Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Program

 

Proposed Revisions

 

 

 

 

 

November, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved by faculty of the

Department of Nursing

November 12, 2002

 

 

Rationale for Program Revision

 

 

            The Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse (BRN) major initiated in 1993 received permanent status in 1999.  In fall 2001, an alumni survey covering all aspects of the BRN major was distributed to all 262 graduates of the program with a response rate of 38%.  The Department of Nursing Curriculum Committee and the BRN Faculty Committee reviewed the survey data in conjunction with course evaluations collected each semester.  These data, in combination with current standards and practices in the nursing profession, formed the basis for the attached program revision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Major Revisions

 

 The following are the proposed foremost changes in the BRN major:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courses that remain the same:

 

NURS 312  Pathophysiology (4 credits)

NURS 411  Topics in Health Care Delivery  (6 credits)

NURS 442  Community Health Nursing (3 credits)

NURS 443  BRN Role Practicum (3 credits)

 

New courses:

 

NURS 335  Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Orientation (1 credit)

NURS 345  Conceptual Foundations for Nursing Practice (3 credits)

NURS 350  Wellness/Health Assessment (3 credits)

NURS 362  Research Concepts in Health Care (3 credits)

NURS 435  Leadership and Management in Health Organizations (3 credits)

NURS 450  Synthesis of Professional Nursing Practice (1 credit)

 

 

4/16/02 mc

Revised: 11/1/02  sg

brncurr/new curr major changes

Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Major Revisions

 

BRN CREDIT ALLOCATION

 

 

Validation of Basic Nursing Knowledge:            30 credits

 

Non-Nursing Requirements:                              60 credits

 

Upper Division Nursing Courses:                      30 credits

 

                                                                                    TOTAL         120 credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Delaware

College of Health & Nursing Sciences

Department of Nursing

 

Revised Course Catalog Page – Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Major

 

BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM FOR THE REGISTERED NURSE (BRN)

 

The Department of Nursing offers a program allowing license registered nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse (BRN) major is an innovative program designed to build on basic nursing knowledge, enhancing nursing practice in an increasingly complex society. Licensed registered nurses who are graduates of associate degree or diploma programs may apply for admission. Applicants who show evidence of successful completion of the Registered Nurse licensure exam will be awarded 30 credits for basic nursing knowledge.

 

Before enrollment in any nursing courses, students must meet the following criteria:

·        Official admission to the BRN major          

·        Completion of 24 science credits required for the degree

·        GPA of 2.5 or higher in any transferred college courses

·        Submission and approval of the Clinical Competency Validation Form

·        Submission of updated immunization record to Student Health Services and the Division of Special Programs

·        Submission and approval of current RN license   

 

All required nursing courses in the BRN major, with the exception of two weekend courses (NURS 335, NURS 450), are offered in a distance-learning format. Many support courses are also available in a distance-learning format.

 

Telephone: (302) 831-4549

www.udel.edu/DSP

 

 

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

MAJOR: BACCALAUREATE FOR THE REGISTERED NURSE (BRN)

                                                                                   

CURRICULUM                                                                                                CREDITS

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110       Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)                                  3

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multicultural,                3

ethnic, and/or gender-related content (see p. 57); may be fulfilled

through a required or elective course    

                                               

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

24 credits, to include a minimum of one course in each of the following             24

categories: (1) biology, (2) microbiology, (3) chemistry, (4) anatomy and

physiology, and (5) nutrition                                         

STAT 200        Basic Statistical Practice                                                                       3

English course   (second English composition course)                                        3

Psychology course                                                                                                        3

Sociology course                                                                                                          3

Lifespan development course                                                                                        3

Restricted elective chosen from the following:                                                    3

Art, Art History, Philosophy, Music, Theatre, Comparative Literature,

Black American Studies, Economics, Political Science, Women’s Studies,

Foreign Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, and English

Free Electives                                                                                                             15

NURS 312       Pathophysiology                                                                                   4

NURS 335       Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Orientation                               1

NURS 345       Conceptual Foundations for Nursing Practice                            3

NURS 350       Wellness and Health Assessment                                                           3

NURS 362       Research Concepts in Health Care                                                        3

NURS 411       Topics in Health Care Delivery                                                  6

NURS 435       Leadership and Management in Health Organizations                 3

NURS 442       Community Health Nursing                                                                   3

NURS 443       BRN Role Practicum                                                                            3

NURS 450       Synthesis of Professional Nursing Practice                                             1

 

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF                                                           120                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/20/02 kas

 

Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Major

Proposed Transition Plan

 

The following course substitutions will be in effect for BRN students who choose to move                                    to the new curriculum:

 

                                                                                                           

NURS 343 (1 credit)                                                                            =  NURS 335 (1 credit)

            Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing                                               BRN Orientation

 

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NURS 340 (2 credits)

            Current Perspectives in Nursing                                                =  NURS 345 (3 credits)

NURS 342 (2 credits)                                                                              Conceptual Foundations     

Nursing Informatics                                                           for Nursing Practice

           

 

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NURS 344 (2 credits)

            Wellness and Health Assessment                                               =  NURS 350 (3 credits)

NURS 441 (1 credit)                                                                                Wellness and Health  

Learning Laboratory:  Health Assessment                                      Assessment

           

 

 

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NURS 405 (2 credits)

            Introduction to Nursing Research                                              =   NURS 362 (3 credits)

NURS 445 (1 credit)                                                                                 Research Concepts in

            Nursing Research Applications                                           Health Care

 

 

NURS 314 (3 credits)                                                                          =  NURS 411 (3 credits)

            Psychopathology                                                                          Topics in Health Care

                                                                                                                Delivery                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students following the above plan will graduate with 119 credits.

 

 

Brncurr/New Curr Transition Plan

4/16/02

Revised 11/20/02