St. Petersburg CollegeBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

NURSING

Welcome!

We are so delighted that you are here to find out more about our RN to BSN Program!

Birth of the SPC RN to BSN Program

Need for Program• Extreme shortage of registered nurses• SPC BSN was projected to and has

increased enrollment in the SPC AS so we are graduating more RNs

• BSN provides a higher level of critical thinking needed to make increasingly complex nursing judgments

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

RN Completion Program Only• Students must already be registered nurses• Can be either AS or hospital diploma

graduates Seamless articulation with prior nursing

education Delivered at HEC, or off site locations -

Morton Plant Mease Hospital, Oakhill Hospital, BayVista, and currently at Bayonet Point

Admission Criteria

Registered Nurse Current, valid, unrestricted,

unencumbered nursing license Completion of SPC and

Baccalaureate applications

St. Petersburg College

Enrollment goals initially were 50 students for the first two admissions

Actual enrollments exceed projections by 15 to 50 students per admission

Current enrollment numbers are ~ 330

College of Nursing Faculty

Dean - PhD in Nursing All full time faculty - PhD in Nursing Adjunct faculty - PhD and MSN

Curriculum

• Transfer lower division credits• 40 upper division credits to be taken

by student (may transfer 10)• Must meet SPC AA general education

requirements• Must meet foreign language

requirement• 121 credits for degree

RN to BSN Coursework

Professional Roles and Dimensions

Pathophysiology Nursing in a

Multicultural Society Health Assessment Family Theory Family Practicum

Nursing Research Community Health Community Health

Practicum Legal Ethical Leadership Theory Leadership

Practicum Nursing Elective

Course Delivery

HEC home campus for BSN students

Classroom August 2002 Totally Online August 2003 Classes at HEC or other sites

• Bayonet Point Fall 2006 Designed for working adults

Adult Learning Model

Courses taken one at a time Attend all day Each course will last 4-10 weeks

depending on number of credits Assigned outcomes used to guide

clinical experiences

Financial Aid

Available to all students via the SPC web site; and at HEC

Nursing specific Scholarships available via the SPC general web site; and on the nursing web site and Commons

Tuition reimbursement

Accreditation

Regionally Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

Nationally Accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC)

CCNE Accreditation visit was fall 2006 – decision pending until 4/07

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

AACN endorsed a position statement in October 2005

Supports the move by community colleges to offer BSN degrees and increase access to the baccalaureate.

The position paper can be viewed online at

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/positions/ccbsn.htm.

Advantages

Advance your Career while maintaining your current position

Flexible Class Schedules – Face to Face or Totally Online

Enhance Management Skills Increase your employment

opportunities

Career Opportunities

Mid-manager School nursing in K-12 Home health Public health Military Travel nursing Nursing Education

Questions??