BSN
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing, whose high-quality nursing curriculum has one of the state's highest graduation and licensure rates, is now offering an innovative distance education Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) program. The BSN Academic Partnership program will substantially expand the number of new graduate Registered Nurses in Texas.
The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies reported the state's demand for full-time registered nurses in 2008 exceeded supply by 22,000. This gap is predicted to increase to 70,000 by 2020. Despite this increasing shortage, Texas nursing schools turned away approximately 8,000 qualified applicants due to lack of funding, available faculty and clinical slots.
"UT Arlington is providing a Texas solution for a Texas problem. The gap between the demand and supply of registered nurses is a significant health and business issue for the state," said Dr. Beth Mancini, College of Nursing associate dean. "By working with hospitals and health systems, we believe this new approach to nursing education provides an effective strategy to produce competent new graduate registered nurses at our hospital partner sites across Texas."
Key elements of UT-Arlington's BSN Academic Partnership program include:
- Course content is delivered via a blended learning model with online, technology-enhanced courses with UT Arlington faculty supervised clinical experiences at partner hospitals throughout the state.
- The instructional format is not linked to traditional semester schedules and allows students to enter and progress through the program in an expedited manner.
- Students receive the majority of clinical experiences in the healthcare partner's facilities. This approach enhances the new graduate's readiness to practice and minimizes the time needed for new nurse orientation resulting in a significant cost savings to the health care organization.
UT Arlington College of Nursing has a long history of innovation in nursing education. UT Arlington achieves graduation and first-time National Council Licensure Examination pass rates of more than 90 percent.
"UT Arlington is committed to meeting the changing needs of the healthcare workforce. We are gratified by the response of our current network of over 150 hospitals and health systems to this new program and look forward to working with them to educate registered nurses in their communities," said Elizabeth Poster, dean of the College of Nursing.
Course List
Pre-Nursing courses
Introduction to Professional Nursing
Pharmacology
Pathophysiology
Upper Division Elective (if not already completed)
AP BSN Nursing courses
NURS 3320 Holistic Health Assessment
NURS 3333 Health Promotion & Illness Prevention Across the Lifespan
NURS 3632 Clinical Nursing Foundations
NURS 3321 Nursing Research
NURS 3561 Nursing of Adults
NURS 3581 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
NURS 4431 Nursing of Children & Adolescents
NURS 4441 Nursing of the Childbearing Family
NURS 4581 Nursing of Adults with Complex Needs
NURS 4223 Professional Nursing Trends
NURS 4350 Capstone: Transition to Professional Nursing
NURS 4351 Nursing Leadership & Management
NURS 4261 Nursing of Older Adults
NURS 4462 Community Health Nursing
NURS 3347 Specialized Topics in Nursing
