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Nursing, RN to BSN
Competencies
Upon completion of the RN‑to‑BSN program, students will be able to:
- Advocacy and Ethical Nursing Practice
Advocate for patients, families, communities, and the nursing profession by applying professional values within ethical and culturally responsive frameworks.
- Clinical Reasoning and Professional Accountability
Demonstrate critical reasoning and professional accountability for nursing judgments and actions within ethical and legal standards of nursing practice.
- Leadership and Care Coordination
Demonstrate leadership in the provision and coordination of safe, cost‑effective, and high‑quality patient‑centered nursing care.
- Evidence‑Based and Holistic Care
Facilitate safe, holistic, and effective patient‑ and family‑centered care through the integration of evidence‑based research to promote health, prevent disease, and support healing.
- Professional Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan
Provide professional nursing care to patients across the lifespan in a variety of healthcare settings.
- Healthcare Data, Informatics, and Technology Integration
Analyze, evaluate, and integrate healthcare data, information systems, and emerging technologies to design evidence‑based strategies that improve patient outcomes, quality, and safety.
- Evaluation of Emerging Technologies and Digital Innovation
Critically appraise emerging health technologies, informatics tools, and digital innovations to determine their effectiveness and ethical implications for nursing practice.
- Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
Design a professional development plan that demonstrates accountability, lifelong learning, and commitment to advancing the nursing profession in alignment with AACN Essentials and professional standards.
- Health Policy and Systems Advocacy
Evaluate healthcare policies, systems, and economic forces to advocate for equitable, cost‑effective, and ethically sound nursing practice at local, state, and national levels.
- Quality Improvement and Systems Leadership
Integrate leadership principles and quality improvement frameworks to analyze complex practice environments and implement initiatives that enhance patient safety and care outcomes.
- Theoretical, Evidence‑Based, and Inter-professional Practice
Synthesize nursing theory, evidence‑based research, and inter-professional perspectives to design innovative care strategies that improve outcomes for diverse populations.
- Informatics and Decision Support
Utilize informatics technologies to provide nursing care, communicate and manage information, mitigate error, and support clinical decision‑making.
Admission Requirements for the RN-BSN Online Program
- Must hold a current RN license to practice professional nursing in Texas or other state recognized by the NCLEX-RN Council of Nursing.
- Must be a graduate of a professional nursing program approved by the Texas State Board of Nursing, or appropriate State Board of Nursing.
- Must be a graduate of a nationally accredited professional nursing program.
- Must obtain successful admission to the University of Texas Permian Basin. At the time of application to the university, students must apply to the RN-BSN nursing degree track.
- After admission to UT Permian Basin, the student must contact the Nursing Admission Officer for completion of the nursing degree plan.
- It is the goal of the University for the graduates to provide evidence-based nursing care congruent with the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing, which recommended that nurses should receive higher education and training, be full partners with physicians and other healthcare professionals in redesigning health care, and be engaged in life-long learning to provide high quality safe care for a diverse population.
- The program is built on a person-centered framework where the patient is the most important person of the healthcare team. The Overriding Pillars of the framework are Caring, Scholarship, and Imagination.
Required Coursework
The RN-BSN nursing degree plan consists of a total of 120 semester credit hours: 44 credits devoted to the general education and pre-nursing courses; 38 advanced placement credits awarded for previous Nursing education; and 38 credits devoted to the courses in the RN-BSN nursing major.
- All courses in the general education, pre-nursing, and nursing major sections must be completed with a C or better.
- All required science courses must be "For Science Majors."
- All general education and nursing major pre-requisite courses may be transferred from another college or university.
- Completion of all 120-semester credit hours of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is required to be eligible to graduate.
- At least 48 sch must be taken at the upper level.
- At least 30 sch must be completed at UTPB.
- A GPA of 2.25 or higher in all classes counting toward the degree.
General Education Requirements
Communication
History
| HIST 1301 | History Of The Us To 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History Of The Us Since 1877 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Language, Philosophy, and Culture
Mathematics
Political Science (U.S., State of Texas and Local Government)
| PLSC 2305 | American National Politics | 3 |
| PLSC 2306 | State And Local Politics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Creative Arts
Social and Behavioral Science
| PSYC 1301 | Introduction To Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Component Area
| COMM 1315 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Life and Physical Science
Component Area Option
Total Credit Hours: 42
Nursing Major Requirements
Elective Course (3 sch). Must be related to Healthcare, Science, or Leadership
Total Credit Hours: 21
RN to BSN Nursing Major Track Required Courses
| NURS 4310 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| NURS 4330 | Transformation to Nursing Leadership and Management | 3 |
| NURS 4340 | Strategy and Analysis of Organizational Process | 3 |
| NURS 4341 | Healthcare Leadership and Policy | 3 |
| NURS 4342 | Quality Improvement and Healthcare Systems | 3 |
| NURS 4350 | Health Science Research Methods | 3 |
| NURS 4390 | Community and Populations Health | 3 |
| NURS 4420 | Health Assessment For The Professional Nurse | 4 |
| NURS 4511 | Leadership Immersion and Capstone | 5 |
Total Credit Hours: 30
RN-BSN Transfer Credit
Credit for previous nursing course work and practice knowledge will be granted upon successful completion of the final course of the RN to BSN program.
Total Credit Hours: 27