Georgia Baptist College of Nursing 2009 Curriculum

The RN-BSN Advanced Track Curriculum Plan for Registered Nurse students requires 57 semester hours of general studies courses. The nursing component consists of eight nursing courses (34 semester hours).
Health Assessment for RNs (NURN 211) offers the registered nursing student a systems approach for holistic appraisal of health care recipients.
Issues and Ideas in American Nursing (NURN 307) provides historical context for the baccalaureate degree and is a prerequisite for the clinical bridge course, NURN 308, Professional Seminar for RNs.
Professional Seminar for RNs (NURN 308) provides a theoretical foundation for baccalaureate nursing through classroom discussion of high risk populations and acute and chronic illness.
Nursing Research (NUR 321) focuses on the critique and application of research. The content in NUR 321 Nursing Research, NUR 410 Community Focused Nursing, NUR 420 Leadership Practicum and Role Transition, and Nursing Electives is identical to the prelicensure track.

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Current Curriculum Plan (Plan will change beginning Summer 2010 Entry; click here for more information)
Spring
**Issues and Ideas in American Nursing	(NURN 307--2/3 hrs.)
Nursing Research	(NUR 321--3 hrs.)
Summer
**Professional Seminar for RNs	(NURN 308--5 hrs.)
**Health Assessment for RNs	(NURN 211--2 hrs.)
Fall
†Community Focused Nursing	(NUR 410--6 hrs.)
Nursing Elective	(NELECT--4 hrs.)
Spring
†Leadership Practicum and Role Transition Nursing Elective	(NUR 420--8 hrs.) (NELECT--4 hrs.)

†Denotes practicum courses which must be taken in sequence.
** Denotes RN-only courses