Nursing Major

Requirements:

• NUR 160 - Nursing: Discerning Your Vocation
• NUR 220 - Nursing and Shalom
• NUR 260 - Fundamentals of Nursing
• NUR 280 - Lifespan Health Assessment
• NUR 290 - Geriatric Nursing
• NUR 320 - Medical/Surgical Nursing
• NUR 350A - Cross-Cultural Nursing
• NUR 360 - Maternal/Newborn Nursing
• NUR 380 - Mental Health Nursing
• NUR 420 - Nursing Research and Informatics
• NUR 430 - Pediatric Nursing
• NUR 440 - Public/Community Health Nursing
• NUR 460WI - Nursing Leadership
• NUR 480 - Critical Care Nursing
• NUR 490SR - Living Shalom

Cognate requirements:

• BIO 121 - Introduction to Human Anatomy
• BIO 122 - Introduction to Human Physiology
• BIO 203 - Microbiology
• BIO 320 - Pharmacology
• BIO 360 - Pathophysiology
• CHE 108SN - General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
• KIN 370 - Nutrition for Health Care Professions
• MAT 208QR - Biostatistics
• PHI 214BR - Contemporary Moral Issues
• PSY 221SS - Developmental Psychology: Childhood
• PSY 225 - Developmental Psychology: Adulthood
• PSY 360 - Psychopathology
• SOC 101SS - Principles of Sociology

Total credits required: 100

Note:

Students must complete a certified nurse aid (CNA) course prior to matriculating at Northwestern or in conjunction with Northwest Iowa Community College during the student’s first semester.

RN to BSN Completion Option

Previously earned academic credits may be applied to the B.S.N., and validation of prior learning occurs according to the appropriate option of the Iowa Articulation Plan for Nursing Education (http://nursing.iowa.gov/nursing_ed/articulation_plan.html ). Prior to application to the nursing major, students must present evidence of a license to practice as a Registered Nurse and content from college course work or credit* by examination equivalent (CLEP for non-nursing courses or ACT-PEP tests for nursing courses) in each of the following areas:

Total credits required: 124-133

Health-Related Service-Learning Mission Requirement and E-Portfolio

All nursing majors are required to complete:

1. 840 hours of clinical;
2. An electronic portfolio including the BSN program’s philosophy, conceptual framework, program outcomes, and capstone programs across the curriculum and the student’s associated reflection;
3. Oral and written communication competencies;
4. The health-related mission/service experience and associated cross-cultural portfolio (see option 1 and 2 as follows).

Option 1: Complete NUR350 and the nursing related GEN350 Shalom and Cross-Cultural Populations course or any GEN350 approved by the Department of Nursing. BSN students will also need to submit a cross-cultural portfolio. The department’s approval of other GEN350’s will be based on such a course meeting the related program outcomes (relationship with diverse others, ethics/social justice & shalom). Students will be allowed to take the NUR350/GEN350 sequence as either sophomores or juniors. Non-nursing students will be welcomed in the nursing-related GEN350 on a space available basis.

Option 2: Students will complete NUR350, a cross-cultural course and a service/mission experience approved by the Department of Nursing based on such a service/mission experience meeting the related program outcomes. Students will also be required to submit a cross-cultural portfolio.

Note:

Nursing course semester credits reflect lecture and clinical hours. A grade of C or above must be attained in all cognate and nursing courses. It is recommended that students complete NUR160, Nursing: Discerning Your Vocation.