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Nursing, B.S. (Accelerated)

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  1. Graduates will be able to relate to people as unique individuals possessing worth, dignity, and potential for self-actualization.
  2. Graduates will be able to synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from the humanities and natural, social, behavioral, and nursing sciences to provide safe, effective nursing care.
  3. Graduates will be able to establish relationships based on an understanding of self and others, and of interpersonal and group dynamics.
  4. Graduates will be able to practice in a variety of settings with clients of all ages and diverse sociocultural backgrounds.
  5. Graduates will be able to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills, in the application of the nursing process, to achieve optimal client adaptation.
  6. Graduates will be able to assist clients, at any point on the health-illness continuum, to mobilize and use adaptive resources for promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.
  7. Graduates will be able to collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, community representatives, and consumers to enhance health care.
  8. Graduates will be able to apply evidence-based knowledge as the basis for safe, effective nursing practice.
  9. Graduates will be able to apply the professional code of ethics and professional standards to clinical practice.
  10. Graduates will be able to demonstrate personal and professional responsibility, accountability and self-direction.
  11. Graduates will be able to demonstrate leadership principles in professional and interprofessional practice.
  12. Graduates will be able to demonstrate understanding of health care policy issues, trends and strategies as they influence accessibility, accountability and affordability in health care delivery.
  13. Graduates will be able to utilize appropriate information and healthcare technologies to enhance the delivery of client care.
NURS 2500Clinical Concepts in Nursing Practice3
NURS 2515Health Promotion Across the Lifespan2
NURS 3200Health Assessment3
NURS 2520Foundations for Nursing Care3
NURS 3360Pathophysiology4
NURS 3330Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing Care3
NURS 3565Adult/Older Adult Health I4
NURS 3575Adult/Older Adult Health II4
NURS 2705Interprofessional Issues in Evidence Based Care 2
NURS 4105Leadership and Management2
NURS 3375Essentials Of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing Approach2
NURS 3435Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing4
NURS 3445Public Health Nursing4
NURS 3485Maternal/Neonatal Nursing3
NURS 3495Child Health Nursing3
NURS 4305Complex Care Theory2
NURS 4355Complex Care Practicum4
NURS 4405Synthesis of Nursing Concepts1
Total Credits53

Continuation Standards

The School of Nursing requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50.

Per section 335.066 RSMo of the Missouri Nursing Practice Act, completion of the nursing program does not guarantee eligibility to take the licensure examination.

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.  

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
SummerCredits
NURS 2500 Clinical Concepts in Nursing Practice 3
NURS 2515 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan 2
NURS 2520 Foundations for Nursing Care 3
NURS 3200 Health Assessment 3
NURS 3330 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing Care 3
NURS 3360 Pathophysiology 4
 Credits18
Fall
NURS 2705 Interprofessional Issues in Evidence Based Care 2
NURS 3375 Essentials Of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing Approach 2
NURS 3435
or NURS 3445
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
or Public Health Nursing
4
NURS 3565 Adult/Older Adult Health I 4
NURS 3575 Adult/Older Adult Health II 4
NURS 4105 Leadership and Management 2
 Credits18
Spring
NURS 3445
or NURS 3435
Public Health Nursing
or Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
4
NURS 3485 Maternal/Neonatal Nursing 3
NURS 3495 Child Health Nursing 3
NURS 4305 Complex Care Theory 2
NURS 4355 Complex Care Practicum 4
NURS 4405 Synthesis of Nursing Concepts 1
 Credits17
 Total Credits53

Program Notes

The ABSN program begins in the summer term. With the exception of NURS 2500 Clinical Concepts in Nursing Practice (3 cr), NURS 3200 Health Assessment (0,3 cr), NURS 3330 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing Care (3 cr), NURS 3360 Pathophysiology (4 cr), NURS 3435 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (0,4 cr) and NURS 3445 Public Health Nursing (0,4 cr), courses are offered only once per year.


Apply for Admission

For additional admission questions, please contact the School of Nursing's recruitment and enrollment staff:

Undergraduate Inquiries
314-977-8995 
slunurse@slu.edu 

Graduate Inquiries
314-977-8976 
gradnurse@slu.edu