NSCC RN to Salem State University BSN (NSB) (This program is on hold)
AN OPTION OF NURSE EDUCATION
Type: Career, Degree (AS)
Special admissions requirement
Division: Health and Human Services
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS MUST BE A GRADUATE OF THE NSCC NURSE EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH AN UNENCUMBERED RN LICENSE
The RN to BSN Program prepares students to complete the MA transfer block credits and liberal arts course requirements in preparation for matriculation to SSU. Upon completion of the Program of Study, students are eligible to transfer to SSU to complete 30 upper level nursing credits and earn a BSN.
If you have questions related to program admissions or applications, please contact info@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4188.
If you have program advising related questions, please contact nursing@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4160.
First Year
Summer
| BIO211 | Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 |
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 3 |
| MAT143 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fall
| NSG101 | Nursing 1 | 8 |
| NSG104 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 1 |
| PSY102 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| BIO212 | Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 4 |
CMP102-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19 |
Spring
| NSG102 | Nursing 2 | 8 |
| NSG105 | Pharmacology and the Role of the Registered Nurse | 2 |
| PSY204 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| BIO214 | Microbiology | 4 |
| PHI120 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Second Year
Fall
| NSG201 | Nursing 3 | 10 |
| SOC106 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
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| CPS100 | Information Technology and Its Applications | 3 |
| OR | |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19 |
Spring
| NSG202 | Nursing 4 | 9 |
| NSG203 | The Registered Nurse in Contemporary Society | 2 |
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LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| OR | |
| SPN101A | Elementary Spanish 1 for Health Professions | 3 |
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LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| OR | |
| SPN102 | Elementary Spanish 2 | 3 |
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| SPE102 | Speech | 3 |
| OR | |
HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Requirement Notes
NSG101: The credit total for the Nurse Education courses can range from 35-41 credits depending upon year the student graduated from the Nurse Education Program.
MAT143: Prerequisite MAT092 or 094 or 135 with C or better or placement exam.
Open Electives: May be fulfilled by any open elective course other than NSG or PNR courses.
SPN101A: SPN101 may be substituted for SPN101A.
SPN102: May be fulfilled by the suggested course or other course that meets the indicated elective.
Program Note
Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.
See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.
Total Credit Hours: 94
Program Student Learner Outcomes
- Provide Evidenced based patient centered care with sensitivity to age, gender, culture, race health disparities, socio-economic status and spirituality in diverse health settings.
- Provide nursing care utilizing ethical, legal and professional standards in diverse health settings
- Utilize leadership skills and professional accountability to delegate nursing care and evaluate outcomes.
- Integrate the use of Information and technology and therapeutic communication to care for patients and collaborate with members of the health care team
- Use and evaluate strategies at the individual and systems level to reduce the risk of harm to patients and members of the health care team
- Engage in professional development to grow as a provider of care
Occupational Skills required
- Lift patients and equipment up to 25 pounds safely
- Carry and move equipment and objects up to 25 pounds safely
- Kneel to perform CPR, work with patients, and assist patients who fall
- Stoop, bend and twist to assist in ADL, perform transfers and operate low level equipment
- Safely maintain balance while assisting patients in ambulation and transfer
- Crouch to locate and plug in equipment
- Reach to adjust equipment, to guard patient and to reach supplies
- Walk for extended periods of time and distances over an eight hour period
- Stand for extended periods of time over an eight hour period
- Ability to handle equipment such as syringes, blood pressure cuffs, IV infusions, buttons, switches and touch pads
- Dexterity to perform fine motor skills, manipulate and fine-tune knobs, dials, blood pressure cuffs, equipment, scales, and stretchers; don and remove protective clothing; safely handle sterile supplies to prevent contamination
- Push and pull wheelchairs, stretchers, patients and Hoyer lifts
- Palpate pulses, skin texture and bony landmarks
- Differentiate between temperature and pressure variations
- Accurately read numbers, letters, cursive writing in fine and other print in varying light levels
- Detect changes in skin color, pateint's facial expressions, swelling, atrophy and forms of non-verbal communication (gestures)
- Observe patient and environment in order to assess conditions or needs
- See BP monometer, small print on vials, syringes, dials, gauges and computer screens
- Speak in English language in a clear, concise manner to communicate with patients, families, significant others and the health care team
- Respond to patient with communication disorders (aphasia or hearing loss), or those who use ELL
- Comprehend oral and written language, including health care terminology in order to communicate with patients, families, significant others, healthcare providers and community
- Write and word process in English, clearly and legibly for charts and computer input of data
- Hear heart sounds, breath sounds, patient distress sounds, machine timer bells and alarms; verbal directions and requests from health care team and patients
- Function safely, effectively and calmly under stressful situations
- Remain alert to surroundings and potential emergencies, and respond to patient situations, i.e. falls, pain, or change in physical status
- Integrate information and make decisions based on pertinent data, in a collborative manner
- Interact effectively, appropriately and exhibit respect for cultural and ethnic differences of clients, peers and individuals in the classroom setting
- Interact effectively and appropriately with patients, families, supervisors and co-workers of the same or different cultures with respect, politeness, tact, collaboration, teamwork and discretion in both the clinical and classroom settings
- Communicate an understanding of basic principles of supervision, ethics and confidentiality
- Display effective interpersonal skills necessary to interact in situations requiring close, personal contact
- Display attitudes and actions consistent with the ethical standards of the profession
- Maintain personal hygiene consistent with the close, personal contact associated with patient care
- Maintain composure while managing multiple tasks simultaneously
- Prioritize multiple tasks
- Remain free from alcohol and/or chemical impairment in the clinical and classroom settings
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