RN to BSN

Nursing, BSN

Level:

Bachelor's Degree

Credits required:

60 credits

Cost per credit:

$382

Next start date:

May 6, 2024

Advance Your Nursing Career with a Bachelor’s Degree

Today, most registered nurse (RN) careers require a bachelor’s education level. Or, they require you to get a bachelor’s degree while working. In either case, Utah State University’s 100% online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is the perfect option. Plus, USU’s program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of Education in Nursing giving you the peace of mind that your degree is respected and provides the highest caliber of nursing education.

The online format gives you the flexibility you need to continue working as an RN. You will build on the strong foundation of skills and knowledge you developed through your associate degree.

Working with faculty who have real-world nursing and teaching experience, USU Online developed a curriculum to meet the needs of working students. It is flexible and includes professional nursing practice, population health, evidence-based health care, health informatics, care of the aging adult, advanced health assessment, leadership, management, and policy, health care trends and issues, and a final Capstone experience. You’ll graduate with the confidence needed to excel in promotions with more responsibility.

The First Step is a Conversation. Talk to Skyler.

Skyler Toledo

Academic Advisor
(435) 797-0822
skyler.toledo@usu.edu

College: College of Education & Human Services

Department: Nursing Department

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Career Outlook

Few career options are as fulfilling as those available to USU's COMDDE graduates. Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and deaf educators work in diverse settings, including hospitals, clinics, schools, early intervention programs, research laboratories, private practice, government agencies, the armed forces, and postsecondary education.

If you decide to move on to a master's degree, you can become a speech language pathologist or audiologist. If you decide to stop at a bachelor's, you can become a speech language pathologist technician.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, "The job growth for this degree field is projected to grow 18 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations." Earning a COMDDE degree is the key to entering this high-paying, high-demand field.

Sample Courses for RN to BSN Completion

 

This course explores the foundations of evidence-based research and develops basic competence in understanding the research process. Students will critically analyze research studies, judge study merit, and application to clinical practice, emphasizing relationships between research and practice of professional nursing. 

This course further develops health assessment in diverse adult and aging patients with complex medical conditions. The nursing process helps students develop assessment skills that expand clinical decision-making with an emphasis on primary and secondary prevention strategies. 

Students learn evidence-based knowledge of leadership and management theories and concepts to prepare professional nurses to function in a variety of health care settings. It emphasizes ethics, finance, health outcomes, organizational theory, personal career development, role transition, quality, and values. 

Students learn the role of the professional nurse in today’s evolving health care environment and examine the following: nursing history; nursing values, ethics, and standards; professional organizations; issues and influences in professional practice; and the impact of lifelong learning on career development. 

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