The Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Program is accredited by the Colorado State Board of Nursing (CCNE).
This program is designed for high school graduates, Associate
and Diploma RNs, and LPNs. The four-year program provides educational
experiences to prepare a professional nurse generalist to practice
in a variety of health care settings. The program integrates nursing
theory, practice, and science with a broad liberal arts education.
The program has been developed to prepare a highly competent professional
with the education necessary to meet the increasing need for quality
health care in society today. The development of this program
was influenced by the current trend in nursing which is to move
away from the technical level toward the professional nursing
role. The bachelor's degree will also provide a nurse with the
foundation for graduate study in nursing.
In fall of 2003, the department began a new RN-BSN
Program for Associate Degree and Diploma RNs who wish to advance
their degree. The program is delivered entirely online; local
students can opt to attend classes on campus.
The department has instituted an LPN
to AAS in Nursing Degree program for Licensed Practical Nurses
wishing to obtain an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing and
become an RN.
The Department of Health Sciences
usually receives about three times more nursing applications than
it can accept. Therefore, grades, and completion of most (if not
all) required courses are considered in the application process,
as well acceptable CPR certification. Mesa State's nursing program
started in 1988 and has been fully accredited since its inception.
The college is very proud to report that the graduates of this
program have maintained a 90-100% pass rate on the National Council
for Licensure Examination (NCLEX), which is the examination an
RN must pass to obtain a license to practice.
PROFESSIONAL LINKS:
• Information
about Careers in Nursing
• National Student Nurses
Association
• Colorado
State Board of Nursing
• Sigma Theta Tau
(National Nursing Honor Society)
• After
College (information about job opportunities)
Contact Judy Goodhart at either (970) 248-1774
or goodhart@mesastate.edu
to
schedule an advising appointment
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Phone (970) 248-1398
Department of Health Sciences
Mesa State College
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Fax: (970) 248-1133
Revised 5/30/2008
