January 2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
January 2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - LPN and Paramedic Option- Brookfield, Kenosha and Madison


(Please see the Herzing University Undergraduate Program Offerings by Campus  chart in the catalog for a list of Herzing campuses offering this program.)

Program Description

This pre-licensure bachelor degree in nursing program prepares the licensed practical nurse (LPN) or Paramedic with a focus on practice which is holistic, caring, safe, quality, and evidence-based client/patient care. The baccalaureate nurse generalist assumes the role of provider of direct and indirect care, designer, coordinator, and manager of care, and has membership in the profession as an advocate for clients/patients and the professions (AACN, 2008). The liberal arts education core provides a strong foundation for developing the clinical judgment and critical thinking skills required to provide care to diverse populations across the life-span, health-illness continuum, and in a variety of healthcare settings and to practice lifelong learning.

The general education and core nursing courses build on each other and are integrated throughout the curriculum. Theoretical instruction is integrated with clinical experience in a variety of healthcare settings in order to provide a broad, holistic, and reality-based understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a professional nurse.

Students at the Brookfield, Kenosha, and Madison campuses, will receive a minimum of 24.00 semester credit hours of block credit from their LPN or Paramedic license. (The BSN-LPN/Paramedic Option is not applicable for the Akron and Atlanta campuses)

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of their program, the student should be able to:

  1. Practice using caring, compassionate, culturally competent, and evidence-based practices in the roles of the baccalaureate nurse using the nursing process to provide patient/client-centered care in a variety of healthcare settings.
  2. Use a broad base of techniques to communicate effectively with clients, families, healthcare teams, and communities.
  3. Use critical thinking and decision making, local, state, national, and global policies, legislative concepts, and healthcare economics to effect quality healthcare and the evolving healthcare system.
  4. Integrate knowledge and skills in nursing leadership and management, quality improvement, and patient safety, as required, to provide healthcare.
  5. Integrate knowledge and skills to promote health and prevent disease across the lifespan and the continuum of healthcare environments.
  6. Practice professionalism, including the inherent values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice.
  7. Formulate a professional ethic that includes lifelong learning and continuous professional development in an ever-evolving healthcare environment.
  8. Think critically at a conceptual level and by using mathematical analysis as well as the scientific method, write and speak effectively, use basic computer applications, and understand human behavior in the context of the greater society in a culturally diverse world.

Potential Occupational Titles

Potential occupational titles for this program include, but are not limited to, registered nurse.

Program Content

A minimum of 120.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Third Party Testing

Assessment and remediation are critical components of nursing education. Students in the nursing program may be required to take third-party, standardized exams in an electronic format throughout the curriculum. These standardized tests are valid and reliable predictors of success on the NCLEX examination and provide valuable feedback concerning student strengths and weaknesses. Student learning outcome data identifies content areas that require remediation, allowing faculty to personalize student support and intervention. Courses that utilize third-party exams will incorporate the points earned on the test as a percentage of the final grade earned for the course as specified in the course syllabus.

Required Courses in Nursing for LPN/Paramedic to BSN Option


A minimum of 45.00 semester credit hours is required.

^A dosage calculation exam is required for this course. Students unable to pass the exam will be issued a final grade of “F” and will be required to repeat the course in order to satisfy program requirements. Please review the course syllabus for more information.

Dual Credit Option


Undergraduate students in the LPN and Paramedic Option BSN program may elect take up to 9 semester credits of graduate courses for the following courses:
 

Graduate Courses

Undergraduate Courses

NU 525 – Technology & Nursing Informatics and Advanced Practice

NU 225 Nursing Informatics  

NU 560 – Research Methods and Evidence-based Practice

NU 430 Evidence-Based Nursing Research and Practice   

HA 610 - Health Policy and Management

NU 400 National and Global Health and Policy Issues     

 

See the Undergraduate Catalog for full requirements under the section titled Dual Credit-Undergraduate Students Taking MSN Program Courses .

Transfer Credits in Nursing and Open Electives


Students at the Brookfield, Kenosha, and Madison campuses, will receive a minimum of 24.00 semester credit hours of block transfer credit for their LPN or Paramedic license. Additional transfer credits may be considered for general education, programmatic support and non-clinical nursing courses on a course-by-course basis.

Specialty General Education Courses


The following general education courses are integral components to the BSN program and must be completed with a grade of “C” (70%) or better for a student to progress in the nursing program.

  • Anatomy and Physiology with Lab
  • Chemistry/Natural Science
  • College Algebra and Statistics
  • Microbiology

All other general education courses must be passed with a grade of “D” or better to progress in the nursing program.

A student who is dropped from the nursing program for failing to achieve the minimum grade specified in the general education courses but who otherwise meets the academic standards of the University may transfer to another Herzing degree program and/or may reapply to the BSN nursing program in a future cycle.

General Education Required Courses


Students enrolled in this bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 36.00 semester credit hours in general education distributed among the following disciplines. A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours must be upper level (300- to 400-level courses). Refer to the General Education section of the catalog for Herzing University courses that would satisfy these requirements. *

12.00 Semester Credit Hours in English Composition or Literature

3.00 Semester Credit Hours in General Chemistry with Lab

9.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities (must include 3 semester credit hours of cultural diversity)

6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Mathematics (College Algebra and Statistics)

6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Social or Behavioral Science +

*    Transfer students may transfer courses that are within 1.00 semester credit hour of the courses listed above to meet these discipline requirements. Any resulting deficiency in the total of 48.00 semester credit hours required in general education may be made up with general education electives from any of the listed disciplines.

+   Students must take PS 101 Psychology to fulfill this requirement.

Nursing Program Support Cases


13.00 semester credit hours are required.

Personal and Professional Development Courses


2.00 semester credit hours are required.