Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The Wellstar School of Nursing offers Traditional and Accelerated BSN programs for students who want to become a registered nurse. The curriculum includes courses in the humanities and the biological and social sciences as well as the theoretical and clinical practice background necessary for the practice of professional nursing.

• Traditional 

• Accelerated 

Program and Student Learning Outcomes

The purpose of the Kennesaw State University Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing
Program is to prepare graduates for generalist nursing practice. Graduates will be prepared
to practice with patients—including individuals, families, groups, and populations—across
the lifespan and across the continuum of healthcare environments.

Program Outcomes

The Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing program will:

• Demonstrate quality by maintaining both professional accreditation through the
  Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and acceptable
  performance of graduates on the National Council State Boards of Nursing
  License Exam (NCLEX).
• Provide a learning environment that ensures meeting the program benchmark for
  graduation rates.
• Prepare graduates for success in attaining employment in the nursing profession

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing program, graduates will:

• Synthesize knowledge from a liberal education including social science, natural
  science, nursing science and the art and ethics of caring as a foundation for
  providing holistic nursing care.
• Implement competent, patient-centered care of individuals, families, groups,
  communities, and populations along the health-illness continuum and throughout
  the lifespan within multicultural environments.
• Utilize leadership skills to critically examine and continuously improve healthcare
  delivery systems, with emphasis on safety, quality, and fiscal responsibility.
• Analyze current research and apply conceptual/theoretical models for translating
  evidence into clinical practice.
• Apply knowledge and skills in information management and patient care
  technology in the delivery of quality patient care.
• Identify the significance of local, state, national, and global healthcare policies
  including financial and regulatory environments.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills with an interdisciplinary healthcare
  team including collaboration, negotiation and conflict management.
• Employ principles of health promotion, and disease/injury prevention in providing
  care to individuals and populations.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for professionalism, including lifelong
  learning, and the inherent values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity
  and respect in the practice of nursing.