The BSN Completion Program curriculum is designed as a completion program for currently-licensed registered nurses. All applicants are required to have completed either an accredited associate degree program or diploma program prior to being admitted to UMW’s BSN Completion Program. All entering students must hold a current, unencumbered registered nurse (RN) license.
Graduates of the UMW program will earn a BSN at the completion of coursework. As is the case for other UMW undergraduate programs, 120 credits will be required for the degree (all of the 10 BSN courses must be taken at UMW). The BSN Completion Program will teach concepts related to clinical reasoning/critical thinking, cultural sensitivity, evidence–based practice, genetics and genomics, informatics, interprofessional collaboration, lifelong learning, patient-centered care, patient safety, professionalism, quality improvement, and practice across the lifespan. Upon completion of the BSN degree, nurses will be able to assume the roles of provider, manager, and coordinator of care in our increasingly complex healthcare system.
The courses that make up the BSN:
• PHIL 226 Medical Ethics
• NURS 305 Interprofessional Partnerships in Healthcare
• NURS 310 Professionalism in Nursing Practice
• NURS 330 Systems Based Practice
• NURS 350 Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice
• NURS 360 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nursing Practice
• NURS 410 Scholarship in Nursing Practice (16 weeks)
• NURS 440 Population Health
• NURS 480 Information and Healthcare Technologies
• NURS 490 Practicum