Completion of this major prepares one for a career as a Registered Nurse working in a wide range of healthcare organizations. Accelerated programs provide innovative educational opportunities to non-nurse college graduates. Students build on their previous undergraduate experience and transition into the nursing role within a compressed, 12-month timeframe. The curriculum reflects course objectives, content, and clinical learning that are similar to those of a traditional four-year curriculum. However, courses and clinical experiences are offered in an intense, full-time format without breaks between sessions. Clinical experiences in hospitals, laboratories and the community supplement classroom learning as students develop the skills and competencies to provide nursing care across the healthcare continuum and to assume leadership roles in the nursing profession. Students must complete several prerequisites prior to entering the actual accelerated nursing curriculum.

Demand for graduates of accelerated programs is high. Hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare settings are eager to employ this pool of nurses who have records of success and a well-defined work ethic that facilitates a more rapid and smooth transition into highly complex healthcare delivery environments.

The requirement for admission to this degree track is a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

Course requirements for completion of this major are listed below. Courses in the Accelerated BSN track are taken as a part of a cohort, following the prescribed sequence of courses specified below.

Note: Please reference the NJCU website at www.njcu.edu for the most updated information on this program. Students may also contact the Nursing Department for additional information and advisement.

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Pre-requisites NONE. Co-Requisites:  NURS 301 Pathophysiology, NURS 302 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice, NURS 303 Nursing Informatics for Quality  Patient Care, NURS 310 Contemporary Professional Practice for the Baccalaureate Nurse, NURS 304 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, NURS 305 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice, NURS 404 Concepts in Gerontological Nursing Practice 

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Pre-requisites  NURS 301 Pathophysiology, NURS 302 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice, NURS 303 Nursing Informatics for Qulaity Patient Care, NURS 310 Contemporary Professional Practice for the Baccalaureate Nurse, NURS 304 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, NURS 305 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice, NURS 404 Concepts in Gerontological Nursing Practice. Co-requisites: NURS 302 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice, NURS 325 Culture and Diversity in Nursing Practice, NURS 400 Adult Health and Illness I, NURS 402 Nursing Care of Women and Newborns, NURS 403 Nursing Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents, NURS 460 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice.  

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Pre-requisites  NURS 301 Pathophysiology, NURS 302 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice, NURS 303 Nursing Informatics for Quality Patient Care, NURS 310 Contemporary Professional Practice for the Baccalaureate Nurse, NURS 304 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, NURS 305 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice, NURS 404 Concepts in Gerontological Nursing Practice. Co-requisites: NURS 302 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice, NURS 325 Culture and Diversity in Nursing Practice, NURS 400 Adult Health and Illness I, NURS 402 Nursing Care of Women and Newborns, NURS 403 Nursing Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents, NURS 460 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice. Co-Requisites: Adult Health II: Complex Care, NURS 410 Nursing Care of Patients with Behavior Health Issues, NURS 440 Leadership and Management in Nursing Practice, NURS 416 Senior Capstone for Entry-Level Nursing Practice, NURS 425 Quality and Safety, NURS 470 Nursing Care of Populations in the Community   

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Nursing-Accelerated program, students will be able to:

1. Implement quality population-focused care in the protection, promotion and optimization of the health of individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.
2. Integrate current evidence and sound clinical reasoning into patient-centered nursing practice.
3. Collaborate with inter-professional healthcare teams in the planning, coordination, and provision of high quality care.
4. Demonstrate culturally congruent nursing care that reflects the worth, dignity, and uniqueness of individuals and groups.
5. Incorporate technology and information to promote safe patient care.
6. Apply organizational, leadership and management concepts to improve health care outcomes, address policy and change in complex health environments.
7. Integrate professional, legal and ethical principles in the role of the nurse.
8. Synthesize concepts derived from liberal education to build on acquired nursing knowledge, skills and values.