RN to BSN

Overview

At RN to BSN from Wilmington University, registered students who have completed basic nursing education with either a nursing diploma or an associate degree have the opportunity to continue their education at Wilmington University and earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree. The purpose of the program is to increase knowledge and skills as well as to provide opportunities to explore attitudes and values related to professional nursing practice.

At the completion of the B.S.N. program, graduating students will:

• Use critical thinking as a basis for identifying health-related needs of individuals, families, and communities.
• Synthesize knowledge from the humanities and physical, behavioral, and nursing sciences to provide nursing care to clients across the life span in a variety of health care settings.
• Incorporate theoretical perspectives into nursing practice.
• Demonstrate skill and commitment in the role of teacher.
• Apply research findings to nursing practice.
• Provide leadership for the continuing development of the nursing profession.
• Integrate ethical, legal, and economic accountability into professional nursing practice.
• Participate in designing nursing roles to meet societal and community health care needs.
• Demonstrate commitment to self-directed, lifelong learning to promote personal and professional development.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• Access, use, and evaluate information effectively and appropriately. Use technology to effectively locate and communicate information.