Nursing

Overview

Course Details

Prepare for tomorrow’s healthcare challenges today through the Nursing BSc course at the American Public University.

APU’s CCNE-accredited RN to BSN online program is designed for registered nurses who have earned an associate degree or diploma in nursing and have a current, active, and unencumbered license.

The RN to BSN online program builds on your nursing competencies while putting you on the path to advanced education and opportunity in the rapidly changing healthcare industry. This degree coursework covers evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, and community health.

The mission of the American Public University System's Nursing Program is to provide quality, affordable, and accessible higher education for professional registered nurses to foster lifelong learning through a spirit of inquiry in order to prepare students for service and leadership roles in a diverse and global society.

What You Will Do

• Improve performance in the professional nursing role by developing leadership, management, sound clinical judgment and communication skills to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities
• Use interprofessional communication and collaborative skills with patients, families, and members of healthcare teams to achieve effective and efficient coordination of care
• Utilize evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and leadership principles to promote a culture of safety and achieve outcomes that are grounded in institutional values and professional ethics
• Apply informatics and healthcare technologies to access critical information, to collaborate with other professionals, and to facilitate optimal patient-centered care
• Apply scientific principles and the nursing process to evaluate responses to therapies and changes in patient health status
• Integrate knowledge of human and organizational behavior to lead teams and promote cultures of safety
• Analyze the impact of financial, regulatory, and political decisions on local, national and global health outcomes
• Synthesize knowledge of ethical, socioeconomic, and cultural factors to decrease health disparities, to advocate for vulnerable populations, and to provide culturally relevant healthcare to individuals, groups, and communities
• Employ a spirit of inquiry to embrace the value of lifelong learning and participate in professional activities that promote and shape the future of nursing

Accreditation

• This baccalaureate program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.