | 2 |
| NUR 381 | Role Transition in Professional Nursing (BSN-C) | 3 |
| NUR 382 | Frameworks for Nursing Practice (BSN/BSN-C) | 2 |
| NUR 383 | Contemporary Issues in Nursing (BSN-C) | 2 |
| NUR 395 | Evidenced-Based Nursing Practice (BSN/BSN-C) | 3 |
| NUR 410 | Ethics for Nursing Practice (BSN-C) | 2 |
| NUR 471 | Nursing Leadership and Management (BSN-C) | 5 |
| NUR 485 | Community and Population Based Nursing (BSN-C) | 4 |
| NUR 487 | Global Health (BSN/BSN-C) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 29 |
Lower Level Nursing (Up to 36)
Electives
Electives needed to complete degree
Total Credit Hours: 120
BSN-C students are not required to take Chemistry by virtue of licensure as a nurse, but must have at least two semesters of science with lab.