Nursing is a diverse discipline that affords the opportunity for a
challenging and rewarding career. Baccalaureate-prepared nurses are
generalists who provide services for patients and their families in
hospitals, clinics, businesses, homes, and a variety of other settings.
Nursing involves activities related to health promotion and health
restoration of individuals who are experiencing illness and/or
disabilities throughout the lifespan. The Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) is the entry level professional degree in nursing and
provides the foundation for graduate study.
Baccalaureate program
The College of Nursing at Ohio State provides one of the finest
baccalaureate program in the United States and is fully
accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE),
and approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing. Like all baccalaureate
programs at Ohio State, the curriculum includes general education
course (GEC) requirements in foundational skills, the arts, sciences
and humanities as well as courses in the nursing science major.
The generic baccalaureate option includes
a minimum of one year of prerequisite Pre-Nursing
coursework, and after admission to the major, an additional three years
of nursing and other related coursework.
The generic baccalaureate option can be completed in a minimum
of four years, including the year of prerequisite coursework. Part-time
study may be possible, however it is the exception and will lengthen
the time to earn the degree. A minimum of 186 credit hours is required
to earn the BSN. At the time of graduation, students are eligible to
take the National Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) that must be
passed to be able to practice as a registered nurse (RN).
The expected outcomes for a graduate of the BSN program are listed below:
- Is a professional nurse who embodies the values of
the discipline of nursing, which include altruism, autonomy, human
dignity, integrity, and social justice.
- Demonstrates critical thinking, intellectual curiosity,
rational inquiry, problem-solving skills, and creativity in
identifying, framing, and solving nursing problems.
- Demonstrates effective communication, collaboration and
negotiation skills with patients, families, and communities.
- Collaborates and negotiates as a member and leader within
interdisciplinary health care teams.
- Performs comprehensive state-of-the-art assessment of
patients, families, communities, and populations using current
technologies and data from organizations and health care systems.
- Uses the technical skills necessary to deliver safe and
competent evidence-based nursing care.
- Has the knowledge and skills to promote health, reduce risk
and prevent disease.
- Demonstrates cultural competence, compassion, and respect
in the provision of health care.
- Is a politically aware individual who participates in the
profession and the practice of nursing with a global perspective.
- Delivers quality nursing care that balances human, fiscal
and material resources.
- Uses traditional and developing methods of discovering,
retrieving and managing information in nursing practice.
- Commits to life-long learning and professional career
development.
- Designs, manages, evaluates and coordinates health care in
diverse settings.
- Can articulate a morally defensible position related to
every day and complex health care issues.
Admission
to the nursing major is required before a student is permitted to
enroll in nursing courses. Students new to Ohio State as first-year or
transfer students may enroll in the College of Nursing as Pre-Nursing
students provided they meet the criteria (See Pre-Nursing).
Students may complete the prerequisite courses in another college at
Ohio State or at another university. Students at other Ohio schools can
check course transferability at https://oh.transfer.org/cas/.
Applicants who have a non-nursing baccalaureate degree may be eligible
to apply to the Graduate Entry
option, a three-year, full-time program for non-nurses leading to a
master’s degree in nursing. Contact the Graduate Outreach and
Admissions Office at (614) 688-8145 or send an e-mail to mailto:nursing@osu.edu
to learn more.
The College of Nursing also offers an RN
to BSN option for registered nurses who are
graduates of an associate degree or diploma nursing program and wish to
earn a BSN. Contact the Office of Student Affairs at (614) 292-4041 for
more information.
See BSN Admissions
See BSN Coursework
See BSN Honors program
See BSN Schedule a campus visit
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