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College of Nursing and Health

Today's nurses are important members of the professional health care team dedicated to promoting, maintaining, and restoring health. Nurses combine scientific knowledge, skillful hands-on care, and a concern for people to meet individual, family, and community health care needs. Nurses who hold a baccalaureate degree often assume positions of greater responsibility and leadership. Registered nurses are needed in health care settings, such as schools, industry, community health centers, hospitals, home health care, private practice, and the military services.

  • The College of Nursing and Health is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and is also approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing.
  • Clinical experiences are available in a variety of settings, including day care centers, schools, hospitals, senior citizens' centers, and industry.
  • Students gain practical, hands-on simulated clinical experience in the state-of-the-art College of Nursing and Health Learning Laboratory.
  • Wright State offers an internet-based R.N. to B.S.N. completion program for students who have an associate degree in nursing.
  • Upon completion of the B.S.N. degree, students are eligible to take the State Board (NCLEX) examination.
  • The College of Nursing and Health strongly recommends that students complete at least three units of high school science, including chemistry.
  • Admission to the College of Nursing and Health is competitive. Complete admission requirements are provided in the undergraduate catalog.
  • Baccalaureate Entry Accelerates Career Opportunities in Nursing (BEACON) is an accelerated 15-month nursing program specifically designed for college graduates seeking to enter the nursing field.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing—Suggested Curriculum (Fall Track)
Freshman
English Comp I & II
Intro to Sociology
Statistical Concepts
Organic Chemistry
Intro to Psychology I & II
Anatomy I & II
Microbiology of Human Environment
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Elective
GE Non-Western Course
GE History
GE Additional Course		 Sophomore
Intro to Nursing
Intro to Nursing Informatics
Health & Wellness Lifestyle
Physiology I & II
Health Assessment
Human Nutrition
Intro to Clinical Nursing
Altered Health States
Abnormal Psychology
Pharmacology
Adult Health & Illness
Family & Group Nursing
Legal & Ethical Foundations
Elective
GE Non-Elective Course		 Junior
Nursing Care of Childrearing Families
Nursing Care of Childbearing Families
Nursing Care of Aging/Aged Families
Nursing Research
Nursing in Mental Health System
Nursing in Community Health Systems
Issues and Health Policy
Leadership & Management
High Acuity Nursing in Complex Health Systems
GE Human Expression
GE Additional Course		 Senior
Practicum
Nursing Elective
Elective

 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing—Suggested Curriculum (Spring Track)
Freshman
English Comp I & II
Intro to Sociology
Statistical Concepts
Organic Chemistry
Intro to Psychology I & II
Microbiology of Human Environment
Elective
GE Non-Western Course
GE History
GE Additional Course		 Sophomore
Anatomy I & II
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Intro to Nursing
Intro to Nursing Informatics
Health & Wellness Lifestyle
Physiology I & II
Health Assessment
Human Nutrition
Altered Health States
GE Additional Course
GE Human Expression		 Junior
Intro to Clinical Nursing
Altered Health States
Pharmacology
Adult Health & Illness
Family & Group Nursing
Legal & Ethical Foundations
Nursing Care of Childrearing Families
Nursing Care of Childbearing Families
Nursing Care of Aging/Aged Families
Nursing Research
Nursing in Mental Health System		 Senior
Nursing in Community Health Systems
Issues and Health Policy
Leadership & Management
High Acuity Nursing in Complex Health Systems
Practicum
Nursing Elective
Elective
Nursing in Mental Health System

Fast Facts:
Average starting salary for registered nurses is $50,389. (Source: Salary Survey Spring 2010, The National Association of Colleges and Employers) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be more than a 20 percent increase in demand (over half a million jobs opening) for registered nurses between 2008 and 2018. Personal health care and home health aides will also be in high demand.

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