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Academic Catalog '16 - '17 | Nursing: Second Degree B.S.N.- NHP

Nursing: Second Degree B.S.N.

 

Faculty

Dr. Denise Pope, Associate Dean of Nursing, Chief Nursing Officer
Ms. Vida Hayes Jackson, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Mr. Nikolaos Moraros, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Dr. Carrie O’Reilly, Assistant Professor of Nursing

Staff

Ms. Theresa Hudnall, Clinical Coordinator
Ms. Sarah Trippensee, Academic Advisor

Program Description

For students who hold a baccalaureate degree from Trinity or another U.S. regionally accredited institution of higher learning, Trinity offers the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree in nursing.

Upon admission to Trinity, second degree B.S.N. students enter the School of Nursing and Health Professions as nursing candidates. When nursing candidates are in their final semester of prerequisites, they submit an application for formal acceptance into the nursing program. The rigorous academic coursework in the nursing program lays the foundation for a progressive mastery of the knowledge, skills, values, ethics, and abilities required of a professional nurse. While taking nursing courses, students have numerous opportunities to experience firsthand the rewards of nursing in closely supervised clinical settings. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to apply for licensure as a registered nurse. Graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to practice as licensed registered nurses.

Major Requirements

Prerequisite Courses

Trinity honors students’ first baccalaureate degree as having met the core curriculum (or general education) requirements. However, nursing candidates need to have successfully completed the courses listed below (or their equivalents at another U.S. regionally accredited institution of higher learning) with a minimum grade of "B-" (2.7) to be considered for formal acceptance into the Nursing Program. A nursing candidate's overall G.P.A. for these courses must be at least a 3.0. Any BIOL and CHEM course must include a laboratory component in order to satisfy the prerequisite.

Nursing Candidate Prerequisite Courses (39 credits minimum)

  • BIOL 121
  • BIOL 122
  • BIOL 130
  • CHEM 113
  • HPNU 120
  • HPNU 200
  • HPNU 210
  • MATH 108
  • MATH 110
  • PSYC 101
  • SOCY 100
  • PHIL 251

Nursing Courses

Students are required to earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all nursing courses and must maintain at least a cumulative G.P.A. of at least 2.5.

Nursing-Specific (61 credits)

  • NURS 117
  • NURS 215
  • NURS 220
  • NURS 330
  • NURS 350
  • NURS 360
  • NURS 360C
  • NURS 361
  • NURS 410
  • NURS 420
  • NURS 420C
  • NURS 460
  • NURS 460C
  • NURS 461
  • NURS 480
  • NURS 491
  • NURS 491C
  • NURS 492
  • SNHP 342

Program Policies

I.   Acceptance into the Nursing Program

A.  Acceptance Criteria:

Nursing candidates' formal acceptance into the nursing program requires:

  1. Successful completion of ALL prerequisite courses with a grade of "B-" (2.7) or higher
  2. Overall G.P.A. of at least 3.0
  3. A science GPA of at least 2.75
  4. No more than one failure in a science course
  5. Satisfactory score on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)

Second degree BSN students should direct any questions about the process for formal acceptance into the nursing program to the Admission Office.

B.  Application Process for Acceptance:

  1. Students should submit their application to their advisor early in the semester PRIOR to the semester of their projected acceptance date.
    • Nursing Program Deadlines:
      • Fall Semester: February 1
      • Spring Semester: October 1
  2. Students must include in their application scores from the TEAS taken within 90 days of applying to the nursing program. Students must take the TEAS up to three times.
  3. Students will be notified by the nursing program of the results of their application when all criteria for considering the application have been received and evaluated.

Questions regarding the application process, acceptance criteria, or T.E.A.S. should be directed to the nursing program office (202.885.9670) or nursingprogram@trinitydc.edu.

II.    Health Requirements*

  • Current physical examination by a health care provider
  • Current immunizations
    • Tetanus/diphtheria (TD booster within 10 years)
    • MMR - (two vaccines or a positive titer)
    • Varicella - (Chicken pox) - (two vaccines or a positive titer)
    • Hepatitis (series of 3 vaccines given with a 6 month period.
    • PPD (Tuberculosis skin test given within the last 6 months with follow-up chest X-ray if the skin test result is positive.  A new skin TB test must be completed annually once a student is accepted into the nursing program.)
    • Influenza (Annual)
  • Current major medical health insurance

*NOTE: No student will be allowed to participate in clinical experiences until all health requirements have been satisfied.

III.    Other Requirements

  • Satisfactory results of a criminal background check, including all aliases and nationwide sexual offenders index with a set of fingerprints.  (The criminal background check is at the students’ expense and must be completed prior to the start of the clinical portion of the nursing program.)
  • Negative results on a drug screening test. (The drug screening test is at the students’ expense and must be completed prior to the start of the clinical portion of the nursing program.)
  • BLS/CPR certification for the Health Care Provider
  • Clinical agencies may have additional health or safety requirements that students are required to meet prior to receiving access to the clinical placement site

NOTE:  No student will be allowed to participate in clinical experiences until all other requirements have been satisfied.

IV.    Transfer Policy

Students transferring to Trinity after Fall 2002 from another appropriately accredited institution of higher learning for a bachelor’s degree must earn a minimum of 45 of their final 60 credits through course work at Trinity, excluding credits for experiential learning.

V.    Grades in Major Courses

B.S.N. students must earn a minimum of "C" (78%) as a final grade course in all nursing (NURS) courses. A final grade below a "C" will result in failure of the course. Any grade involving a numerical fraction is NOT rounded up at the end of the semester in the final course grade.

A nursing student may fail or withdraw from no more than one nursing course (NURS prefix). If a student fails or withdraws from a nursing course, the student may repeat the nursing course only once. Students may repeat no more than one nursing course. Failing or withdrawing from a second nursing course will result in dismissal from the nursing program.

VI.    Pass/No Pass

The pass/no pass grading option is not accepted in courses to be applied for the major.

VII.    Transportation

Students are required to provide their own transportation to and from clinical sites. Trinity’s free shuttle service connects the Main campus with the Brookland Metro station.

Accreditation

Trinity’s B.S.N. program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (C.C.N.E.) and has conditional approval from the District of Columbia Board of Nursing (D.C.B.O.N.).

Last On-Site Evaluation: Spring 2012.


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