Columbus State University RN to BSN Program

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Columbus State UniversityRN to BSN Program
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Apply to Columbus State University (Application
Online)

• www.colstate.edu
• http//www.colstate.edu/future/forms.asp
• (New applicant or Re-entry/re-admission)
• Note A 30 one-time non-refundable application
  fee for new CSU studentsNOT required of former
  CSU students.

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Call for an Advising Appointment

• Shannon Probst

• School of Nursing Office
  706-565-3649
• E-mail
• Probst_shannon_at_colstate.edu

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Nursing Advisors for the School of Nursing

• Judy Davidson, RN MSN

• Joanie Warden, RN MSN

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RN-to-BSN Georgia Articulation Plan Requirements

• NO TESTING Required for Admission
• 0-4 years after nursing graduation
• OR
• More than 4 years after nursing graduation AND
  WITH greater than 1000 hours clinical practice in
  last 3 years.
• TESTING REQUIRED for Admission
• More than 4 years after nursing graduation BUT
  has fewer than 1000 hours clinical practice in
  last 3 years .. Applicant must be tested for
  admission

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RN-to-BSN Georgia Articulation Plan Requirements

• Hold current and valid license to practice
  professional nursing in Georgia
• Meet nursing programs admission requirements
• Meet nursing programs general education
  requirements
• Meet testing requirements if applicable

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CSU RN-to-BSN Admission Requirements

• Nursing GPA minimum 2.75 on 4.0 scale (calculate
  only courses required for BSN)
• Starting in 2011, no more than 9-10 credit hours
  left to complete in areas B, C, E or Wellness
  which MUST be completed with last nursing course.
• Acceptable professional letters of reference (3)

• All area A, D and F requirements met (per BOR
  requirements)
• Pass ENGL 1101 and 1102 with grade of C or better
  (BOR rule)
• Pass all sciences labs with grade of C or
  better
• Pass Regents Exams

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Priority Registration for Pre-requisite
Courses

• Registration day BEFORE early registration each
  semester ONLY applies to nurses who have been
  accepted to CSU by that date each semester.
• You can still register through entire period of
  early registration

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RN to BSN Faculty Task Force
Ms Amanda Hawkins Dr Lisa Frander Ms Stephanie
Lewis Dr. Cheryl Smith Dr. Sheri Noviello
(not pictured)
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Program 2010 - 2011

• Completely revised and restructured into online
  format.
• 8-10 week periods of study over 12 month period
• First session beginning Fall 2010

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Fall 2010 Session 1 October 11 December 17,
2010

• NURS 3290 Professional Clinical Nursing RN I

• NURS 3292 Introduction to Health Assessment and
  Wellness

• Builds on previously mastered nursing concepts
• Roles foundational to professional nursing
  practice
• Health promotion, prevention and wellness
• Collaboration, communication, critical thinking,
  and role transition
• Updates in pharmacology
• Standards of practice
• Informatics

• Assessing the health of clients throughout the
  life span
• Physical examination and basic techniques of
  health assessment
• Basic interviewing and physical assessment
  techniques
• Recognition of normal findings, and
  differentiating normal from the most common
  abnormal findings

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Spring 2011 Session 2January 3 March 12, 2011

• NURS 3192 Professional Development Perspectives
  RN I

• NURS 3191 Evidence Based Practice RN

• First of two professional development courses
• Nursing concepts
• Roles
• Delegation
• Standards
• Communication
• Professional writing
• Quality improvement and critical thinking

• Focuses on the evidence-based practice that
  enable students to become informed consumers of
  research and capable of applying evidence
• Research design
• Appraisal of selected nursing studies
• Identification and search of PICOT questions.
• Developing practice guidelines for dissemination
   

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Spring 2011 Session 3March 14 May 20, 2011

• NURS 4192 Professional Development Perspectives
  RN II

• NURS 3279 Applied Pathophysiology

• Second of two professional development courses
  with a focus on leadership theories and styles
• Economic and social issues, change theories
• Power and politics
• Career development

• Pathophysiological conditions
• Etiology
• Pathogenesis
• Clinical manifestations of potentially life
  threatening disease processes

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Summer 2011 Session 4May 30 August 5, 2011

• NURS 3291 Professional Clinical Nursing RN II
• Public health families, aggregates, and
  communities as clients.
• Global health issues
• Epidemiological and community assessment
  techniques
• Health promotion, protection,
• Levels of disease prevention
• Major local, state, and national health issues
• Mental health and substance abuse
• Infectious and communicable diseases
• Environmental and occupational health hazards
• Bioterrorism, emergency preparedness, and
  disaster response.
• Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of
  community/population-based health care settings.

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Fall 2011 Session 5August 8 September 30, 2011

• NURS 4390 Senior Project

• NURS 3555 Selected Topics in Professional Nursing

• Focus on evidence-based principles and
  theoretical frameworks related to a selected
  clinical topic.

• Specialized topics in nursing
• Online learning activities
• Directed experience in the field
• Clinical investigation

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Nursing Program Accreditation

• Georgia Board of Nursing full approval
• The National League for
• Nursing Accrediting Commission
• Seeking accreditation by Commission on Collegiate
  Nursing Education

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing