Nursing
The Bluffton University nursing course of study is a dual degree, dual entry program, offered in collaboration with Rhodes State College. This professional program is designed to prepare students to serve as professional nurses providing patient-centered nursing care through the creation of nurse client/patient relationships with an individual, family or community.
The beliefs and knowledge of the professional nurse regarding the concepts of environment, health, person and nursing serves to provide further definition to the development of the nurse client relationship. The relationship between the nurse and client is dynamic and the mutual exchange of information between the nurse and client serves to provide the professional nurse with information critical to the determination of the need for nursing care and for the initiation of the nursing process and administration of nursing interventions.
The program curriculum builds a foundation for professional practice through the delivery
of courses specific to nursing theory and competency, the sciences and the liberal
arts. Students entering the nursing course of study complete general education requirements
at Bluffton while dually enrolled in the foundational nursing courses through Rhodes
State College that lead to the Associate’s of Applied Science degree in Nursing. Once
students have completed the Rhodes State College nursing program and successfully
pass the NCLEX-RN they complete the nursing course of study in year four through the
Bluffton RN-BSN program, culminating in the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
NURSING MAJOR
The conceptual framework for the Bluffton University Nursing Program is based upon
the integration of Bluffton’s four enduring values of Discovery, Community, Respect
and Service with foundational elements derived from the AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate
Education for Professional Nursing Practice. The enduring values and foundational
elements derived from the AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional
Nursing Practice are supported through a focus upon continuous inquiry and scholarly
endeavor. The enduring values and foundational elements provide the structure for
curricular development and assessment, and the delineation of program outcomes. The
enduring values and foundational elements show interrelatedness and are best understood
through further explanation of each. In addition, the enduring values provide the
framework of support for the nursing model and serve to inform the fundamental nursing
beliefs of health, nursing, person and environment.
Requirements
(98 hours)
Courses offered at Rhodes State College, Lima, Ohio:
NSG 1520 Foundations of Nursing (6)
NSG 1523 Adult Health 1 (6)
NSG 1524 Care of the Childbearing Family (3)
NSG 1721 Pharmcology for Nursing (2)
NSG 2521 Psychosocial Nursing (3)
NSG 2522 Adult Health II (6)
NSG 2525 Essentials of Nurse Practice (9)
Courses offered at Bluffton University:
NRS 101 Introduction to Professional Nursing (1)
NRS 102 Introduction to Professional Nursing (1)
NRS 301 Global Health and Intercultural Care (3)
NRS 302 Epidemiology for Nurses (3)
NRS 401 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing (1)
NRS 402 Research in Nursing: Evidence Based Practices (3)
NRS 403 Population Based Care (4)
NRS 404 Managing Care Across the Health Continuum (4)
NRS 405 Health Care Delivery Systems (3)
NRS 406 Nursing Informatics (2)
or NRS 407 Caring for an Aging Population (2)
NRS 408 Current Trends and Issues in Nursing (3) satisfies Critical Analysis competency
BIO 230 Anatomy & Physiology 1 (4) satisfies Scientific Inquiry competency
BIO 231 Anatomy & Physiology 2 (4)
BIO 305 Microbiology for Nurses (4)
CEM 121 General Inorganic Chemistry 1 (5)
NTR 225 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3) satisfies Living Well competency
NTR 340 Pathophysiology (3)
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology (3) satisfies Understanding Self and Society competency
PSY 235 Developmental Psychology (3)
PSY 284 General Statistics (3)
REL 274 Christian Ethics (3)
Other requirements:
BCI
Fingerprinting
CPR certification
STNA certification
Physical and lab work completed
TB skin test completed
Immunizations completed
RN to BSN
Nursing course requirements:
NRS 401 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing (1)
NRS 402 Research in Nursing: Evidence Based Practices (3)
NRS 403 Population Based Care (4)
NRS 404 Managing Care Across the Health Continuum (4)
NRS 405 Health Care Delivery Systems (3)
NRS 406 Nursing Informatics (2)
or NRS 407 Caring for an Aging Population (2)
NRS 408 Current Trends and Issues in Nursing (3)
NRS 301 Global Health and Intercultural Care (3)
PHL 320 Epidemiology (3)
For non-traditional students
Enduring Values general education courses:
(taken at Bluffton)
REL 100 Introduction to Biblical Worldview (3)
REL 242 Spiritual Disciplines (3)
BENV 300 Cross-cultural Experience (3)
BENV 400 Christian Values in a Global Community (2)
Enduring Values general education courses:
(competency courses may be taken at Bluffton or elsewhere)
Exploring the Past competency (3)
Creative Expression competency (3)
Speaking and Listening competency (3)
Students must complete or transfer credit for a general statistics class prior to enrolling for nursing courses. Students must complete or transfer credit for an ethics or medical ethics course to complete BSN program.
Those RN’s who already have a bachelor’s degree in another discipline need to meet
the
requirements of those earning a second bachelor’s degree. They need to take the ten
nursing course requirements listed above, plus the following:
- BENV 300 Cross-cultural Experience unless they have met the cross-cultural requirement either through options offered by Bluffton or through comparable coursework;
- 3 semester hours of biblical studies and theology by completing REL 100 Introduction to Biblical Worldview or a comparable course from an Anabaptist perspective;
- BENV 400 Enduring Values Capstone;
- Students must complete or transfer credit for a general statistics class prior to enrolling for nursing courses; and
- Students must complete or transfer credit for an ethics or medical ethics course.
July 2024